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Roots Academy At West Hill

Q: Is Roots Academy At West Hill a good school?

Roots Academy At West Hill ranks in the bottom 1.6% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Roots Academy At West Hill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Roots Academy At West Hill.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Roots Academy At West Hill?

Students at Roots Academy At West Hill are 43% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Roots Academy At West Hill attend?

Students who attend Roots Academy At West Hill usually go on to attend: Middle : North Albany Academy Middle School High : Albany High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Roots Academy At West Hill is an elementary school in Albany, New York, serving 334 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Albany City School District, which is ranked 757 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars.

Roots Academy At West Hill consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, with its statewide ranking ranging from 2005 to 2406 out of 2201 to 2445 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with low rankings for various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status.

Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,980 to $30,534 per year, Roots Academy At West Hill has not been able to translate this investment into improved academic outcomes for its students. When compared to other nearby schools in the Albany City School District, such as Thomas S O'Brien Academy Of Science & Technology, Pine Hills Elementary School, and Montessori Magnet School, Roots Academy At West Hill consistently underperforms, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve student learning and achievement.

283

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,273

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

676 Clinton Ave
Albany, NY 12206-2216

(518) 475-6700

District: Albany City School District

Students who attend Roots Academy At West Hill usually attend:

Middle:	North Albany Academy Middle School
High:	Albany High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.1%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Asian:

19.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (16% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Math scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,406^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Albany City School District

757^th of 874Albany City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2406 of 2445	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2337 of 2445	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2375 of 2439	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2382 of 2434	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2005 of 2201	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	2373 of 2413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	2356 of 2395	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	2301 of 2386	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	2282 of 2366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	2278 of 2352	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	2266 of 2345	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	2159 of 2325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	2228 of 2320	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	2181 of 2286	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	2015 of 2263	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	2016 of 2257	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1971 of 2227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	1801 of 2219	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	2076 of 2206	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	888 of 928	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	809 of 927	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	680 of 857	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	871 of 936	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	376 of 427	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	827 of 891	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	853 of 948	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	689 of 696	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	649 of 662	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	593 of 605	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	613 of 671	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1000 of 1117	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	828 of 1066	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	902 of 1001	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	807 of 1027	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	203 of 454	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	756 of 860	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	623 of 938	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	2398 of 2409	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2324 of 2413	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	2367 of 2403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2262 of 2401	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1728 of 1955	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2317 of 2357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2310 of 2338	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1500 of 1569	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1432 of 1531	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1375 of 1429	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1422 of 1503	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1242 of 1315	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1298 of 1392	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	577 of 792	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	740 of 766	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2036 of 2098	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1990 of 2078	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1983 of 2041	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1479 of 1678	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2021 of 2032	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2017 of 2045	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2321 of 2407	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2260 of 2411	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2275 of 2400	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	2381 of 2400	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1873 of 1961	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2326 of 2358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2289 of 2340	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	247 of 289	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	186 of 202	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	17.9	1802 of 1859	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1866 of 1941	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-35 vs state

Science20%-25 vs state

Math11%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 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 5th 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
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
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	346	13	26.6	0.9%	4 (1.2%)	218 (63.0%)	88 (25.4%)	7 (2.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	66.1	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%		57.4	967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	175		61.4	73.3					62.3	69.6														$14,085	$00	$14,085
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	240	22	10.9	90.8%	23 (9.6%)	134 (55.8%)	47 (19.6%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	53.4	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%		51.8	1120^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%	9		58.8	52.6	65.0				82.4	68.4	40.0				32.5									$17,381	$1,998	$15,383
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	316	28	11.3	81.0%	22 (7.0%)	182 (57.6%)	48 (15.2%)	33 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	60.4	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		51.2	1139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	213		78.6	68.1	67.9				88.1	57.5	36.2				41.1									$15,521	$1,801	$13,720
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
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
KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	840	44	19.0	85.8%	16 (1.9%)	619 (73.7%)	131 (15.6%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.7%)	27.6	1843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.3	2054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	211	25.0	45.5	40.0	50.6	56.0	44.8	41.6	38.8	39.1	23.5	31.9	43.5	58.7	26.3									$18,799	$600	$18,199
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roots Academy At West Hill

What district is Roots Academy At West Hill in?

Albany City School District

What schools do graduates of Roots Academy At West Hill attend?

Students who attend Roots Academy At West Hill usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Albany Academy Middle School
High : Albany High School

What is the racial makeup of Roots Academy At West Hill?

Students at Roots Academy At West Hill are 43% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 6% White.

How many students attend Roots Academy At West Hill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Roots Academy At West Hill.

Is Roots Academy At West Hill a good school?

Roots Academy At West Hill ranks in the bottom 1.6% of New York elementary schools.

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