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Enrollment
785
High
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363021004061
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1245 HILLSIDE DR, WATERVLIET, NY 12189 · (518) 629-3300 · Albany County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 3% 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
12.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
544 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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 WATERVLIET 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
38.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 23.5% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 785 | 69.3% | 30.9% |
| ODYSSEY ACADEMY ROCHESTER | 878 | 64.5% | 33.3% |
| JOHNSON CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JOHNSON CITY | 705 | 68.2% | 59.5% |
| LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 625 | 69.8% | 60.5% |
| BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 1,262 | 71.2% | 43.8% |
| RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RENSSELAER | 462 | 71.9% | 33.0% |
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 WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,072 of 1,135 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #785 of 1,109 ▲ 182 | #8 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,083 of 1,135 ▲ 41 | #11 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #323 of 1,216 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #763 of 1,058 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #12 of 1,070 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #531 of 1,167 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.8% | #40 of 339 | #1 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
785
+206 (+36%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 785 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 69% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 59.9 | 12.2:1 | 68% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 58 | 11.8:1 | 67% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 51 | 11.3:1 | 59% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 50.5 | 11.4:1 | 65% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 54 | 10.8:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 56 | 12.0:1 | 57% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 37% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 613 | 51 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The public high school WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located in WATERVLIET, New York. It reported 785 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25.
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,455 students in total.
White students account for 37% of enrollment at WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other groups include 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 9% Asian. By comparison, Albany County residents are about 69% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
A staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.5:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. That is 24 points above the 45% average for public schools in Albany County.
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of New York public high schools.
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 30.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.5%.
In Albany County, 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%. The county's public schools total 75, with about 39,946 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL had a net gain of 206 students, or 36%. The ratio was 11.3:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
Nearby schools
- WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 670
- SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,138
- HEATLY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 223
- KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 762
- SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,486
- BLUE CREEK SCHOOL1.8 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 785 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 37% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.