AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL in Amsterdam, NY

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School's weighted overall test average compared to other schools in New York from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 62 (+0.3 z-score)

(Our score takes into account sex and racial score differences, it is weighed according to the number of students taking the test, and gives more weight to recent results)

Street address:

140 SARATOGA AVE
Amsterdam, NY 12010

Phone in 2006 (make sure to verify first before calling): (518) 843-4932
Name of school district : AMSTERDAM CITY SD
Name of county : MONTGOMERY
School principal name : GAVIN MURDOCH
Range of grades from low to high : 9-12

Number of full-time principals : 1
Number of full-time assistant principals : 2
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals : 7
Number of full-time teachers : 85

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) outcome in 2005-2006 for All Students: NO
AYP outcome for White: NO
AYP outcome for Economically Disadvantaged: NO
AYP outcome for Students with Disabilities: NO
AYP outcome for Hispanic or Latino: NO

Total enrollment in grade 9:	352

Total enrollment in grade 10:	345

Total enrollment in grade 11:	299

Total enrollment in grade 12:	223

Total enrollment in AMSTERDAM HIGH SCHOOL:	1219
State average for 324 schools with this grade range:	913.1

Attendance rate in 2005:	88%
State average for schools with this grade range:	93%

Student suspension count total : 123

Suspensions per 100 students:	10.1
State average for schools with this grade range:	8.9

Year 2006
161 out of 191 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	84.3%
State average from 960 schools:	73.9%

57 out of 191 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	29.8%
State average:	31.5%

156 out of 177 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	88.1%
State average from 955 schools:	77.0%

56 out of 177 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	31.6%
State average:	34.0%

5 out of 14 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	35.7%
State average from 759 schools:	41.3%

1 out of 14 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	7.1%
State average:	5.8%

Year 2005
167 out of 194 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	86.1%
State average from 930 schools:	70.1%

80 out of 194 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	41.2%
State average:	29.8%

161 out of 178 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	90.4%
State average from 921 schools:	73.5%

79 out of 178 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	44.4%
State average:	32.4%

6 out of 16 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	37.5%
State average from 739 schools:	38.4%

1 out of 16 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	6.3%
State average:	5.7%

Year 2004
218 out of 289 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	75.4%
State average from 912 schools:	54.8%

214 out of 270 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	79.3%
State average from 902 schools:	58.3%

4 out of 19 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	21.1%
State average from 724 schools:	21.6%

Post-graduation plans of students in 2006
73 graduates plan to go to a 4-year college (63 in-state, 10 out-of-state).

This school:	38.2%
State average from 977 schools:	37.6%

101 graduates plan to go to a 2-year college (100 in-state, 1 out-of-state).

This school:	52.9%
State average:	29.4%

2 plan to enroll in other post-secondary institutions in NYS.
6 graduates plan to enlist in the military.

This school:	3.1%
State average:	1.8%

8 plan to pursue employment.

Regents test results in 2006
179 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	84.9%
State average from 1212 schools:	86.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	72.1%
State average:	76.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	20.1%
State average:	36.0%

154 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	88.3%
State average from 949 schools:	88.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	75.3%
State average:	79.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	22.1%
State average:	38.1%

253 students tested in Regents Living Environment (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	92.5%
State average from 1185 schools:	89.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	81.4%
State average:	78.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	6.3%
State average:	25.7%

240 students tested in Regents Living Environment (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	95.4%
State average from 976 schools:	90.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	85.0%
State average:	80.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	6.7%
State average:	28.0%

222 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	94.6%
State average from 1001 schools:	88.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	86.5%
State average:	78.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	58.1%
State average:	44.3%

201 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	96.5%
State average from 820 schools:	90.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	90.0%
State average:	81.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	62.2%
State average:	48.6%

21 students tested in Regents U.S. History and Government (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	76.2%
State average from 789 schools:	71.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	52.4%
State average:	55.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	19.0%
State average:	18.0%

107 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	78.5%
State average from 881 schools:	75.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	56.1%
State average:	62.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.0%
State average:	17.2%

102 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	79.4%
State average from 489 schools:	75.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	57.8%
State average:	62.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.7%
State average:	17.6%

5 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	60.0%
State average from 152 schools:	69.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	20.0%
State average:	54.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	0.0%
State average:	9.1%

25 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Earth Science (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	64.0%
State average from 666 schools:	68.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	52.0%
State average:	52.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	8.0%
State average:	9.9%

267 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	88.8%
State average from 1025 schools:	79.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	79.4%
State average:	66.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	35.6%
State average:	28.8%

237 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	93.2%
State average from 855 schools:	83.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	84.8%
State average:	70.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	38.4%
State average:	32.5%

30 students tested in Regents Global History and Geography (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	53.3%
State average from 832 schools:	58.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	36.7%
State average:	41.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	13.3%
State average:	8.1%

33 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Physics (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 745 schools:	87.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.9%
State average:	76.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	42.4%
State average:	26.4%

33 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Physics (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 508 schools:	86.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.9%
State average:	75.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	42.4%
State average:	25.8%

102 students tested in Regents English (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	82.4%
State average from 1012 schools:	88.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	68.6%
State average:	78.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	12.7%
State average:	32.0%

85 students tested in Regents English (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	89.4%
State average from 833 schools:	91.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	75.3%
State average:	83.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.3%
State average:	36.0%

17 students tested in Regents English (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	47.1%
State average from 810 schools:	65.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	35.3%
State average:	48.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	0.0%
State average:	5.2%

13 students tested in Regents Living Environment (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	38.5%
State average from 823 schools:	71.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.4%
State average:	53.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	0.0%
State average:	5.2%

183 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	86.9%
State average from 1209 schools:	92.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	73.8%
State average:	81.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	7.7%
State average:	33.2%

157 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	90.4%
State average from 999 schools:	94.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	79.0%
State average:	84.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	8.9%
State average:	35.3%

26 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	65.4%
State average from 856 schools:	74.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	42.3%
State average:	55.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	0.0%
State average:	7.7%

128 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Chemistry (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	91.4%
State average from 888 schools:	88.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	71.9%
State average:	70.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	14.8%
State average:	18.1%

94 students tested in Regents Spanish (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 925 schools:	98.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	96.8%
State average:	95.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	52.1%
State average:	57.2%

94 students tested in Regents Spanish (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 547 schools:	98.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	96.8%
State average:	95.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	52.1%
State average:	57.0%

16 students tested in Regents Latin (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	93.8%
State average from 91 schools:	97.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.8%
State average:	92.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	25.0%
State average:	47.3%

16 students tested in Regents Latin (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	93.8%
State average from 58 schools:	97.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.8%
State average:	93.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	25.0%
State average:	47.7%

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