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Albany High School
B+

Albany High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

700 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12203 · (518) 475-6200 · Part of Albany City School District

Albany’s School Grade C− better than 15% of New York school districts

Directions
Photo: Albany NY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,937
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Albany High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Albany kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Albany High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency74%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Washington Ave, Albany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9771
Grade 10703
Grade 11689
Grade 12701
Ungraded73
Enrollment over time
2,607’20
2,592’21
2,676’22
2,768’23
2,937’24

Up 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%Hispanic 25%White 16%Asian 13%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Albany High School from Albany families.

Other schools in Albany City School District

The district →
New Scotland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C
451 students15:1
Giffen Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D−
387 students12:1
Albany School of Humanities
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C−
378 students13:1
Pine Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D
363 students14:1
Montessori Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
B
322 students14:1
Arbor Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D−
301 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Albany’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.