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What's the biggest difference between SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,138
High
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH COLONIE CSD·NCES 362100002985
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL
445 WATERVLIET-SHAKER RD, LATHAM, NY 12110 · (518) 785-5511 · Albany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,138 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.1:1
177 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
660 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 9 | 547 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 557 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 501 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 504 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 29 | 1% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 NORTH COLONIE CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 →
Schools most like SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,138 | 30.9% | 76.7% |
| FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 2,251 | 31.6% | 82.8% |
| HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST DIX HILLS | 1,407 | 30.8% | 81.3% |
| GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL GUILDERLAND CENTER | 1,476 | 28.3% | 76.2% |
| EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 1,549 | 30.3% | 92.2% |
| NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 1,379 | 21.7% | 81.7% |
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 SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #232 of 1,135 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #355 of 1,109 ▼ 73 | #5 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #163 of 1,135 ▲ 87 | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,138 | #43 of 1,216 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #707 of 1,058 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #190 of 1,070 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #983 of 1,167 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #195 of 339 | #7 of 7 |
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
2,138
+127 (+6%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,482
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 2,138 | 177.1 | 12.1:1 | 31% (660) |
| 2023-24 | 2,075 | 166.4 | 12.5:1 | 29% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 2,018 | 162.8 | 12.4:1 | 25% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 2,011 | 162 | 12.4:1 | 26% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 | 154 | 13.1:1 | 22% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 1,973 | 152 | 13.0:1 | 15% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 1,926 | 135 | 14.3:1 | 8% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 1,482 | 100 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL.
About SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in LATHAM, New York. It is a large high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 2,138 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 220% above the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is one school in NORTH COLONIE CSD, a system of 8 schools with 6,145 students.
The student body at SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is 53% White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Asian, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Albany County, the White share is about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The school has 177.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Federal data show 31% of students (660) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points below the 45% average for public schools in Albany County.
Among New York public high schools, SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is 13.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 76.7% actual, 63.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In the wider Albany County area, median household income comes to about $85,333, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Albany County counts 75 public schools with about 39,946 students.
SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles from SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 2,138, from 2,011 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH COLONIE CSD
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BOGHT HILLS SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- FORTS FERRY SCHOOLElementary · 423 students
- SOUTHGATE SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Other schools in LATHAM
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,486 students
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 450 students
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- FORTS FERRY SCHOOLElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,486
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOL0.3 mi · 450
- LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 433
- WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 785
- SOUTHGATE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 369
- WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL?
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,138 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL have?
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL employs 177 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH COLONIE CSD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.