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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Albany County, New York

70 public schools in Albany County, New York appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 14.5%, against a median of 55.9% 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
70
Albany County, New York
Best % Proficient
14.5%
Median % Proficient
55.9%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary82.2%38714.5%
2ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary86.6%28317.2%
3DELAWARE COMMUNITY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary81.5%27621.7%
4ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary86.0%30123.2%
5KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYKIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary88.1%68823.6%
6ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSALBANY, NYALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSHigh81.2%38324.6%
7WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWATERVLIET, NYWATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary72.1%67029.9%
8HEATLY SCHOOLGREEN ISLAND, NYGREEN ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined59.6%22330.0%
9WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWATERVLIET, NYWATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh69.3%78530.9%
10PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary68.0%36332.2%
11SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMYALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary85.2%28432.3%
12NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle71.3%58832.4%
13GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYGREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOLHigh57.1%45032.5%
14KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYKIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary85.8%84034.4%
15PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOLCOEYMANS, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39.5%44635.3%
16STEPHEN AND HARRIET MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle66.0%57035.5%
17HARMONY HILL SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary59.9%38437.4%
18ABRAM LANSING SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary83.9%30538.7%
19THOMAS S O'BRIEN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary69.8%26240.2%
20ALBANY HIGH SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh65.2%2,93742.2%
21ALBERTUS W BECKER SCHOOLSELKIRK, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39.1%38942.4%
22RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOLRAVENA, NYRAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle42.7%37545.2%
23ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50.3%36846.4%
24WILLIAM S HACKETT MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle68.0%61547.4%
25COHOES HIGH SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh68.5%60748.3%
26EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50.2%27948.7%
27VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary78.2%12449.2%
28NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46.1%45151.1%
29COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOLCOHOES, NYCOHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle70.0%42751.1%
30BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYSALBANY, NYBRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYSElementary90.8%24051.9%
31BLUE CREEK SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary38.7%45054.2%
32FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44.7%31154.4%
33SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle47.4%87354.8%
34BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSALBANY, NYBRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSElementary81.0%31655.1%
35LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary29.8%43355.3%
36VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37.8%50356.4%
37LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle38.6%64056.8%
38WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYGUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary31.6%52858.3%
39MENANDS SCHOOLMENANDS, NYMENANDS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32.6%28258.5%
40FORTS FERRY SCHOOLLATHAM, NYNORTH COLONIE CSDElementary38.1%42359.0%
41HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOLALBANY, NYHENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOLElementary0.9%34661.1%
42SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary34.2%35461.7%
43MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOLALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary32.0%32262.0%
44HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELMAR, NYBETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary12.9%31962.8%
45BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBERNE, NYBERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh31.5%31163.1%
46VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLVOORHEESVILLE, NYVOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle14.7%32065.0%
47ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIESALBANY, NYALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary55.0%37865.3%
48LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NYGUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary18.5%40566.8%
49SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBANY, NYSOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36.8%35166.9%
50GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGUILDERLAND, NYGUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary25.1%47067.0%
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