Is Guilderland High School a good school?

Guilderland High School ranks 189 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Guilderland High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,484 students attended Guilderland High School.

What is the racial makeup of Guilderland High School?

Students at Guilderland High School are 68% White, 15% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Guilderland High School?

Guilderland High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Altamont Elementary School Elementary : Guilderland Elementary School Elementary : Lynnwood Elementary School Elementary : Pine Bush Elementary School Elementary : Westmere Elementary School Middle : Farnsworth Middle School

Guilderland High School

Summary:

Guilderland High School is a public high school located in Guilderland Center, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,462 students. The school is part of the Guilderland Central School District, which is ranked 159 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guilderland High School consistently ranks among the top 20% of high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 117-237 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is significantly higher than the state average across various subjects, including Algebra II (89.59% vs. 74.04%), English Language Arts (92.35% vs. 78.55%), and U.S. History and Government (93.42% vs. 78.47%). Guilderland High School also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, including Asian students (ranked 66th out of 426 high schools), African American students (ranked 175th out of 690 high schools), and English Language Learners (ranked 20th out of 637 high schools). The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 95.0%, which is on par with or better than the state average, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 1.3% to 10.0%.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Bethlehem Central Senior High School and Niskayuna High School, Guilderland High School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.4% in 2022-2023 to 37.8% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern that the school and district should address.

Detail:

Public 9-12

8 School Rd
Guilderland Center, NY 12085-0037

(518) 861-8591

District: Guilderland Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
189^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,390

Feeder schools for Guilderland High School:

Elementary:	Altamont Elementary School
	Guilderland Elementary School
	Lynnwood Elementary School
	Pine Bush Elementary School
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	Westmere Elementary School
Middle:	Farnsworth Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 1,484

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Asian:

15.0%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Guilderland High School ranks better than 84.8% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.04. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Guilderland High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.2%), Asian (15%), Hispanic (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Guilderland High School is 11.4. (See more...)

Compare Guilderland High School employs 130 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Guilderland High School is $17,390.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Guilderland High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilderland High School 189^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Guilderland High School in the ranking list.)

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Guilderland Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilderland Central School District 159^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Guilderland High School

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Rank History for all students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	75.18	75^th	935	92.0%
2006	72.57	141^st	986	85.7%
2007	69.16	208^th	1002	79.2%
2008	73.14	134^th	1027	87.0%
2009	68.46	251^st	1086	76.9%
2010	71.59	190^th	1117	83.0%
2011	74.38	158^th	1165	86.4%
2012	77.24	138^th	1198	88.5%
2013	78.94	108^th	1217	91.1%
2014	76.33	117^th	1237	90.5%
2015	75.96	121^st	1255	90.4%
2016	73.98	159^th	1255	87.3%
2017	74.91	181^st	1221	85.2%
2018	73.55	237^th	1210	80.4%
2019	74.65	227^th	1207	81.2%
2021	81.90	31^st	519	94.0%
2022	76.15	187^th	1190	84.3%
2023	76.79	195^th	1228	84.1%
2024	77.04	189^th	1242	84.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.30	84^th	157	46.5%
2019	55.39	82^nd	165	50.3%
2022	58.86	87^th	212	59.0%
2023	74.01	51^st	272	81.3%
2024	82.03	19^th	306	93.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.13	43^rd	546	92.1%
2019	66.42	121^st	565	78.6%
2022	75.36	56^th	481	88.4%
2023	83.68	38^th	583	93.5%
2024	89.12	20^th	637	96.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.30	217^th	1095	80.2%
2019	74.77	216^th	1132	80.9%
2021	93.25	4^th	137	97.1%
2022	74.21	173^rd	1038	83.3%
2023	71.62	215^th	1130	81.0%
2024	65.35	289^th	1144	74.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.87	589^th	1154	49.0%
2019	56.88	486^th	1179	58.8%
2021	74.70	36^th	289	87.5%
2022	65.07	284^th	1101	74.2%
2023	64.68	303^rd	1155	73.8%
2024	63.85	316^th	1170	73.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.11	250^th	1176	78.7%
2019	75.72	201^st	1193	83.2%
2021	82.34	16^th	290	94.5%
2022	75.83	183^rd	1155	84.2%
2023	77.30	191^st	1197	84.0%
2024	74.32	249^th	1219	79.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.32	245^th	1176	79.2%
2019	72.26	255^th	1190	78.6%
2021	83.50	15^th	354	95.8%
2022	75.09	186^th	1154	83.9%
2023	75.98	191^st	1191	84.0%
2024	74.14	240^th	1211	80.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.72	70^th	426	83.6%
2019	70.06	135^th	447	69.8%
2022	66.98	133^rd	386	65.5%
2023	73.90	85^th	424	80.0%
2024	75.61	66^th	426	84.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.10	143^rd	679	78.9%
2019	79.55	72^nd	686	89.5%
2022	82.03	56^th	593	90.6%
2023	77.85	84^th	671	87.5%
2024	66.54	175^th	690	74.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.34	197^th	791	75.1%
2019	63.34	260^th	815	68.1%
2022	71.59	164^th	760	78.4%
2023	70.43	192^nd	851	77.4%
2024	72.99	163^rd	865	81.2%

