Best Public Schools in Albany, New York

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2017)				Ranking (2016)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2017)	Regents Common Core English (2017)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2017)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2017)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2017)						NY State Assessments Math (2017)						NY State Assessments Science (2017)		Regents Global History and Geography (2017)	Regents U.S. History and Govt (2017)	Regents Living Environment (2017)	Regents Earth Science (2017)	Regents Chemistry (2017)	Regents Physics (2017)	Regents Algebra 2/Trigonometry (2017)
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 (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	SchoolDigger Rating (2017)	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Common Core English End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II 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 English Language Arts 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 Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Govt End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Public, Charter	K-5	116 N Lake Ave	Albany	12206	Albany	Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-8200	289	21	13.7		8 (2.8 %)	240 (83.0 %)	36 (12.5 %)	4 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)		1 (0.3 %)	32.5	1650^th of 2386 public elementary schools	30.8 %		58.1	953^rd of 2364 public elementary schools	59.7 %	697					32.8	33.3	16.7				36.8	29.3	28.6				90.2
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	K-5	250 Central Ave	Albany	12206	Albany	Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-4100	284	22	12.9	0.0 %	3 (1.1 %)	201 (70.8 %)	54 (19.0 %)	10 (3.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)		16 (5.6 %)	17.1	2079^th of 2386 public elementary schools	12.9 %		37.4	1529^th of 2364 public elementary schools	35.3 %	550					31.7	20.9	20.0				30.0	16.7	16.7				61.0
KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12201	Albany	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	302				12 (4.0 %)	252 (83.4 %)	29 (9.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	5 (1.7 %)		3 (1.0 %)	69.5	367^th of 1455 public middle schools	74.8 %		72	309^th of 1420 public middle schools	78.2 %	58	89.1						34.2	40.2	61.4	56.5			28.9	26.8	44.8	63.0		95.7
Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany	Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	661	40	16.5		11 (1.7 %)	612 (92.6 %)	32 (4.8 %)	6 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)		0 (0.0 %)	21.1	1981^st of 2386 public elementary schools	17.0 %		19.9	1997^th of 2364 public elementary schools	15.5 %	16					25.7	16.2	9.2	18.7	20.3	36.0	46.6	14.7	14.9	20.0	6.8	15.1	80.9	24.3
Green Technical High Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	99 Slingerland St	Albany	12202	Albany	Green Technical High Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-3400	349	28	12.4		8 (2.3 %)	283 (81.1 %)	44 (12.6 %)	3 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)		11 (3.2 %)	16	982^nd of 1221 public high schools	19.6 %		22.4	992^nd of 1208 public high schools	17.9 %	10	12.2	36.3	1.7	2.6															50.8	66.2	54.3	28.4	2.4	0.0	12.5
Henry Johnson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	30 Watervliet Ave	Albany	12206	Albany	Henry Johnson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 432-4300	395	33	11.9		7 (1.8 %)	344 (87.1 %)	39 (9.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	3 (0.8 %)		0 (0.0 %)	18	2050^th of 2386 public elementary schools	14.1 %		16.7	2075^th of 2364 public elementary schools	12.2 %	25					31.3	28.6					21.7	19.4					67.2
Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls	Public, Charter	9-12	19 Hackett Blvd	Albany	12208	Albany	Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-5300	363	33	11.0	0.0 %	4 (1.1 %)	315 (86.8 %)	26 (7.2 %)	17 (4.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)		0 (0.0 %)	20.4	929^th of 1221 public high schools	23.9 %		29.5	876^th of 1208 public high schools	27.5 %	53	6.6	36.3	1.8	8.7															74.2	63.8	54.6	51.0	27.6	14.3	0.0
