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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12085

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School

1,476

Students

Top rankedGuilderland High School203^rd of 1,234 New York high schools

Summary:

The 12085 zip code is home to a single standout high school, Guilderland High School, which is part of the highly-ranked Guilderland Central School District. This school has consistently performed at a high level, ranking between 189 and 203 out of over 1,200 high schools in New York over the past three school years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guilderland High School boasts exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state average on a variety of Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 54.39% to 91.04% across different subject areas. The school's performance also exceeds the district average, indicating it is a strong performer within the Guilderland Central School District. Additionally, the school has a relatively low dropout rate of 4.5% and a high four-year graduation rate of 84.3%.

In terms of resources and funding, Guilderland High School appears to be well-supported, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 and per-student spending of $24,580 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also serves a student population with relatively low levels of economic disadvantage, with only 24.12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

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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 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 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
Guilderland High School	Public	9-12	8 School Rd	Guilderland Center	12085	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 861-8591	1,476	134	11.0	28.3%	981 (66.5%)	85 (5.8%)	102 (6.9%)	231 (15.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	76.9	203^rd of 1234 public high schools	83.5%		77	189^th of 1242 public high schools	84.8%	14	81.5	89.2	89.9	62.5	85.7	89.2	54.4	91.0	68.2	76.2	77.7	85.7	94.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.2	99.7	$24,736	$756	$23,980

Cities Near Zip Code 12085

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Guilderland Center	0.38 mi	1	82^nd
Schenectady	1.88 mi	32	588^th
Altamont	2.98 mi	1	108^th
Guilderland	3.41 mi	2	124^th
Voorheesville	4.07 mi	3	93^rd

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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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