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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				Regents Algebra I (2021)	Regents English (2021)	Regents Earth Science (2021)	Regents Living Environment (2021)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2021)						NY State Assessments Math (2021)						NY State Assessments Science (2021)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	258	20	12.9	87.6%	13 (5.0%)	160 (62.0%)	47 (18.2%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.6%)	32.7	1538^th of 2201 public elementary schools	30.1%		53.3	1084^th of 2413 public elementary schools	55.1%	454					36.6	54.0	60.5				20.0	32.0	48.7				64.0										$14,490	$2,975	$11,516
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	281	22	12.7	67.3%	10 (3.6%)	178 (63.3%)	47 (16.7%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	13 (4.6%)	32.9	1533^rd of 2201 public elementary schools	30.3%		45.5	1275^th of 2413 public elementary schools	47.2%	258					52.3	40.0	45.5				58.1	19.4	36.8				57.6										$12,664	$2,554	$10,111
KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12201	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	857	41	20.9	76.5%	8 (0.9%)	715 (83.4%)	102 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	24.8	1752^nd of 2201 public elementary schools	20.4%		47.7	1214^th of 2413 public elementary schools	49.7%	538					55.3	33.3	32.1	47.8	18.2	62.5	41.9	23.9	20.8	17.5	15.0	18.5	70.2	34.8									$12,203	$958	$11,245
Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	669	38	16.9	86.4%	10 (1.5%)	597 (89.2%)	47 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	24.3	1770^th of 2201 public elementary schools	19.6%		38.1	1480^th of 2413 public elementary schools	38.7%	290					17.9	47.2	41.2	55.9	31.6	30.0	4.0	13.6	17.2	33.3	23.3		72.2	13.3									$15,115	$2,268	$12,848
Green Technical High Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	99 Slingerland St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Green Technical High Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-3400	396	37	10.7	68.4%	13 (3.3%)	277 (69.9%)	64 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.1%)	14	473^rd of 519 public high schools	8.9%		11.9	1061^st of 1207 public high schools	12.1%	588	40.0	70.0	0.0	17.9				58.3	14.6					12.1	5.3												$13,917	$776	$13,141
Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	375	31	12.0	87.5%	14 (3.7%)	272 (72.5%)	63 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	63.4	768^th of 2201 public elementary schools	65.1%		46.6	1247^th of 2413 public elementary schools	48.3%	479					53.7	60.0					75.0	60.0					92.1										$13,108	$11,737	$1,372
Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls	Public, Charter	9-12	19 Hackett Blvd	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-5300	285	34	8.3	88.8%	25 (8.8%)	171 (60.0%)	51 (17.9%)	15 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)																											$15,620	$1,122	$14,497
Albany High School	Public	9-12	700 Washington Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6200	2,607	184	14.1	65.9%	514 (19.7%)	1,330 (51.0%)	434 (16.6%)	202 (7.7%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	113 (4.3%)	72.3	114^th of 519 public high schools	78.0%		29.2	864^th of 1207 public high schools	28.4%	750	60.0	98.5	18.2																99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	$10,983	$314	$10,668
Arbor Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Arbor Dr	Albany	12207	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6625	282	24	11.5	85.8%	11 (3.9%)	181 (64.2%)	56 (19.9%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	6.4	2120^th of 2201 public elementary schools	3.7%		11.6	2244^th of 2413 public elementary schools	7.0%	124					25.9	6.7	15.8				25.9	5.9	9.5				16.7		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$19,228	$2,618	$16,610
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	274 S Pearl St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6650	493	37	13.3	86.8%	36 (7.3%)	261 (52.9%)	117 (23.7%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	7.6	2098^th of 2201 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.1	2369^th of 2413 public elementary schools	1.8%	271					23.7	25.9	18.8				27.8	14.8	8.3	7.7			40.6		99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,254	$2,333	$12,921
Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	358	28	12.9	70.1%	66 (18.4%)	164 (45.8%)	77 (21.5%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	12.4	2015^th of 2201 public elementary schools	8.5%		28.7	1764^th of 2413 public elementary schools	26.9%	251					32.0	36.6	25.8				8.0	27.5	6.3				61.5		98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.7	$14,887	$2,194	$12,693
Delaware Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Bertha St	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6750	385	29	13.3	72.2%	54 (14.0%)	89 (23.1%)	176 (45.7%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	6.8	2112^th of 2201 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.1	2228^th of 2413 public elementary schools	7.7%	116					29.4	25.8	15.6				17.7	14.3	6.1				52.8		94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.9	100.0	100.0	$12,994	$1,527	$11,467
