How does Albany High compare to other high schools in Albany?

Albany High has a SchoolScope composite score of 80.7/100, placing it at the 98th percentile statewide. 56% of students exceed standard, with a total of 554 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Albany High?

55.8% of students at Albany High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 78.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Albany High?

18.3% of students at Albany High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Albany High

High School

Albany City Unified AlbanyAlameda County94706

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,117 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

61 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

99.3%

AP Exam Prepared

85.4%

A-G Completion

77.6%

College-Going Rate

81.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

39.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 58 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic15.4%

White30.6%

Asian33.4%

Black4.5%

Other16.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Albany High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	55.8%
Met Standard	22.2%
Below Standard	22.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Albany High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

55.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% met it. That exceeded rate is 40.3 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 10.9 points above the Albany City Unified district average of 44.9%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 39.2 points higher (vs 16.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 99.3% — above the state target. 77.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 81.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

55.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

78.0%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

18.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

554

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	276	56.5%	26.4%	10.5%	6.5%	83.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	278	55.0%	18.0%	11.5%	15.5%	73.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Ocean View Elementary

55.877th pctile

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Middle

Albany Middle

63.291st pctile

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High School

Albany High

80.798th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.