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Amsterdam High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

140 Saratoga Ave, Amsterdam, NY 12010 · (518) 843-4932 · Part of Amsterdam City School District

Amsterdam’s School Grade D better than 10% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
1,192
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Amsterdam High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy772 students
9–12Amsterdam High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, A−, 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 ↗

140 Saratoga Ave, Amsterdam

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9293
Grade 10293
Grade 11305
Grade 12264
Ungraded37
Enrollment over time
1,165’20
1,151’21
1,179’22
1,200’23
1,192’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%White 35%Two or more races 6%Black 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amsterdam High School from Amsterdam families.

Other schools in Amsterdam City School District

The district →
Raphael J McNulty Academy for Intern Studies & Literacy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amsterdam
D
503 students16:1
William B Tecler Arts in Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amsterdam
C−
465 students17:1
Marie Curie Institute of Engineering and Communication
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amsterdam
C−
446 students19:1
William H Barkley Microsociety
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amsterdam
C
285 students14:1
Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Amsterdam
D
772 students12:1

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; Amsterdam’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.