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SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL

1 SABRE DR, SCHENECTADY, NY 12306 · (518) 355-6110 · Schenectady County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Enrollment
545
High
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
164 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Grade 9
147
Grade 10
138
Grade 11
131
Grade 12
121
Ungraded
8
Student demographics
White
44481%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
458%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 31%
Black
122%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30255%
Female
24345%

School pathway

Feeds from
SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL05–08
Based on grade levels within SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
545
-89 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.9:1
% White
81%
was 90%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL

As a tight-knit 9-12 campus in SCHENECTADY, New York, SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL caters to 545 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,753 students overall.

Demographically, SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Schenectady County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Schenectady County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 69.8%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Schenectady County put the typical household earns roughly $79,623 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Schenectady County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students), SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL has declined 14%, going from 634 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Schenectady County at a glance

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Population
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students

Quick facts

School name
SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL
District
SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1 SABRE DR, SCHENECTADY, NY 12306
Phone
(518) 355-6110
County
Schenectady County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
545
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
164 (30%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362598003571
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL
How large is SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL?
SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.8:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL?
At SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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