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Albany City School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 17 public schools serving 8,267 students in Albany City School District. This district's average testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in New York.

Public Schools in Albany City School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New York public school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 54% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Albany City School District are Albany High School, Montessori Magnet School and New Scotland Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Albany City School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in New York.

Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public school average of 59% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Albany City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:

Overview

School District Name

Albany City School District

School District Website

http://www.albanyschools.org

School District Phone Number

(518) 475-6010

School District Grades Offered

PK - 12

2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

This State (NY)

# Schools

17 Schools

4,807 Schools

# Students

8,267 Students

2,575,590 Students

# Teachers

643 Teachers

213,626 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

13:1

District Rank

Albany City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 780 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 67% has increased from 54% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (NY)

Overall District Rank

#756 out of 785 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

31%

54%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Albany City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

33%

52%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Albany City School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

67%

83%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Albany City School District and public school graduation rate of NY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.71

0.72

# American Indian Students

23 Students

18,746 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

727 Students

253,511 Students

% Asian Students

10%

# Hispanic Students

1,621 Students

731,456 Students

% Hispanic Students

20%

28%

# Black Students

3,741 Students

423,338 Students

% Black Students

45%

17%

# White Students

1,584 Students

1,065,458 Students

% White Students

19%

41%

# Hawaiian Students

15 Students

6,387 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

556 Students

76,694 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

46,190

# Students in K Grade:

526

171,965

# Students in 1st Grade:

610

184,548

# Students in 2nd Grade:

587

184,213

# Students in 3rd Grade:

611

186,492

# Students in 4th Grade:

627

187,386

# Students in 5th Grade:

659

190,311

# Students in 6th Grade:

632

193,844

# Students in 7th Grade:

653

196,637

# Students in 8th Grade:

663

199,503

# Students in 9th Grade:

667

207,402

# Students in 10th Grade:

650

204,814

# Students in 11th Grade:

611

192,105

# Students in 12th Grade:

597

191,684

# Ungraded Students:

139

38,496

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $32,464 in this school district is less than the state median of $39,038. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $32,811 is less than the state median of $39,435. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019

This School District

This State (NY)

Total Revenue

$268 MM

$34 MM