Albany City School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Montessori Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Albany High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A- New Scotland Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
4. B Thomas S Obrien Academy Of Science And Technology (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. B Albany School Of Humanities (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. B Eagle Point Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. B- William S Hackett Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. C+ Pine Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
9. C+ Sheridan Preparatory Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. C Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (1)

• A Albany High School, Albany

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• F North Albany Academy Middle School, Albany
• D- Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School, Albany
• B- William S Hackett Middle School, Albany

Elementary and primary schools (5)

• D- Arbor Hill Elementary School, Albany
• B Eagle Point Elementary School, Albany
• C- Giffen Memorial Elementary School, Albany
• A- New Scotland Elementary School, Albany
• C+ Pine Hills Elementary School, Albany

Other schools and academies (6)

• B Albany School Of Humanities, Albany
• C- Delaware Community School, Albany
• A+ Montessori Magnet School, Albany
• C Philip J Schuyler Achievement Academy, Albany
• C+ Sheridan Preparatory Academy, Albany
• B Thomas S Obrien Academy Of Science And Technology, Albany

Cities and towns served (1)

• Albany (15)

• State: Best schools in New York
• County: Albany County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 8,329 students with 720 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,545 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3602460
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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