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National rankings place Albany High School

among top high schools in America for advanced curriculum

ALBANY, N.Y. (September 24, 2009) -- Albany High School has been recognized as one of the top 1,500 U.S. high schools, and second in the Capital Region, in the annual Newsweek/Washington Post rankings, which measure students in advanced courses.

 

The 2009 list includes Albany High at 1,112 nationally. Closer to home, only Voorheesville’s Clayton A. Bouton High School ranked higher, at 500. Bethlehem High School is at 1,197 and Shaker High School is fourth at 1,492.

 

You can check out the Sept. 25 Times Union to read more, or read the newspaper's Sept. 28 editorial on the subject.

 

Schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number of graduating seniors. Schools making the list are in the top 6 percent of American public schools measured this way.

 

Albany High is one of only two high schools in the Capital Region offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, along with Schenectady High School. Albany High also is among the area’s leaders in Advanced Placement courses.

 

Albany High last made the Newsweek/Washington Post list in 2006, at 1,146. You can check out the full rankings and related articles on the Newsweek Web site.

 

The mission of the City School District of Albany is to educate and nurture all students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers and lifelong learners to successfully compete in the global community by providing an academically rigorous and safe environment in partnership with parents, students and the community. The district serves approximately 8,400 students in 16 elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as well as other innovative academic opportunities for students.

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