Top 10 Best Albany Public Schools (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 38 public schools serving 18,618 students in Albany, NY. Albany has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in New York.

The top ranked public schools in Albany, NY are Colonie Central High School, Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls and Albany High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Albany, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the New York public school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Albany have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public schools.

Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public school average of 59% (majority Hispanic).