Summary
KIPP Albany Community Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Albany, New York, with 676 students. It is part of the KIPP network of public charter schools and is located in the Albany City School District, which is ranked 858 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
KIPP Albany Community Charter School consistently performs below the state and district averages on New York state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 21.88% to 36.99% in ELA and 9.23% to 24.24% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, and homeless students. Additionally, KIPP Albany Community Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1480 and 2343 out of 2,400+ schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger during this time.
While the nearby schools in the Albany City School District, such as Sheridan Preparatory Academy, New Scotland Elementary School, and Arbor Hill Elementary School, also struggle academically, with proficiency rates generally below the state averages, some schools like Albany School of Humanities perform significantly better, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. Additionally, KIPP Albany Community Charter School spends between $15,115 and $19,110 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby district schools, such as Arbor Hill Elementary ($42,753 per student) and Thomas S. O'Brien Academy of Science & Technology ($64,089 per student).
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