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Albany City School District

At a glance

757^thof 874 New York districts▼ 11

Better than 13% of New York districts

Elementary 12 Middle 3 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

Academy Park
Albany, NY 12207-1099·(518) 475-6080·All New York district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 13.4% of districts

Schools

8,527

Students

Top rankedMontessori Magnet School554^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Montessori Magnet School up 214 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy 5.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

0★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Albany City School District consists of 15 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 757 out of 874 in New York and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating overall poor performance.

However, a few schools stand out as performing better than the district and state averages. The Albany School of Humanities and Montessori Magnet School, both magnet schools, rank in the top 25% of New York elementary schools and are rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. They have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to the district and state. Additionally, New Scotland Elementary School outperforms the district and state in most subject areas.

In contrast, the district's high school, Albany High School, struggles with a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, a 4.5% dropout rate, and a 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate, all of which are worse than the state averages. The district and its schools also perform below the state averages in most subject areas, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in student performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 5th 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
Albany High School	Public	9-12	700 Washington Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6200	2,937	194	15.1	65.2%	455 (15.5%)	1,200 (40.9%)	731 (24.9%)	380 (12.9%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	144 (4.9%)	23.3	947^th of 1234 public high schools	23.3%		20.8	968^th of 1242 public high schools	22.1%	21	47.0	89.8	66.2	18.8	14.3	57.3	35.2	42.2	54.5	25.4	22.6	54.0	57.8															99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	$28,163	$1,434	$26,729
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	301	28	10.7	86.0%	18 (6.0%)	183 (60.8%)	59 (19.6%)	22 (7.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	9.7	2302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.1	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	34														16.7	19.5	32.6				29.7	16.3	36.2				20.5		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,947	$5,262	$31,685
Giffen Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	274 S Pearl St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6650	387	31	12.4	82.2%	23 (5.9%)	208 (53.7%)	98 (25.3%)	31 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3.9	2423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.7	2390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	33														21.9	15.9	24.4				24.6	3.9	5.4				13.0		99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,791	$4,699	$29,092
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	363	25	14.2	68.0%	65 (17.9%)	130 (35.8%)	86 (23.7%)	46 (12.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.5%)	18.3	2124^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.9	1951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%	173														42.6	46.3	42.4				35.9	32.6	20.3				23.2		98.0	98.5	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.5	99.5	99.7	$28,931	$1,944	$26,987
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	276	20	13.7	81.5%	27 (9.8%)	84 (30.4%)	97 (35.1%)	47 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	9.3	2311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		16.1	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	130														27.5	27.7	16.2				43.9	31.3	10.5				5.6		94.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.9	100.0	100.0	$30,547	$2,986	$27,561
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	451	30	15.2	46.1%	165 (36.6%)	114 (25.3%)	70 (15.5%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	54	1085^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.3	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	77														58.6	58.8	57.9				58.1	66.2	48.7				48.0		98.4	99.8	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.8	99.4	99.4	$29,415	$1,967	$27,448
Albany School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	108 Whitehall Rd	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6575	378	29	13.1	55.0%	74 (19.6%)	148 (39.2%)	77 (20.4%)	37 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	74.7	562^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.3	530^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.3%	32														71.4	62.1	77.4				78.1	67.8	76.2				50.0		99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,093	$2,251	$29,842
Eagle Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Western Ave	Albany	12203	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6825	279	20	13.6	50.2%	83 (29.7%)	83 (29.7%)	49 (17.6%)	37 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	53	1128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%		43.8	1327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.7%	199														60.0	40.0	66.7				70.7	31.7	63.4				53.7		96.0	99.1	98.8	98.5	99.7	97.8	99.7	98.2	$33,601	$4,072	$29,528
Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	94 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(518) 475-6875	262	21	12.5	69.8%	38 (14.5%)	89 (34.0%)	44 (16.8%)	67 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	34.4	1637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%	83														43.2	48.8	52.5				44.4	47.6	38.1				44.2		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,905	$2,717	$33,189
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	615	65	9.4	68.0%	103 (16.7%)	237 (38.5%)	175 (28.5%)	49 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.0%)	18	1342^nd of 1500 public middle schools	10.5%		25.8	1194^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.6%	148										98.5	82.1						27.9	33.0	41.6				30.7	31.3	18.8		17.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,684	$2,208	$31,475
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	322	24	13.6	32.0%	133 (41.3%)	79 (24.5%)	35 (10.9%)	47 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.7%)	75	554^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		65.6	768^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.6%	214														72.5	71.1	70.7				62.5	69.8	82.5				56.4		99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,881	$1,462	$27,419
Roots Academy At West Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	676 Clinton Ave	Albany	12206	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6700	283	18	15.9	86.6%	18 (6.4%)	122 (43.1%)	59 (20.8%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.5%)	4.8	2406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		9.6	2337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%	69														8.9	25.5	29.0				4.9	11.5	17.8				20.0		98.9	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	$32,273	$2,855	$29,419
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	284	18	15.8	85.2%	20 (7.0%)	145 (51.1%)	83 (29.2%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	20.3	2068^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.9	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%	64														30.2	35.0	40.4				32.7	43.2	42.3				29.4		98.2	98.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.5	99.1	98.8	$32,828	$4,727	$28,101
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	570	69	8.2	66.0%	86 (15.1%)	222 (38.9%)	119 (20.9%)	95 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	14.2	1378^th of 1500 public middle schools	8.1%		14.3	1393^rd of 1504 public middle schools	7.4%	15										63.3	76.4						31.6	26.1	39.3				27.2	22.3	3.7		19.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$37,381	$3,637	$33,744
Cap District Juvenile Secure Detention	Public		838 Albany Shaker Rd	Albany	12211	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 456-9399	18				0 (0.0%)	15 (83.3%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)
North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	588	66	8.9	71.3%	79 (13.4%)	232 (39.5%)	144 (24.5%)	91 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.0%)	13.1	1392^nd of 1500 public middle schools	7.2%		11.6	1417^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.8%	25										72.2	79.1						29.2	24.4	33.8				29.0	27.3	1.1		17.4									$31,292	$2,246	$29,046
Dual Language Program At Albany International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Lark St	Albany	12210	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 475-6600	213	41	5.1	54.5%	23 (10.8%)	20 (9.4%)	154 (72.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	31.1							(n/a)														35.3	56.5	31.8				47.4	45.8	50.0				40.0										$39,978	$2,052	$37,927

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brighter Choice Charter School For Girls	0.62 mi	1	351^st
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys	0.65 mi	1	444^th
Henry Johnson Charter School	0.65 mi	1	301^st
Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Boys	0.66 mi	1
Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Girls	0.66 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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