NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL in Schenectady, 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 84 (+1.0 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:

1626 BALLTOWN RD
Schenectady, NY 12309

Phone in 2006 (make sure to verify first before calling): (518) 382-2521
Name of school district : NISKAYUNA CSD
Name of county : SCHENECTADY
School principal name : JOHN RICKERT
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 : 21
Number of full-time teachers : 102

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) outcome in 2005-2006 for All Students: YES
AYP outcome for White: YES
AYP outcome for Students with Disabilities: NO

Total enrollment in grade 9:	359

Total enrollment in grade 10:	375

Total enrollment in grade 11:	351

Total enrollment in grade 12:	380

Total enrollment in NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL:	1465
State average for 324 schools with this grade range:	913.1

Attendance rate in 2005:	95%
State average for schools with this grade range:	93%

attendance_and_suspensions_2004_05|SUSPENSIONS: Student suspension count total : 0

Year 2006
328 out of 350 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	93.7%
State average from 960 schools:	73.9%

213 out of 350 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	60.9%
State average:	31.5%

315 out of 322 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	97.8%
State average from 955 schools:	77.0%

211 out of 322 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	65.5%
State average:	34.0%

13 out of 28 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	46.4%
State average from 759 schools:	41.3%

2 out of 28 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
307 out of 331 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	92.7%
State average from 930 schools:	70.1%

210 out of 331 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	63.4%
State average:	29.8%

305 out of 327 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	93.3%
State average from 921 schools:	73.5%

210 out of 327 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	64.2%
State average:	32.4%

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

This school:	50.0%
State average from 739 schools:	38.4%

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

This school:	0.0%
State average:	5.7%

Year 2004
266 out of 320 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	83.1%
State average from 912 schools:	54.8%

255 out of 297 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	85.9%
State average from 902 schools:	58.3%

11 out of 23 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	47.8%
State average from 724 schools:	21.6%

Post-graduation plans of students in 2006
260 graduates plan to go to a 4-year college (167 in-state, 93 out-of-state).

This school:	74.3%
State average from 977 schools:	37.6%

74 graduates plan to go to a 2-year college (74 in-state, 0 out-of-state).

This school:	21.1%
State average:	29.4%

1 plan to enroll in other post-secondary institutions outside NYS.
7 graduates plan to enlist in the military.

This school:	2.0%
State average:	1.8%

3 plan to pursue employment.

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	98.2%
State average from 1212 schools:	86.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.9%
State average:	76.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	38.6%
State average:	36.0%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.6%
State average from 949 schools:	88.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	95.9%
State average:	79.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	43.1%
State average:	38.1%

313 students tested in Regents Living Environment (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.0%
State average from 1185 schools:	89.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	98.1%
State average:	78.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	65.2%
State average:	25.7%

288 students tested in Regents Living Environment (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 976 schools:	90.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	100.0%
State average:	80.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	69.4%
State average:	28.0%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.0%
State average from 1001 schools:	88.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	96.8%
State average:	78.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	77.0%
State average:	44.3%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.3%
State average from 820 schools:	90.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	97.9%
State average:	81.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	81.4%
State average:	48.6%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	95.8%
State average from 789 schools:	71.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	83.3%
State average:	55.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	25.0%
State average:	18.0%

274 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	92.0%
State average from 881 schools:	75.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	85.4%
State average:	62.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	33.9%
State average:	17.2%

265 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	91.7%
State average from 489 schools:	75.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	84.9%
State average:	62.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	34.7%
State average:	17.6%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 152 schools:	69.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	100.0%
State average:	54.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	11.1%
State average:	9.1%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	87.1%
State average from 666 schools:	68.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	77.4%
State average:	52.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	3.2%
State average:	9.9%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	96.6%
State average from 1025 schools:	79.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.8%
State average:	66.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.8%
State average:	28.8%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	98.6%
State average from 855 schools:	83.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	95.9%
State average:	70.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	68.6%
State average:	32.5%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	77.4%
State average from 832 schools:	58.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	74.2%
State average:	41.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	29.0%
State average:	8.1%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	88.8%
State average from 745 schools:	87.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	78.2%
State average:	76.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	29.4%
State average:	26.4%

291 students tested in Regents English (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.0%
State average from 1012 schools:	88.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	96.6%
State average:	78.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	72.9%
State average:	32.0%

262 students tested in Regents English (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.2%
State average from 833 schools:	91.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	96.9%
State average:	83.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	78.6%
State average:	36.0%

29 students tested in Regents English (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	96.6%
State average from 810 schools:	65.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	93.1%
State average:	48.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	20.7%
State average:	5.2%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	88.0%
State average from 823 schools:	71.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	76.0%
State average:	53.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	16.0%
State average:	5.2%

308 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	99.7%
State average from 1209 schools:	92.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	99.0%
State average:	81.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	72.4%
State average:	33.2%

285 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 999 schools:	94.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	99.6%
State average:	84.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	77.2%
State average:	35.3%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	95.7%
State average from 856 schools:	74.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	91.3%
State average:	55.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	13.0%
State average:	7.7%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	98.3%
State average from 888 schools:	88.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	89.6%
State average:	70.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	38.1%
State average:	18.1%

278 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Chemistry (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	98.6%
State average from 476 schools:	88.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	89.9%
State average:	72.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	38.5%
State average:	19.4%

11 students tested in Regents Physical Setting: Chemistry (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	90.9%
State average from 189 schools:	80.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	81.8%
State average:	59.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	27.3%
State average:	9.7%

68 students tested in Regents French (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 612 schools:	98.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	98.5%
State average:	96.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	89.7%
State average:	61.0%

128 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:	100.0%
State average:	95.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	89.8%
State average:	57.2%

52 students tested in Regents Latin (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 91 schools:	97.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	100.0%
State average:	92.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	50.0%
State average:	47.3%

18 students tested in Regents German (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 80 schools:	99.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	100.0%
State average:	97.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	88.9%
State average:	63.3%

18 students tested in Regents German (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 63 schools:	99.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	100.0%
State average:	98.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	88.9%
State average:	64.7%

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