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Enrollment
462
High
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362445003341
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
25 VAN RENSSELAER DR, RENSSELAER, NY 12144 · (518) 436-8561 · Rensselaer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
332 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 11% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.7%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 22.8% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 462 | 71.9% | 33.0% |
| JOHNSON CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JOHNSON CITY | 705 | 68.2% | 59.5% |
| WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WATERVLIET | 785 | 69.3% | 30.9% |
| RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES BROOKLYN | 619 | 84.3% | 57.0% |
| MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA | 660 | 59.1% | 64.3% |
| CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA | 682 | 66.1% | 53.3% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,042 of 1,135 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #809 of 1,109 ▲ 165 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #1,053 of 1,135 ▲ 51 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #597 of 1,216 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #163 of 1,058 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #31 of 1,070 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #512 of 1,167 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #190 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | 50.6 | 9.1:1 | 72% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 50.3 | 9.5:1 | 68% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 48.5 | 10.8:1 | 66% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 42 | 10.9:1 | 54% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 39 | 11.1:1 | 69% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 58% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 52 | 10.1:1 | 45% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 50 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in RENSSELAER, New York. The school has 462 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits within RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 949 students.
White students make up 43% of enrollment at RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 15% Asian, and 11% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Rensselaer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
There are about 9.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, which has 50.6. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 72%. Public schools in Rensselaer County average 46%.
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of New York public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% for RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 33.0%, 15.6 points below the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rensselaer County show that median household income comes to about $87,915, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Rensselaer County counts 42 public schools with about 19,274 students.
VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (458) and 2024-25 (462). Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.9:1 in 2020-21, and 9.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 487
- NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGION0.5 mi · 83
- ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 301
- NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 588
- DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY1.9 mi · 213
- GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.