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Schools in Albany

Albany’s public schools

River Bend Community Unit District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Albany. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
933 students on the public path
In brief

Albany’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Albany’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Fulton High School places highest (better than 73%); River Bend Middle School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Albany, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Fulton Elem Schoolin FultonB
6–8River Bend Middle Schoolin FultonB−
9–12Fulton High Schoolin FultonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the River Bend Community Unit District 2.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

River Bend Community Unit District 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 998 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,022IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 29.9% · 474 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested

Albany vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Albany’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Albany—River Bend Community Unit District 2

Every school in Albany

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Albanyin other towns
Fulton Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fulton
B
421 students15:1Rate it →
River Bend Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fulton
B−
228 students13:1Rate it →
Fulton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fulton
B+
284 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Albany’s schools

Are Albany’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Albany. River Bend Community Unit District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Albany. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Albany in?

River Bend Community Unit District 2.

Where do Albany kids go to high school?

Fulton High School.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.