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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Albany County, New York

Across Albany County, New York, 12 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 97.0%, against a median of 74.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Albany County, New York

Top % Proficient (Reading)

97.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

74.5%

BEST IN READING · ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	DELMAR, NY	BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,322	97.0%
2	SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL	LATHAM, NY	NORTH COLONIE CSD	High	2,138	91.0%
3	GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL	GUILDERLAND CENTER, NY	GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,476	90.0%
4	CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL	VOORHEESVILLE, NY	VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	354	88.0%
5	COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,640	81.0%
6	RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	RAVENA, NY	RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	514	79.0%
7	COHOES HIGH SCHOOL	COHOES, NY	COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	607	70.0%
8	BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BERNE, NY	BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	311	67.4%
9	ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,937	66.0%
10	GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBANY, NY	GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL	High	450	51.5%
11	WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WATERVLIET, NY	WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	785	38.1%
12	ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	ALBANY, NY	ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS	High	383	37.1%

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