Albany High School	Public	9-12	700 Washington Ave	Albany	12203	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6200	2,520	160	15.7	45.0 %	502 (19.9 %)	1,341 (53.2 %)	356 (14.1 %)	250 (9.9 %)	8 (0.3 %)		63 (2.5 %)	23.9	883^rd of 1221 public high schools	27.7 %		25.9	933^rd of 1208 public high schools	22.8 %	50	9.8	54.1	14.4	27.9															53.9	69.0	42.1	42.0	41.6	63.5	50.0
Arbor Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Arbor Dr	Albany	12207	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6625	362	26	13.9	82.0 %	15 (4.1 %)	260 (71.8 %)	66 (18.2 %)	3 (0.8 %)	1 (0.3 %)		17 (4.7 %)	5.9	2350^th of 2386 public elementary schools	1.5 %		5.1	2344^th of 2364 public elementary schools	0.8 %	6					9.8	4.8	9.3	9.5			12.5	9.5	2.3	2.6			50.0
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	274 S Pearl St	Albany	12202	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6650	499	37	13.4	78.0 %	36 (7.2 %)	270 (54.1 %)	112 (22.4 %)	48 (9.6 %)	2 (0.4 %)		31 (6.2 %)	6.6	2340^th of 2386 public elementary schools	1.9 %		9.1	2258^th of 2364 public elementary schools	4.5 %	82					11.5	6.9	9.7	4.8			19.3	3.0	10.1	7.8			50.0
Pine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41 N Allen St	Albany	12203	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6725	438	28	15.6	61.0 %	74 (16.9 %)	188 (42.9 %)	94 (21.5 %)	38 (8.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)		43 (9.8 %)	23.9	1909^th of 2386 public elementary schools	20.0 %		24.3	1875^th of 2364 public elementary schools	20.7 %	34					24.6	31.3	22.0	11.5			34.9	17.9	22.0	11.5			85.5
Delaware Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Bertha St	Albany	12209	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6750	464	26	17.8	63.0 %	61 (13.1 %)	141 (30.4 %)	175 (37.7 %)	60 (12.9 %)	3 (0.6 %)		24 (5.2 %)	10.1	2255^th of 2386 public elementary schools	5.5 %		8.4	2270^th of 2364 public elementary schools	4.0 %	15					12.0	14.3	22.8				16.0	3.2	25.9				46.3
New Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	369 New Scotland Ave	Albany	12208	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6775	508	33	15.3	26.0 %	258 (50.8 %)	118 (23.2 %)	60 (11.8 %)	30 (5.9 %)	1 (0.2 %)		41 (8.1 %)	39.1	1467^th of 2386 public elementary schools	38.5 %		40.6	1431^st of 2364 public elementary schools	39.5 %	36					37.3	34.3	46.3				45.5	33.3	27.8				78.4
North Albany Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	379	30	12.6	73.0 %	23 (6.1 %)	257 (67.8 %)	64 (16.9 %)	10 (2.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)		24 (6.3 %)	4.5	2369^th of 2386 public elementary schools	0.7 %		6.9	2309^th of 2364 public elementary schools	2.3 %	60	36.4				8.6	2.6	8.6	5.3	18.2	10.0	2.6	4.9	0.0	0.0	7.4	0.0	64.3	7.4			54.6
Albany School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	K-6	108 Whitehall Rd	Albany	12209	Albany	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6575	518	26	19.9	47.0 %	90 (17.4 %)	264 (51.0 %)	87 (16.8 %)	47 (9.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)		29 (5.6 %)	14.3	2163^rd of 2386 public elementary schools	9.3 %		13.9	2146^th of 2364 public elementary schools	9.2 %	17					23.7	22.0	18.0	9.4			31.6	12.8	25.0	12.2			53.9
Eagle Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1044 Western Ave	Albany	12203	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6825	313	18	17.3	45.0 %	146 (46.6 %)	86 (27.5 %)	28 (8.9 %)	30 (9.6 %)	2 (0.6 %)		21 (6.7 %)	17.1	2080^th of 2386 public elementary schools	12.8 %		24.9	1858^th of 2364 public elementary schools	21.4 %	222					29.3	26.7	22.0	9.4			26.3	22.9	16.3	17.2			65.4
Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	479	30	15.9	68.0 %	55 (11.5 %)	223 (46.6 %)	80 (16.7 %)	99 (20.7 %)	2 (0.4 %)		20 (4.2 %)	8.2	2304^th of 2386 public elementary schools	3.4 %		5.9	2327^th of 2364 public elementary schools	1.6 %	23					11.3	15.0	6.9	6.9			13.3	11.9	5.9	5.5			72.1
