ALBANY NY – The Albany Business Review ranks 85 Capital Region school districts each year in their annual Schools Report, considering in their assessment how well students are performing at each school as well as other factors, including teacher turnover, superintendent salary, property taxes and more.
Schools in 11 local counties were included in the rankings. All schools were graded with a highest possible score of 100.
The top 3 Capital Region schools, as ranked in the 2011 Schools Report were Bethlehem Central (100) and Voorheesville (99.33) and Niskayuna (98.67). (see complete list below)
| Rank |
Last Rank |
District |
County |
Score |
Needs/ Resources |
| 1 |
2 |
Bethlehem Central |
Albany |
100 |
Low |
| 2 |
1 |
Voorheesville |
Albany |
99.33 |
Low |
| 3 |
3 |
Niskayuna Central |
Schenectady |
98.67 |
Low |
| 4 |
4 |
North Colonie Central |
Albany |
98.54 |
Average |
| 5 |
5 |
Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake Central |
Saratoga |
97.75 |
Average |
| 6 |
7 |
Guilderland |
Albany |
97.7 |
Average |
| 7 |
6 |
Shenendehowa |
Saratoga |
97.43 |
Average |
| 8 |
8 |
East Greenbush Central |
Rensselaer |
97.13 |
Average |
| 9 |
10 |
Saratoga Springs |
Saratoga |
95.33 |
Average |
| 10 |
13 |
Lake George |
Warren |
93.78 |
Average |
| 11 |
27 |
Schalmont |
Schenectady |
93.51 |
Average |
| 12 |
14 |
Greenwich |
Washington |
93.38 |
Average |
| 13 |
21 |
Averill Park |
Rensselaer |
92.7 |
Average |
| 14 |
12 |
Schuylerville |
Saratoga |
92.17 |
Average |
| 15 |
11 |
Cambridge |
Washington |
92.11 |
Average |
| 16 |
17 |
Queensbury Union Free |
Warren |
91.97 |
Average |
| 17 |
15 |
Schodack |
Rensselaer |
91.44 |
Average |
| 18 |
22 |
Fonda-Fultonville |
Montgomery |
90.81 |
Average |
| 19 |
20 |
South Colonie |
Albany |
90.61 |
Average |
| 20 |
23 |
South Glens Falls |
Saratoga |
89.82 |
Average |
| 21 |
24 |
Still Water |
Saratoga |
89.37 |
Average |
| 22 |
32 |
Mayfield |
Fulton |
89.34 |
Average |
| 23 |
19 |
scotia-Glenville |
Schenectady |
89.18 |
Average |
| 24 |
25 |
Brunswick Central (Brittonkill) |
Rensselaer |
89.07 |
Average |
| 25 |
30 |
Johnsburg |
Warren |
88.97 |
Average |
| 26 |
9 |
Bolton |
Warren |
88.87 |
Low |
| 27 |
29 |
Glens Falls |
Warren |
88.7 |
Average |
| 28 |
36 |
Kinderhook (Ichabod Crane) |
Columbia |
88.39 |
Average |
| 29 |
45 |
Hoosick Falls |
Rensselaer |
88.28 |
Average |
| 30 |
50 |
Windham-Ashland-Jewitt |
Greene |
88.22 |
Average |
| 31 |
18 |
Duanesburg |
Schenectady |
88.05 |
Average |
| 32 |
28 |
Salem |
Washington |
87.75 |
Average |
| 33 |
55 |
Canajoharie |
Montgomery |
87.16 |
High-Rural |
| 34 |
16 |
Warrensburg |
Warren |
87.07 |
Average |
| 35 |
37 |
Broadalbin-Perth |
Fulton |
87.03 |
Average |
| 36 |
49 |
Hunter-Tannersville |
Greene |
86.84 |
Average |
| 37 |
44 |
Rotterdam-Mohonasen |
Schenectady |
86.56 |