New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	385 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	450	31	14.3	46.4%	179 (39.8%)	106 (23.6%)	65 (14.4%)	52 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	39.1	1392^nd of 2201 public elementary schools	36.8%		35.4	1563^rd of 2413 public elementary schools	35.2%	171					50.0	64.7	44.7				29.8	37.8	40.0				81.3		98.4	99.8	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.8	99.4	99.4	$14,494	$930	$13,564
Albany School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	108 Whitehall Rd	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6575	446	29	15.4	60.3%	64 (14.3%)	215 (48.2%)	88 (19.7%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	23.9	1777^th of 2201 public elementary schools	19.3%		14.9	2159^th of 2413 public elementary schools	10.5%	382					60.0	50.0	18.6	40.0			75.0	25.9	11.6	16.7			61.5		99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$15,288	$1,065	$14,222
Eagle Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1044 Western Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6825	266	23	11.5	46.2%	116 (43.6%)	77 (28.9%)	37 (13.9%)	18 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	29.3	1632^nd of 2201 public elementary schools	25.9%		24.3	1872^nd of 2413 public elementary schools	22.4%	240					65.4	34.6	29.2	77.8			42.9	25.8	20.0	41.7			62.1		96.0	99.1	98.8	98.5	99.7	97.8	99.7	98.2	$17,394	$2,496	$14,898
Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	373	29	13.0	74.3%	49 (13.1%)	144 (38.6%)	56 (15.0%)	91 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	32	1558^th of 2201 public elementary schools	29.2%		18.3	2050^th of 2413 public elementary schools	15.0%	492					23.5	62.9	28.2	42.9				44.4	32.5	19.2			76.5		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,682	$1,902	$13,780
William S Hackett Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6475	646	54	12.0	62.7%	176 (27.2%)	203 (31.4%)	152 (23.5%)	84 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	35.1	829^th of 1242 public middle schools	33.3%		23	1152^nd of 1439 public middle schools	19.9%	323								60.0		14.3				28.6	27.3	7.7			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,059	$1,007	$13,052
Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	309	22	14.3	32.0%	141 (45.6%)	70 (22.7%)	34 (11.0%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.0%)	72	563^rd of 2201 public elementary schools	74.4%		54.6	1050^th of 2413 public elementary schools	56.5%	487					65.2	76.0	60.9				59.1	85.2	43.5				95.8		99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,638	$498	$14,140
Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	272	20	13.3	89.7%	17 (6.3%)	135 (49.6%)	64 (23.5%)	29 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	22 (8.1%)	12.7	2005^th of 2201 public elementary schools	8.9%		6	2373^rd of 2413 public elementary schools	1.7%	368					14.3	25.0	26.1				41.7	11.1	26.9				40.7		98.9	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$19,761	$3,078	$16,683
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	292	22	13.2	91.1%	13 (4.5%)	172 (58.9%)	62 (21.2%)	23 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.8%)	11.1	2038^th of 2201 public elementary schools	7.4%		5	2384^th of 2413 public elementary schools	1.2%	346					29.2	36.0	19.4				25.0	25.9	3.6				60.0		98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$16,778	$2,928	$13,851
Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Elbel Ct	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6425	627	55	11.4	69.4%	116 (18.5%)	299 (47.7%)	127 (20.3%)	40 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.7%)	22.8	1037^th of 1242 public middle schools	16.5%		16.6	1277^th of 1439 public middle schools	11.3%	240								60.9	22.2					33.3	9.8			4.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,603	$1,170	$15,433
Edmund J O'Neal Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	50 N Lark Ave	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6600	261	35	7.4	90.0%	15 (5.7%)	174 (66.7%)	49 (18.8%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)																			99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$18,846	$1,340	$17,505
North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-7	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	199	21	9.3	92.0%	17 (8.5%)	120 (60.3%)	27 (13.6%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.6%)	9.4	1203^rd of 1242 public middle schools	3.1%					(n/a)								41.7						3.0	3.3												$20,373	$1,549	$18,825
Westmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	6270 Johnston Rd	Albany	12203	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-3771	506	47	10.7	22.7%	310 (61.3%)	28 (5.5%)	37 (7.3%)	99 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.9%)	59.7	863^rd of 2201 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.2	805^th of 2413 public elementary schools	66.6%	58					62.1	64.6	55.2				58.9	58.3	43.1				86.7		97.9	98.3	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.5	98.5	$12,007	$231	$11,776
