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Watervliet Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12
935th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 24% of New York high schools
Summary

Watervliet Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Watervliet, New York, with 731 students. The school is part of the Watervliet City School District, which is ranked 817 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watervliet Junior-Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.7% and 84.3% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 13.1%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 55.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Albany Leadership Charter School, Green Technical High Charter School, and Albany High School, Watervliet Junior-Senior High School performs worse academically, with lower rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these challenges, despite the school's relatively high per-student spending.

785
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,586
Per pupil spending ?
69.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1245 Hillside Dr
       Watervliet, NY  12189-2499

(518) 629-3300

District: Watervliet City School District


Feeder schools for Watervliet Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Watervliet Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
36.8%
African American:
23.2%
Hispanic:
16.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Dropout rate above the New York average (12% vs 5%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg41%
New York avg61%
Middle school
1,339th 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
935th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
817th of 874Watervliet 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
202518.11339 of 150010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.11380 of 15048.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.11289 of 150014.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.01317 of 147911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202116.81119 of 12429.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.81099 of 143923.6%★☆☆☆☆
201838.1897 of 143837.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.0916 of 145537.0%★★☆☆☆
201618.11229 of 142914.0%★☆☆☆☆
201530.41004 of 140728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201434.2930 of 140133.6%★★☆☆☆
201326.91029 of 137325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201231.1983 of 133726.5%★☆☆☆☆
201137.6873 of 129532.6%★★☆☆☆
201039.4839 of 124332.5%★★☆☆☆
200946.0829 of 122432.3%★★☆☆☆
200837.8853 of 118528.0%★☆☆☆☆
200733.2822 of 112326.8%★☆☆☆☆
200629.2828 of 109524.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.5602 of 67610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.4619 of 70512.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2591 of 69615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5536 of 70624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.8236 of 2536.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.0523 of 65319.9%★☆☆☆☆
201842.7363 of 66345.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.5366 of 4069.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.7371 of 3966.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.8374 of 3883.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.3369 of 3813.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.6227 of 2363.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.9329 of 36910.8%★☆☆☆☆
20188.7351 of 3746.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.4477 of 64626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202446.2256 of 61558.4%★★★☆☆
202339.7309 of 59147.7%★★☆☆☆
201950.3157 of 47366.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.01278 of 145712.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.21309 of 146510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.11232 of 146315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.21264 of 145413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.1996 of 10666.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.01128 of 137017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201843.8785 of 135342.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.6887 of 9658.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.5852 of 95310.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4850 of 9439.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.0847 of 9147.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7436 of 4492.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.5610 of 82626.2%★☆☆☆☆
201842.7464 of 81042.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.21133 of 128311.7%★☆☆☆☆
202418.91153 of 129611.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.81163 of 12889.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.61218 of 13066.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.7839 of 93510.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.1795 of 124135.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.8838 of 124532.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.91300 of 145510.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.01346 of 14648.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.01258 of 146414.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.91319 of 14559.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.4944 of 107111.9%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4934 of 136631.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.4870 of 135235.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.5161 of 23531.5%★★☆☆☆
202419.7179 of 22018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.9135 of 20835.1%★★☆☆☆
202213.1179 of 1905.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.659 of 12653.2%★★★☆☆
201829.776 of 10729.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.11129 of 129813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.11125 of 130313.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.01249 of 13074.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.21256 of 12832.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.9421 of 52219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.3839 of 113926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4754 of 117035.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.9704 of 7759.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.2732 of 7785.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.9691 of 77210.5%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3678 of 7489.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.6546 of 61411.1%★☆☆☆☆
201917.0649 of 7169.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.1528 of 76330.8%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.0935 of 123424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.9957 of 124222.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6967 of 122821.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3864 of 119027.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.3798 of 120733.9%★★☆☆☆
201832.4824 of 121031.9%★★☆☆☆
201740.7743 of 122139.1%★★☆☆☆
201639.3786 of 125537.4%★★☆☆☆
201537.8807 of 125535.7%★★☆☆☆
201438.4787 of 123736.4%★★☆☆☆
201334.4817 of 121732.9%★★☆☆☆
201233.4814 of 119832.1%★★☆☆☆
201141.6742 of 116536.3%★★☆☆☆
201047.9673 of 111739.7%★★☆☆☆
200950.2626 of 108642.4%★★☆☆☆
200852.9589 of 102742.6%★★☆☆☆
200759.3463 of 100253.8%★★★☆☆
200656.1519 of 98647.4%★★☆☆☆
200541.6674 of 93527.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.8509 of 71328.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1591 of 69014.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.3582 of 67113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.9501 of 59315.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.9433 of 68636.9%★★☆☆☆
201823.3562 of 67917.2%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.7370 of 41310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.2340 of 42620.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0373 of 42412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6319 of 38617.4%★☆☆☆☆
201917.5391 of 44712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2330 of 42622.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.3329 of 66950.8%★★★☆☆
202441.1361 of 63743.3%★★☆☆☆
202348.1267 of 58354.2%★★★☆☆
202250.7190 of 48160.5%★★★☆☆
201952.3217 of 56561.6%★★★☆☆
201848.8245 of 54655.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.9918 of 120623.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6937 of 121923.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.9956 of 119720.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1850 of 115526.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3855 of 119328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7873 of 117625.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.4600 of 88532.2%★★☆☆☆
202419.9728 of 86515.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.6629 of 85126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.9675 of 76011.2%★☆☆☆☆
201941.5464 of 81543.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.4595 of 79124.8%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.5186 of 60769.4%★★★☆☆
202340.9308 of 53142.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.3960 of 117918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1985 of 117015.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1962 of 115516.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.2880 of 110120.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3863 of 117926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.1851 of 115426.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.8912 of 120124.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0932 of 121123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.8934 of 119121.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.4859 of 115425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7706 of 119040.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.4754 of 117635.9%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.7288 of 32812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4253 of 30617.3%★☆☆☆☆
202313.5252 of 2727.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.6173 of 21218.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.8975 of 114915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21027 of 114410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.21028 of 11309.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.7826 of 103820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2999 of 113211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.71030 of 10955.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.1720 of 7888.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.7726 of 7817.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3726 of 7766.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.9681 of 7387.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.7599 of 79324.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.7616 of 76519.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school
African American (2025)11th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)10th percentile~ school
White (2025)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)69th percentile+45 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government68%-7 vs state
Global History and Geography65%-11 vs state
Common Core Algebra II55%-20 vs state
Geometry54%-6 vs state
Physics54%-15 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state
Living Environment40%-17 vs state
Algebra I37%-19 vs state
Science33%-10 vs state
English Language Arts32%-19 vs state
Chemistry32%-33 vs state
Earth Science32%-33 vs state
Math24%-28 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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Watervliet Junior-Senior High School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of New York high schools.

Students at Watervliet Junior-Senior High School are 37% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Watervliet Junior-Senior High School.

Watervliet Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Watervliet Elementary School


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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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