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Sheridan Preparatory Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

400 Sheridan Ave, Albany, NY 12206 · (518) 475-6850 · Part of Albany City School District

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

Directions
Students
284
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sheridan Preparatory Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Albany kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Sheridan Preparatory AcademyYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

400 Sheridan Ave, Albany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten40
Grade 157
Grade 250
Grade 344
Grade 441
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
292’20
291’21
287’22
253’23
284’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 8%White 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sheridan Preparatory Academy 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.