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Best public schools in Albany, NY

34 public schools in Albany: 21 elementary · 5 middle · 2 high · 2 K-8 · 3 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New York.

Elementary schools

21 schools in Albany, best first
1
MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL 76.8
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 324 students
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 56%
#474 of 2,042 in New York
2
SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 76.7
South Colonie Central School District · Grades PK-4 · 376 students
ELA 67%Math 75%
#476 of 2,042 in New York
3
ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES 75.1
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 332 students
ELA 70%Math 74%Science 50%
#508 of 2,042 in New York
4
SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 73.6
South Colonie Central School District · Grades PK-4 · 329 students
ELA 66%Math 72%
#539 of 2,042 in New York
5
HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL 67.0
Henry Johnson Charter School · Grades K-4 · Charter · 349 students
ELA 66%Math 65%
#674 of 2,042 in New York
6
VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 64.7
South Colonie Central School District · Grades PK-4 · 484 students
ELA 54%Math 75%
#721 of 2,042 in New York
7
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 62.1
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls · Grades K-5 · Charter · 318 students
ELA 71%Math 58%Science 41%
#774 of 2,042 in New York
8
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60.4
Guilderland Central School District · Grades K-5 · 536 students
ELA 62%Math 59%Science 53%
#809 of 2,042 in New York
9
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 53.7
South Colonie Central School District · Grades PK-4 · 318 students
ELA 54%Math 62%
#945 of 2,042 in New York
10
NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 53.6
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 459 students
ELA 58%Math 57%Science 48%
#947 of 2,042 in New York
11
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS 52.8
Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys · Grades K-5 · Charter · 247 students
ELA 59%Math 63%Science 33%
#964 of 2,042 in New York
12
EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 52.3
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 286 students
ELA 55%Math 55%Science 54%
#974 of 2,042 in New York
13
ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOL 48.7
South Colonie Central School District · Grades PK-4 · 369 students
ELA 47%Math 63%
#1,048 of 2,042 in New York
14
THOMAS S O'BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 35.1
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 263 students
ELA 48%Math 43%Science 44%
#1,325 of 2,042 in New York
15
DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY 30.7
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5
ELA 41%Math 48%Science 40%
#1,415 of 2,042 in New York
16
PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16.5
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 347 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 23%
#1,705 of 2,042 in New York
17
SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY 15.2
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 253 students
ELA 35%Math 39%Science 29%
#1,732 of 2,042 in New York
18
ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5.0
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 277 students
ELA 24%Math 28%Science 20%
#1,940 of 2,042 in New York
19
DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 3.7
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 311 students
ELA 24%Math 29%Science 6%
#1,966 of 2,042 in New York
20
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL 1.9
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 334 students
ELA 20%Math 11%Science 20%
#2,003 of 2,042 in New York
21
GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1.2
Albany City School District · Grades PK-5 · 406 students
ELA 21%Math 10%Science 13%
#2,017 of 2,042 in New York

Middle schools

5 schools in Albany, best first
1
LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 74.6
South Colonie Central School District · Grades 5-8 · 646 students
ELA 51%Math 100%Science 64%
#185 of 726 in New York
2
SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL 55.3
South Colonie Central School District · Grades 5-8 · 882 students
ELA 49%Math 68%Science 56%
#325 of 726 in New York
3
WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL 52.7
Albany City School District · Grades 6-8 · 630 students
ELA 35%Math 99%Science 50%
#344 of 726 in New York
4
NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL 34.2
Albany City School District · Grades 6-8 · 488 students
ELA 29%Math 72%Science 45%
#478 of 726 in New York
5
STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL 31.6
Albany City School District · Grades 6-8 · 573 students
ELA 32%Math 63%Science 47%
#497 of 726 in New York

High schools

2 schools in Albany, best first
1
COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 67.8
South Colonie Central School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,561 students
ELA 81%Math 74%Science 77%
#308 of 954 in New York
2
ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL 28.0
Albany City School District · Grades 9-12 · 2,768 students
ELA 66%Math 36%Science 36%
#687 of 954 in New York

K-8 schools

2 schools in Albany, best first
1
KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL 27.9
Kipp Tech Valley Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 821 students
ELA 46%Math 39%Science 26%
#242 of 335 in New York
2
KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL 8.8
Kipp Albany Community Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 676 students
ELA 31%Math 17%Science 22%
#306 of 335 in New York

Combined schools

3 schools in Albany, best first
1
GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL 7.9
Green Tech High Charter School · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 428 students
ELA 52%Math 10%Science 27%
#285 of 309 in New York
2
ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 2.1
Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 392 students
ELA 37%Math 12%Science 20%
#303 of 309 in New York
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ALBANY-SCHOHARIE-SCHENECTADY-SARATOGA BOCES —
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Boces · Grades K-12 · 302 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Albany
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NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENT —
New York State Department of Corrections · Grades UG · 421 students
No published test results

School districts serving Albany

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