Niskayuna Central 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+ Niskayuna High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Birchwood Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Rosendale School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Hillside School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Glencliff School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Craig Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. A Iroquois Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Van Antwerp Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (1)

• A+ Niskayuna High School, Schenectady

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A Iroquois Middle School, Schenectady
• A Van Antwerp Middle School, Schenectady

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• A+ Birchwood Elementary School, Schenectady
• A+ Craig Elementary School, Schenectady

Other schools and academies (3)

• A+ Glencliff School, Rexford
• A+ Hillside School, Schenectady
• A+ Rosendale School, Schenectady

Cities and towns served (2)

• Schenectady (7)
• Rexford (1)

• State: Best schools in New York
• County: Schenectady County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 4,363 students with 365 full-time-equivalent teachers and 744 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3620880
• 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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