William S Hackett Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6475	587	55	10.6	51.0 %	147 (25.0 %)	245 (41.7 %)	103 (17.5 %)	69 (11.8 %)	3 (0.5 %)		20 (3.4 %)	25.6	1127^th of 1455 public middle schools	22.5 %		32.1	975^th of 1420 public middle schools	31.3 %	152	95.8							27.0	22.5	36.4				18.6	20.4	0.8		31.2			100.0
Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	45 Tremont St	Albany	12205	Albany	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6675	330	19	17.3	24.0 %	188 (57.0 %)	71 (21.5 %)	31 (9.4 %)	20 (6.1 %)	1 (0.3 %)		19 (5.8 %)	53.3	1093^rd of 2386 public elementary schools	54.2 %		53.7	1075^th of 2364 public elementary schools	54.5 %	18					51.2	44.7	48.2				41.5	46.9	37.0				85.0
Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	226	26	8.6	68.0 %	18 (8.0 %)	124 (54.9 %)	39 (17.3 %)	14 (6.2 %)	1 (0.4 %)		30 (13.3 %)	8.4	2301^st of 2386 public elementary schools	3.6 %		8	2280^th of 2364 public elementary schools	3.6 %	21					10.0	14.0	6.8				29.6	2.2	17.4				57.8
Sheridan Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Sheridan Ave	Albany	12206	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6850	413	24	17.2	74.0 %	31 (7.5 %)	269 (65.1 %)	66 (16.0 %)	15 (3.6 %)	1 (0.2 %)		31 (7.5 %)	4.5	2368^th of 2386 public elementary schools	0.8 %		5	2345^th of 2364 public elementary schools	0.8 %	23					10.9	13.2	2.8				14.0	4.2	0.0				56.1
Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Elbel Ct	Albany	12209	Albany	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6425	661	51	12.9	60.0 %	132 (20.0 %)	377 (57.0 %)	76 (11.5 %)	53 (8.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)		20 (3.0 %)	19.3	1250^th of 1455 public middle schools	14.1 %		21.7	1158^th of 1420 public middle schools	18.5 %	92	66.7							27.0	13.5	29.2				25.3	13.0	0.0		9.9			98.3
Cap District Juvenile Secure Detention	Public, Alternative	9	838 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(518) 456-9399	2	0			1 (50.0 %)	1 (50.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)		0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
West Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	395 Elk St	Albany	12206	Albany	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	286	17	16.8	42.0 %	10 (3.5 %)	217 (75.9 %)	40 (14.0 %)	7 (2.4 %)	1 (0.3 %)		11 (3.8 %)	8.3	1420^th of 1455 public middle schools	2.4 %					(n/a)									4.4	16.0					1.5	0.0		9.5
Westmere Elementary School	Public	K-5	6270 Johnston Rd	Albany	12203	Albany	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-3771	469	40	11.7	22.0 %	328 (69.9 %)	21 (4.5 %)	19 (4.1 %)	79 (16.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)		22 (4.7 %)	73.4	558^th of 2386 public elementary schools	76.6 %		82.6	330^th of 2364 public elementary schools	86.0 %	228					52.8	72.3	40.6				54.2	68.6	57.5				94.2
Colonie Central High School	Public	9-12	1 Raider Blvd	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1220	1,597	113	14.1	22.0 %	1,149 (71.9 %)	120 (7.5 %)	124 (7.8 %)	129 (8.1 %)	2 (0.1 %)		73 (4.6 %)	63.8	384^th of 1221 public high schools	68.6 %		65.2	330^th of 1208 public high schools	72.7 %	54	37.0	73.3	18.9	36.7															87.1	94.4	83.8	83.9	72.8	90.2
Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	788	62	12.7	28.0 %	525 (66.6 %)	74 (9.4 %)	60 (7.6 %)	76 (9.6 %)	1 (0.1 %)		52 (6.6 %)	50.7	684^th of 1455 public middle schools	53.0 %		58.1	523^rd of 1420 public middle schools	63.2 %	161	97.7						27.9	23.9	43.1	26.4			43.0	47.1	48.6	20.7		50.0				98.5
Shaker Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	512 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 458-1440	328	21	15.6	25.0 %	235 (71.6 %)	11 (3.4 %)	15 (4.6 %)	50 (15.2 %)	1 (0.3 %)		16 (4.9 %)	55.7	1025^th of 2386 public elementary schools	57.0 %		55.5	1027^th of 2364 public elementary schools	56.6 %	2					28.8	54.4					53.6	52.4					89.1
