RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Score 17.6/100: better than 17% of New York combined schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% proficient on state tests in New York, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New York schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 20 published results by grade and test
As published by New York State Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | All grades | NYS ELA3_8 | 31 | 200 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | NYS ELA6 | 38 | 63 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | NYS ELA7 | 24 | 67 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | NYS ELA8 | 31 | 70 |
| English language arts | High school | Regents Common Core English Language Art | 72 | 71 |
| Math | All grades | NYS MATH3_8 | hidden (small group) | 207 |
| Math | Grade 6 | NYS MATH6 | 14 | 66 |
| Math | Grade 7 | NYS MATH7 | 17 | 69 |
| Math | Grade 8 | NYS MATH8 | 37 | 71 |
| Math | High school | Regents Algebra I | 35 | 105 |
| Math | High school | Regents Common Core Algebra II | 60 | 15 |
| Math | High school | Regents Common Core Geometry | hidden (small group) | 2 |
| Math | High school | Regents Geometry | 81 | 21 |
| Science | All grades | NYS Science5_8 | 32 | 65 |
| Science | Grade 8 | NYS Science8 | 32 | 65 |
| Science | High school | Regents Living Environment | 46 | 108 |
| Science | High school | Regents Phy Set/Chemistry | 19 | 16 |
| Science | High school | Regents Phy Set/Earth Sci | 45 | 47 |
| Social studies | High school | Regents NF Global History | 73 | 83 |
| Social studies | High school | Regents US History&Gov't | 82 | 66 |
School profile
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students
- 478
- Type
- Combined school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Rensselaer, NY 12144
"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in New York. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at a glance
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public combined school in Rensselaer, New York, serving grades 6-12. It is part of Rensselaer City School District. It has about 478 students (a typical New York combined school has 452). About 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 61% at a typical New York combined school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 42% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 45% in math (similar schools: 52%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other New York combined schools, it scores 17.6 out of 100: better than 17% of them, ranking #255 of 309. Its English language arts result rose by 4 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.