Schenectady High School
1445 The Plaza
Schenectady NY, 12308, Schenectady County
Phone: 518-881-2044
Ranking:
(823 out of 989, bottom 17%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Schenectady City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 177 | 184 | 205 | 184 | 209 | 224 | 207 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,607 | 2,684 | 2,665 | 2,781 | 2,778 | 2,958 | 2,880 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 808 | 31.0% | 787 | 29.3% | 807 | 30.3% | 804 | 28.9% | 889 | 32.0% | 985 | 33.3% | 979 | 34.0% |
Grade 10: | 646 | 24.8% | 666 | 24.8% | 619 | 23.2% | 721 | 25.9% | 732 | 26.3% | 784 | 26.5% | 680 | 23.6% |
Grade 11: | 548 | 21.0% | 546 | 20.3% | 580 | 21.8% | 618 | 22.2% | 609 | 21.9% | 534 | 18.1% | 666 | 23.1% |
Grade 12: | 584 | 22.4% | 667 | 24.9% | 653 | 24.5% | 638 | 22.9% | 548 | 19.7% | 655 | 22.1% | 555 | 19.3% |
Ungraded: | 21 | 0.8% | 18 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,346 | 51.6% | 1,347 | 50.2% | 1,314 | 49.3% | 1,355 | 48.7% | 1,378 | 49.6% | 1,477 | 49.9% | 1,458 | 50.6% |
Female: | 1,261 | 48.4% | 1,337 | 49.8% | 1,351 | 50.7% | 1,426 | 51.3% | 1,392 | 50.1% | 1,473 | 49.8% | 1,417 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 450 | 17.3% | 462 | 17.2% | 466 | 17.5% | 465 | 16.7% | 404 | 14.5% | 333 | 11.3% | 286 | 9.9% |
Hispanic: | 407 | 15.6% | 414 | 15.4% | 395 | 14.8% | 371 | 13.3% | 382 | 13.8% | 397 | 13.4% | 410 | 14.2% |
Black: | 889 | 34.1% | 891 | 33.2% | 879 | 33.0% | 964 | 34.7% | 959 | 34.5% | 1,034 | 35.0% | 1,001 | 34.8% |
White: | 840 | 32.2% | 902 | 33.6% | 921 | 34.6% | 980 | 35.2% | 1,033 | 37.2% | 1,191 | 40.3% | 1,176 | 40.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,304 | 50.0% | 1,606 | 59.8% | 1,541 | 57.8% | 1,379 | 49.6% | 1,457 | 52.4% | 1,172 | 39.6% | 1,107 | 38.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 8.1% | 251 | 9.4% | 259 | 9.7% | 275 | 9.9% | 269 | 9.7% | 282 | 9.5% | 304 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.71 | 14.59 | 13.00 | 15.10 | 13.28 | 13.20 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 36% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 33% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 72% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 70% | 69% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 95% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 74% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 61% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64% | 65% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 52% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 53% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 53% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 58% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 49% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47% | 50% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 72% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 69% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 38% | 37% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 13% | 16% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 72% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 78% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 67% | 66% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Schenectady High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.