Average |
| 38 |
31 |
Coxsackie-Athens |
Greene |
86.49 |
Average |
| 39 |
40 |
North Warren |
Warren |
86.44 |
Average |
| 40 |
52 |
German Town |
Columbia |
86.33 |
Average |
| 41 |
26 |
Ballston Spa |
Saratoga |
86.07 |
Average |
| 42 |
34 |
New Lebanon |
Columbia |
85.62 |
Average |
| 43 |
35 |
Waterford-Halfmoon |
Saratoga |
85.05 |
Average |
| 44 |
42 |
Galway |
Saratoga |
84.72 |
Average |
| 45 |
60 |
Hartford |
Washington |
84.24 |
Average |
| 46 |
65 |
Jefferson |
Schoharie |
84.15 |
High-Rural |
| 47 |
61 |
Northville |
Fulton |
83.83 |
Average |
| 48 |
54 |
Greenville |
Greene |
83.79 |
Average |
| 49 |
43 |
Mechanicville |
Saratoga |
83.67 |
Average |
| 50 |
59 |
Corinth |
Saratoga |
83.59 |
Average |
| 51 |
48 |
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk |
Albany |
83.42 |
Average |
| 52 |
46 |
Hadley-Luzerne |
Warren |
83.39 |
High-Rural |
| 53 |
57 |
Middleburgh |
Schoharie |
83.31 |
Average |
| 54 |
33 |
Chatham |
Columbia |
83.06 |
Average |
| 55 |
39 |
Sharon Springs |
Schoharie |
82.77 |
Average |
| 56 |
38 |
Cobleskill-Richmondville |
Schoharie |
82.68 |
Average |
| 57 |
51 |
Schoharie |
Schoharie |
82.06 |
Average |
| 58 |
66 |
Fort Plain |
Montgomery |
81.02 |
High-Urban |
| 59 |
63 |
Gilboa-Conesville |
Schoharie |
80.36 |
Average |
| 60 |
64 |
Whitehall |
Washington |
80.33 |
High-Rural |
| 61 |
68 |
Fort Ann |
Washington |
80.16 |
Average |
| 62 |
58 |
Fort Edward |
Washington |
80.14 |
Average |
| 63 |
62 |
Taconic Hills |
Columbia |
80.08 |
Average |
| 64 |
56 |
Johnstown |
Fulton |
78.37 |
Average |
| 65 |
69 |
Granville |
Washington |
78.25 |
High-Rural |
| 66 |
41 |
Argyle |
Washington |
78.12 |
Average |
| 67 |
47 |
Hoosic Valley |
Rensselaer |
78 |
Average |
| 68 |
82 |
Green Island |
Albany |
77.61 |
High-Rural |
| 69 |
53 |
Bern-Knox-Westerlo |
Albany |
77.57 |
High-Rural |
| 70 |
67 |
Hudson Falls |
Washington |
77.54 |
High-Urban |
| 71 |
70 |
Cohoes |
Albany |
77.17 |
High-Urban |
| 72 |
73 |
Saint Johnsville |
Montgomery |
76.71 |
High-Urban |
| 73 |
74 |
Watervliet City |
Albany |
76.6 |
High-Urban |
| 74 |
72 |
Berlin |
Rensselaer |
76.27 |
Average |
| 75 |
77 |
Catskill |
Greene |
73.72 |
Average |
| 76 |
71 |
Rensselaer |
Rensselaer |
73.56 |
High-Urban |
| 77 |
78 |
Lansingburgh |
Rensselaer |
73.25 |
High-Rural |
| 78 |
79 |
Cairo-Durham |
Greene |
71.71 |
Average |
| 79 |
76 |
Gloversville |
Fulton |
71.47 |
High-Rural |
| 80 |
80 |
Amsterdam Central |
Montgomery |
69.93 |
High-Rural |
| 81 |
75 |
Oppenheim-Ephratah |
Fulton |
67.95 |
High-Urban |
| 82 |
81 |
Troy |
Rensselaer |
67.31 |
High-Urban |
| 83 |
83 |
Hudson City |
Columbia |
65.79 |
High-Rural |
| 84 |
84 |
Schenectady |
Schenectady |
60.36 |
High-Urban |
| 85 |
85 |
Albany City |
Albany |
60.11 |
High-Urban |
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