SCHENECTADY 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 32 (-0.5 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:

1445 THE PLAZA
Schenectady, NY 12308

Phone in 2006 (make sure to verify first before calling): (518) 370-8100
Name of school district : SCHENECTADY CITY SD
Name of county : SCHENECTADY
School principal name : LYNN RAFALIK
Range of grades from low to high : 9-12

Number of full-time principals : 5
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals : 29
Number of full-time teachers : 197
Number of part-time teachers : 1
Number of part-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals : 1

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) outcome in 2005-2006 for All Students: YES
AYP outcome for Black or African American: NO
AYP outcome for White: YES
AYP outcome for Economically Disadvantaged: NO
AYP outcome for Students with Disabilities: NO
AYP outcome for Hispanic or Latino: YES
AYP outcome for Asian or Pacific Islander: YES

Total enrollment in grade 9:	1025

Total enrollment in grade 10:	705

Total enrollment in grade 11:	569

Total enrollment in grade 12:	515

Total enrollment in SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL:	2814
State average for 324 schools with this grade range:	913.1

Attendance rate in 2005:	87%
State average for schools with this grade range:	93%

Student suspension count total : 678

Suspensions per 100 students:	24.1
State average for schools with this grade range:	8.9

Year 2006
237 out of 378 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	62.7%
State average from 960 schools:	73.9%

71 out of 378 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	18.8%
State average:	31.5%

235 out of 349 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	67.3%
State average from 955 schools:	77.0%

71 out of 349 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	20.3%
State average:	34.0%

2 out of 29 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	6.9%
State average from 759 schools:	41.3%

0 out of 29 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	0.0%
State average:	5.8%

Year 2005
200 out of 345 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	58.0%
State average from 930 schools:	70.1%

62 out of 345 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (All Students).

This school:	18.0%
State average:	29.8%

192 out of 312 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (General Education).

This school:	61.5%
State average from 921 schools:	73.5%

62 out of 312 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma with advanced designation (General Education).

This school:	19.9%
State average:	32.4%

8 out of 33 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	24.2%
State average from 739 schools:	38.4%

0 out of 33 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
163 out of 328 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (All Students).

This school:	49.7%
State average from 912 schools:	54.8%

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

This school:	53.5%
State average from 902 schools:	58.3%

4 out of 31 of this school's high school graduates earned Regents diploma (Students with Disabilities).

This school:	12.9%
State average from 724 schools:	21.6%

Post-graduation plans of students in 2006
156 graduates plan to go to a 4-year college (125 in-state, 31 out-of-state).

This school:	41.3%
State average from 977 schools:	37.6%

174 graduates plan to go to a 2-year college (174 in-state, 0 out-of-state).

This school:	46.0%
State average:	29.4%

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

This school:	1.1%
State average:	1.8%

41 plan to pursue employment.

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	81.9%
State average from 1212 schools:	86.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	63.9%
State average:	76.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.7%
State average:	36.0%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	82.3%
State average from 949 schools:	88.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.1%
State average:	79.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.8%
State average:	38.1%

618 students tested in Regents Living Environment (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	85.1%
State average from 1185 schools:	89.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.9%
State average:	78.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	8.1%
State average:	25.7%

568 students tested in Regents Living Environment (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	85.6%
State average from 976 schools:	90.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	67.1%
State average:	80.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	8.8%
State average:	28.0%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	87.0%
State average from 1001 schools:	88.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	68.9%
State average:	78.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	30.4%
State average:	44.3%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	88.3%
State average from 820 schools:	90.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	72.3%
State average:	81.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	32.1%
State average:	48.6%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	72.5%
State average from 789 schools:	71.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	33.3%
State average:	55.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	11.8%
State average:	18.0%

216 students tested in Regents Mathematics B (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	63.0%
State average from 881 schools:	75.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	39.8%
State average:	62.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	4.2%
State average:	17.2%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	71.4%
State average from 666 schools:	68.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	57.1%
State average:	52.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	14.3%
State average:	9.9%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	64.5%
State average from 1025 schools:	79.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	44.7%
State average:	66.5%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	14.6%
State average:	28.8%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	67.7%
State average from 855 schools:	83.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	47.5%
State average:	70.7%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	15.4%
State average:	32.5%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	37.3%
State average from 832 schools:	58.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	20.9%
State average:	41.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	7.5%
State average:	8.1%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	75.4%
State average from 745 schools:	87.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.6%
State average:	76.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	26.2%
State average:	26.4%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	75.4%
State average from 508 schools:	86.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.6%
State average:	75.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	26.2%
State average:	25.8%

511 students tested in Regents English (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	94.3%
State average from 1012 schools:	88.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	85.1%
State average:	78.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	38.9%
State average:	32.0%

477 students tested in Regents English (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	95.0%
State average from 833 schools:	91.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	86.6%
State average:	83.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	40.7%
State average:	36.0%

34 students tested in Regents English (Students with Disabilities)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	85.3%
State average from 810 schools:	65.2%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	64.7%
State average:	48.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	14.7%
State average:	5.2%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	80.0%
State average from 823 schools:	71.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	40.0%
State average:	53.8%

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

605 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	92.4%
State average from 1209 schools:	92.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	76.4%
State average:	81.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	16.4%
State average:	33.2%

557 students tested in Regents Mathematics A (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	94.4%
State average from 999 schools:	94.1%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	79.7%
State average:	84.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	17.8%
State average:	35.3%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	68.8%
State average from 856 schools:	74.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	37.5%
State average:	55.0%

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

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	79.4%
State average from 888 schools:	88.0%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	50.0%
State average:	70.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	5.5%
State average:	18.1%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	80.3%
State average from 476 schools:	88.9%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	50.2%
State average:	72.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	5.6%
State average:	19.4%

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

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	40.0%
State average from 189 schools:	80.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	40.0%
State average:	59.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	0.0%
State average:	9.7%

31 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:	90.3%
State average:	96.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	54.8%
State average:	61.0%

31 students tested in Regents French (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	100.0%
State average from 458 schools:	98.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	90.3%
State average:	96.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	54.8%
State average:	60.9%

112 students tested in Regents Spanish (All Students)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	96.4%
State average from 925 schools:	98.3%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	95.5%
State average:	95.6%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	41.1%
State average:	57.2%

112 students tested in Regents Spanish (General Education)

Number of tested students scoring between 55 and 100:	96.4%
State average from 547 schools:	98.4%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	95.5%
State average:	95.8%

Number of tested students scoring between 65 and 100:	41.1%
State average:	57.0%