High Schools in Albany City School District

Summary:

The Albany City School District in New York has only one high school, Albany High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking 947 out of 1,234 high schools in New York for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Albany High School's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is higher than the state average. The school's academic performance on Regents/End of Course exams is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 14.29% in Regents/Earth Science to 89.77% in Regents/Common Core Algebra II. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 65.28% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $34,020 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, the academic performance remains below the district and state levels. This suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's challenges in improving student outcomes and academic achievement.

District Detail

Academy Park
Albany, NY 12207-1099

(518) 475-6080

SchoolDigger Rank:
757^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,509

Primary Schools: 12
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% 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	% 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

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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