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Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12
753rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 39% of New York high schools
Summary

Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in the Rensselaer City School District, located in Rensselaer, NY. The school has 478 students and is ranked 790 out of 874 districts in New York, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13.64% in 6th grade math to 81.82% in U.S. History and Government, compared to the state averages of 51.2% and 75.03% respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 31.5% to 42.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Bethlehem Central Senior High School, Columbia High School, and Shaker High School, Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School's performance is generally lower. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 84-86% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 4.5% to 16.2% over the past few years. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65-68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and potential resource constraints at the district level.

462
Students ?
9.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,392
Per pupil spending ?
71.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 25 Van Rensselaer Dr
       Rensselaer, NY  12144-2694

(518) 436-8561

District: Rensselaer City School District


Feeder schools for Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Van Rensselaer Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
42.9%
African American:
15.6%
Hispanic:
15.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2014 → 39th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 61% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the New York average (77% vs 83%)
!Dropout rate above the New York average (13% vs 5%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg44%
New York avg61%
Middle school
1,338th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
753rd of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
790th of 874Rensselaer 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.11338 of 150010.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.41357 of 15049.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.91393 of 15007.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.31353 of 14798.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.11189 of 12424.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.71239 of 143913.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.51199 of 143816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201733.2983 of 145532.4%★★☆☆☆
201621.01185 of 142917.1%★☆☆☆☆
201530.71001 of 140728.9%★☆☆☆☆
201428.31025 of 140126.8%★☆☆☆☆
201323.31062 of 137322.7%★☆☆☆☆
201218.41108 of 133717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201122.71027 of 129520.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.9625 of 6767.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.9563 of 70520.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0530 of 69623.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4575 of 70618.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.3494 of 65324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.0628 of 6635.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.6362 of 40610.8%★☆☆☆☆
20247.7376 of 3965.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.6372 of 3884.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6352 of 3817.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.3350 of 3746.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.1548 of 64615.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.11251 of 145714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.51366 of 14656.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.61321 of 14639.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.91329 of 14548.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.61053 of 10661.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.71093 of 137020.2%★☆☆☆☆
201819.91181 of 135312.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.5590 of 96538.9%★★☆☆☆
202422.4815 of 95314.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7849 of 94310.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.1834 of 9148.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.4533 of 81034.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.31152 of 128310.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.51169 of 12969.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.11222 of 12885.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.21269 of 13062.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.71126 of 12419.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.81060 of 124514.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.41315 of 14559.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.91244 of 146415.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.91373 of 14646.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.31308 of 145510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.31013 of 10715.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.51297 of 13665.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.21017 of 135224.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.9200 of 23514.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.8203 of 2207.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.3173 of 20816.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.2164 of 19013.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.31251 of 12983.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.0911 of 130330.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.7917 of 130729.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.3935 of 128327.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.51011 of 113911.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.2757 of 117035.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.0748 of 7753.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.1707 of 7789.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.4759 of 7721.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.1733 of 7482.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.7609 of 6140.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.4684 of 7164.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.3723 of 7635.2%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.4753 of 123439.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.3772 of 124237.8%★★☆☆☆
202338.1757 of 122838.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.8735 of 119038.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.3707 of 120741.4%★★☆☆☆
201852.0640 of 121047.1%★★☆☆☆
201749.5630 of 122148.4%★★☆☆☆
201653.3588 of 125553.1%★★★☆☆
201558.2503 of 125559.9%★★★☆☆
201456.7559 of 123754.8%★★★☆☆
201356.6613 of 121749.6%★★☆☆☆
201260.0548 of 119854.3%★★★☆☆
201150.4662 of 116543.2%★★☆☆☆
201040.4741 of 111733.7%★★☆☆☆
200956.9518 of 108652.3%★★★☆☆
200860.6463 of 102754.9%★★★☆☆
200756.8515 of 100248.6%★★☆☆☆
200648.6618 of 98637.3%★★☆☆☆
200529.5733 of 93521.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.5379 of 71346.8%★★☆☆☆
202442.8374 of 69045.8%★★☆☆☆
202333.2442 of 67134.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.5374 of 59336.9%★★☆☆☆
201948.1335 of 68651.2%★★★☆☆
201848.6314 of 67953.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.2271 of 41334.4%★★☆☆☆
202419.6369 of 42613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202333.8312 of 42426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.7329 of 38614.8%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4352 of 44721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.7333 of 42621.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.4538 of 66919.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.5774 of 120635.8%★★☆☆☆
202443.1725 of 121940.5%★★☆☆☆
202339.7738 of 119738.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.2747 of 115535.3%★★☆☆☆
201948.9685 of 119342.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.4644 of 117645.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.0370 of 88558.2%★★★☆☆
202440.3484 of 86544.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.8692 of 117941.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.8756 of 117035.4%★★☆☆☆
202337.4729 of 115536.9%★★☆☆☆
202228.2802 of 110127.2%★☆☆☆☆
201946.6654 of 117944.5%★★☆☆☆
201855.3503 of 115456.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.2725 of 120139.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.5786 of 121135.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.5745 of 119137.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.6719 of 115437.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.3699 of 119041.3%★★☆☆☆
201853.1594 of 117649.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.7203 of 32838.1%★★☆☆☆
202431.3227 of 30625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3217 of 27220.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.8615 of 114946.5%★★☆☆☆
202416.21066 of 11446.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.1755 of 113033.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.2613 of 103840.9%★★☆☆☆
201942.0633 of 113244.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.0695 of 78811.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5653 of 78116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9655 of 77615.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.6627 of 73815.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.2590 of 79325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.3529 of 76530.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Asian (2025)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
African American (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school
Male (2025)40th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-19 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government82%+7 vs state
Geometry81%+21 vs state
Global History and Geography73%~ state avg
Common Core English Language Arts72%-3 vs state
Common Core Algebra II60%-15 vs state
Living Environment46%-10 vs state
Earth Science45%-20 vs state
Algebra I35%-21 vs state
Science32%-11 vs state
English Language Arts31%-20 vs state
Math23%-29 vs state
Chemistry19%-46 vs state

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Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School ranks 753rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Van Rensselaer Elementary School

Students at Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School are 43% White, 16% African American, 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School.


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