Colonie Central High School	Public	9-12	1 Raider Blvd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 459-1220	1,531	124	12.3	33.6%	969 (63.3%)	144 (9.4%)	139 (9.1%)	166 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (7.3%)								(n/a)			67.6																99.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.8	$15,313	$143	$15,170
Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	829	65	12.7	40.3%	493 (59.5%)	75 (9.0%)	95 (11.5%)	106 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.2%)	50.8	561^st of 1242 public middle schools	54.8%		60.1	503^rd of 1439 public middle schools	65.0%	58							44.2	58.2	42.2	53.3			60.8	55.2	43.5	14.3			97.1	99.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	99.0	98.7	$15,507	$859	$14,647
Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 458-1440	329	19	16.8	29.2%	200 (60.8%)	15 (4.6%)	36 (10.9%)	40 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.2%)	72.9	539^th of 2201 public elementary schools	75.5%		42.6	1346^th of 2413 public elementary schools	44.2%	807					73.5	68.3					64.6	65.6					94.9		99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	$14,817	$715	$14,103
Veeder Elementary School	Public	K-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-4661	411	25	16.7	24.3%	272 (66.2%)	36 (8.8%)	31 (7.5%)	31 (7.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	64.7	745^th of 2201 public elementary schools	66.2%		39.7	1429^th of 2413 public elementary schools	40.8%	684					47.5	72.9					51.9	79.1					93.1		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,288	$411	$12,878
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	612	48	12.7	26.3%	412 (67.3%)	51 (8.3%)	51 (8.3%)	47 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	58.8	428^th of 1242 public middle schools	65.5%		71.7	356^th of 1439 public middle schools	75.3%	72							47.6	62.6	47.2	58.2			42.4	52.5	44.9	22.2			99.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$16,846	$516	$16,330
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Forest Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 869-3006	306	25	12.2	34.0%	175 (57.2%)	28 (9.2%)	27 (8.8%)	53 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	55.4	942^nd of 2201 public elementary schools	57.2%		39.5	1435^th of 2413 public elementary schools	40.5%	493					58.8	66.7					48.6	61.9					80.4		98.1	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.3	98.5	$18,734	$681	$18,053
Roessleville School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 California Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-2157	335	18	18.5	37.3%	188 (56.1%)	40 (11.9%)	37 (11.0%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.6%)	52	1018^th of 2201 public elementary schools	53.7%		54	1068^th of 2413 public elementary schools	55.7%	50					46.2	69.8					41.0	65.1					82.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,854	$1,315	$13,539
Saddlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Loralee Dr	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2608	401	25	15.9	26.7%	277 (69.1%)	32 (8.0%)	25 (6.2%)	43 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	73.6	529^th of 2201 public elementary schools	76.0%		56.1	1012^th of 2413 public elementary schools	58.1%	483					65.0	74.0					59.5	76.0					95.8		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,257	$193	$13,064
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd-Ste	Albany	12205	Albany County	Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES	No	No	No	No	(518) 862-4901	370	129	2.8		229 (61.9%)	74 (20.0%)	31 (8.4%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cap District Juvenile Secure Detention	Public	12	838 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-9399	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rensselaer	0.75 mi	4	612^th
Menands	2.84 mi	1	329^th
Glenmont	3.42 mi	1	44^th
East Greenbush	3.49 mi	3	59^th
Troy	3.76 mi	17	509^th

Best Public Schools in Albany, NY

Saddlewood Elementary School

Shaker Road Elementary School

Albany High School

Montessori Magnet School

Veeder Elementary School

Henry Johnson Charter School

Westmere Elementary School

Lisha Kill Middle School

Forest Park Elementary School

Roessleville School

Sand Creek Middle School

New Scotland Elementary School

William S Hackett Middle School

Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls

Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys

Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology

Eagle Point Elementary School

KIPP Technical Valley Charter School

Albany Community Charter School

Albany School Of Humanities

Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School

Green Technical High Charter School

Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy

Pine Hills Elementary School

Sheridan Preparatory Academy

North Albany Academy Middle School

Giffen Memorial Elementary School

Delaware Community School

Arbor Hill Elementary School

Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls

Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES

Cap District Juvenile Secure Detention

Colonie Central High School

Edmund J O'Neal Middle School Of Excellence

Cities Near Albany