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The highest-poverty public schools in Albany County, New York

71 public schools in Albany County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS leads the list at 90.8%, against a median of 39.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
71
Albany County, New York
Top % FRL
90.8%
Median % FRL
39.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYSALBANY, NYBRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYSElementary24090.8%
2KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYKIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary68888.1%
3ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28386.6%
4ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30186.0%
5KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYKIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary84085.8%
6SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMYALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28485.2%
7ABRAM LANSING SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary30583.9%
8GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38782.2%
9DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27681.5%
10ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSALBANY, NYALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSHigh38381.2%
11BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSALBANY, NYBRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSElementary31681.0%
12VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary12478.2%
13WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWATERVLIET, NYWATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary67072.1%
14NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle58871.3%
15COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle42770.0%
16THOMAS S O'BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary26269.8%
17WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWATERVLIET, NYWATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh78569.3%
18COHOES HIGH SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh60768.5%
19PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36368.0%
20WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle61568.0%
21STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle57066.0%
22ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh2,93765.2%
23HARMONY HILL SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38459.9%
24HEATLY SCHOOLGREEN ISLAND, NYGREEN ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined22359.6%
25GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYGREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOLHigh45057.1%
26ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIESALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37855.0%
27DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary21354.5%
28ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36850.3%
29EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary27950.2%
30SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle87347.4%
31NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary45146.1%
32FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31144.7%
33RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOLRAVENA, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle37542.7%
34COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,64041.6%
35PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOLCOEYMANS, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44639.5%
36ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOLSELKIRK, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary38939.1%
37BLUE CREEK SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary45038.7%
38LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle64038.6%
39RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLRAVENA, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh51438.1%
40FORTS FERRY SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary42338.1%
41VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50337.8%
42BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERNE, NYBERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36537.3%
43SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35136.8%
44SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35434.2%
45MENANDS SCHOOLMENANDS, NYMENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28232.6%
46MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32232.0%
47WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYGUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary52831.6%
48BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBERNE, NYBERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh31131.5%
49SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDHigh2,13830.9%
50LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary43329.8%
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