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 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. |