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Rank History for White students at Guilderland High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.64	249^th	765	67.5%
2019	65.14	222^nd	793	72.0%
2021	74.55	19^th	133	85.7%
2022	64.46	211^th	738	71.4%
2023	63.53	231^st	776	70.2%
2024	65.74	221^st	781	71.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Guilderland High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1205	40	30	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	1285
1990	1181	42	33	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	1268
1991	1204	33	22	6	20	n/a	n/a	0	1285
1992	1131	41	38	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	1237
1993	1190	45	43	26	10	n/a	n/a	0	1314
1994	1270	40	46	25	12	n/a	n/a	0	1393
1995	1421	32	41	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	1529
1996	1421	32	41	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	1529
1997	1443	32	48	27	20	n/a	n/a	0	1570
1998	1458	46	44	26	18	n/a	n/a	0	1592
1999	1516	48	46	29	23	n/a	n/a	0	1662
2000	1534	55	45	37	22	n/a	n/a	0	1693
2001	1575	56	34	29	16	n/a	n/a	0	1710
2002	1721	52	43	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	1845
2003	1721	52	43	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	1845
2004	1759	48	44	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	1885
2005	1757	59	78	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	1934
2006	1662	70	93	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	1880
2007	1652	63	101	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	1873
2008	1668	87	102	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	1903
2009	1647	89	123	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	1907
2010	1596	91	117	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	1844
2011	1542	94	134	45	0	0	0	0	1815
2012	1472	71	114	42	0	0	22	0	1721
2013	1434	69	114	37	0	0	25	0	1679
2014	1405	75	132	45	0	0	31	0	1688
2015	1357	80	148	50	1	0	31	0	1667
2016	1308	69	149	49	1	0	35	0	1611
2017	1233	69	170	50	1	1	46	0	1570
2018	1211	71	178	57	2	0	47	0	1566
2019	1173	59	182	56	1	0	53	0	1524
2020	1145	77	198	57	2	0	53	0	1532
2021	1146	71	193	55	3	1	50	0	1519
2022	1094	60	194	62	3	2	60	1	1476
2023	1032	75	208	89	2	2	52	2	1462
2024	1012	92	222	93	3	1	59	2	1484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Guilderland High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1285	96.0	13.3	n/a
1990	1268	92.1	13.7	n/a
1991	1285	86.1	14.9	n/a
1992	1237	91.4	13.5	n/a
1993	1314	79.8	16.5	n/a
1994	1393	89.9	15.5	5
1995	1529	99.0	15.4	2.4
1996	1529	99.0	15.4	2.4
1997	1570	103.4	15.2	3.1
1998	1592	114.6	13.9	2.6
1999	1662	121.1	13.7	2.4
2000	1693	125.0	13.5	4.1
2001	1710	124.9	13.7	4.6
2002	1845	130.9	14.1	3.9
2003	1845	130.9	14.1	3.9
2004	1885	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1934	137.3	14.1	3.3
2006	1880	134.0	14.0	3.5
2007	1873	138.7	13.5	4.3
2008	1903	140.0	13.6	4
2009	1907	141.5	13.5	4.4
2010	1844	141.3	13.0	4.8
2011	1815	137.6	13.1	6.4
2012	1721	126.0	13.6	6.3
2013	1679	119.4	14.0	7.6
2014	1688	114.9	14.6	10.4
2015	1667	105.0	15.8	12.9
2016	1611	107.0	15.0	14
2017	1570	115.4	13.5	16.1
2018	1566	117.6	13.3	15.3
2019	1524	124.3	12.2	17.3
2020	1532	131.7	11.6	18.5
2021	1519	163.3	9.3	16.4
2022	1476	127.3	11.5	19.2
2023	1462	125.9	11.6	22.8
2024	1484	130.0	11.4	24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Guilderland High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1285	96.0	13.3	n/a
1990	1268	92.1	13.7	n/a
1991	1285	86.1	14.9	n/a
1992	1237	91.4	13.5	n/a
1993	1314	79.8	16.5	n/a
1994	1393	89.9	15.5	5
1995	1529	99.0	15.4	2.4
1996	1529	99.0	15.4	2.4
1997	1570	103.4	15.2	3.1
1998	1592	114.6	13.9	2.6
1999	1662	121.1	13.7	2.4
2000	1693	125.0	13.5	4.1
2001	1710	124.9	13.7	4.6
2002	1845	130.9	14.1	3.9
2003	1845	130.9	14.1	3.9
2004	1885	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1934	137.3	14.1	3.3
2006	1880	134.0	14.0	3.5
2007	1873	138.7	13.5	4.3
2008	1903	140.0	13.6	4
2009	1907	141.5	13.5	4.4
2010	1844	141.3	13.0	4.8
2011	1815	137.6	13.1	6.4
2012	1721	126.0	13.6	6.3
2013	1679	119.4	14.0	7.6
2014	1688	114.9	14.6	10.4
2015	1667	105.0	15.8	12.9
2016	1611	107.0	15.0	14
2017	1570	115.4	13.5	16.1
2018	1566	117.6	13.3	15.3
2019	1524	124.3	12.2	17.3
2020	1532	131.7	11.6	18.5
2021	1519	163.3	9.3	16.4
2022	1476	127.3	11.5	19.2
2023	1462	125.9	11.6	22.8
2024	1484	130.0	11.4	24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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