Veeder Elementary School	Public	K-4	25 Veeder Dr	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 869-4661	429	29	14.7	20.0 %	308 (71.8 %)	18 (4.2 %)	38 (8.9 %)	30 (7.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)		35 (8.2 %)	50	1180^th of 2386 public elementary schools	50.5 %		64.3	791^st of 2364 public elementary schools	66.5 %	389					39.7	32.4					42.9	46.4					95.1
Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-2306	603	47	12.8	19.0 %	456 (75.6 %)	33 (5.5 %)	27 (4.5 %)	53 (8.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)		34 (5.6 %)	62	484^th of 1455 public middle schools	66.7 %		71.7	315^th of 1420 public middle schools	77.8 %	169	95.6						31.1	32.8	37.7	30.4			47.3	72.0	47.6	33.3		66.7				98.4
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Forest Dr	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 869-3006	310	25	12.4	21.0 %	223 (71.9 %)	19 (6.1 %)	24 (7.7 %)	35 (11.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)		9 (2.9 %)	60.1	914^th of 2386 public elementary schools	61.7 %		57.4	970^th of 2364 public elementary schools	59.0 %	56					38.3	43.2					48.9	57.8					97.8
Roessleville School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 California Ave	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-2157	435	25	17.4	28.0 %	257 (59.1 %)	31 (7.1 %)	44 (10.1 %)	49 (11.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)		54 (12.4 %)	53.8	1076^th of 2386 public elementary schools	54.9 %		56.8	986^th of 2364 public elementary schools	58.3 %	90					42.1	27.8					59.3	51.0					90.6
Saddlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Loralee Dr	Albany	12205	Albany	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-2608	390	22	17.7	17.0 %	277 (71.0 %)	19 (4.9 %)	38 (9.7 %)	30 (7.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)		26 (6.7 %)	74.2	538^th of 2386 public elementary schools	77.5 %		60.2	900^th of 2364 public elementary schools	61.9 %	362					55.0	59.7					65.0	65.6					88.5
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Boces	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Watervliet-Shaker Rd-Ste 1	Albany	12205	Albany	Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Boces	No	No	No	No	(518) 862-4901	480	18	26.6	14.0 %	307 (64.0 %)	98 (20.4 %)	44 (9.2 %)	18 (3.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)		13 (2.7 %)								(n/a)
Technical Valley High School	Public	9-12	246 Tricentennial Dr	Albany	12203	Albany	Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Boces	No	No	No	No	(518) 862-4960	96	0	54.0	19.0 %	79 (82.3 %)	4 (4.2 %)	5 (5.2 %)	7 (7.3 %)	1 (1.0 %)		0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rensselaer	0.75 mi	4	552^nd
Menands	2.86 mi	1	71^st
Glenmont	3.42 mi	1	70^th
East Greenbush	3.49 mi	3	100^th
Troy	3.77 mi	17	629^th

Best Public Schools in Albany, NY

Saddlewood Elementary School

Westmere Elementary School

KIPP Technical Valley Charter School

Colonie Central High School

Lisha Kill Middle School

Forest Park Elementary School

Shaker Road Elementary School

Roessleville School

Montessori Magnet School

Sand Creek Middle School

Veeder Elementary School

New Scotland Elementary School

Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys

William S Hackett Middle School

Albany High School

Pine Hills Elementary School

Albany Community Charter School

Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls

Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School

Henry Johnson Charter School

Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls

Eagle Point Elementary School

Green Technical High Charter School

Albany School Of Humanities

Delaware Community School

Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy

West Hill Middle School

Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology

Giffen Memorial Elementary School

Arbor Hill Elementary School

Sheridan Preparatory Academy

North Albany Academy

Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Boces

Cap District Juvenile Secure Detention

Technical Valley High School

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