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Guilderland Central School District Schools
Guilderland Central School District is a public school district in New York, based in Albany County (Guilderland Center). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Guilderland Central School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Guilderland Central School District
7 of 7 schools in Guilderland Central School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 3
Best schools in Guilderland Central School District
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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.
- A Guilderland High School Guilderland Center (High school, meets expectations)
- A Farnsworth Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Lynnwood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Pine Bush Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Guilderland Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Altamont Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Westmere Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Guilderland Central School District
High schools (1)
- A Guilderland High School Guilderland Center, Guilderland Center
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- B+ Altamont Elementary School, Altamont
- B+ Guilderland Elementary School, Guilderland
- A- Lynnwood Elementary School, Schenectady
- A- Pine Bush Elementary School, Schenectady
- B- Westmere Elementary School, Albany
Where Guilderland Central School District schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Guilderland (2)
- Schenectady (2)
- Albany (1)
- Altamont (1)
- Guilderland Center (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Albany County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,906 students with 453 full-time-equivalent teachers and 898 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3613080
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Voorheesville Central School District (3 schools, 4 mi)
- South Colonie Central School District (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Schenectady City School District (15 schools, 7 mi)
- Albany City School District (15 schools, 8 mi)
- Bethlehem Central School District (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Niskayuna Central School District (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Schalmont Central School District (3 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Guilderland Central School District
How many schools are in Guilderland Central School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Guilderland Central School District, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Guilderland Central School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Guilderland, Schenectady, Albany, Altamont, Guilderland Center.
How good are the schools in Guilderland Central School District?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 70.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68.6%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Guilderland Central School District?
4,906 students were enrolled in Guilderland Central School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Guilderland Central School District?
Guilderland Central School District is in New York, based in Albany County, with its district office in Guilderland Center. Its boundary covers about 47.0 sq mi.