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Schalmont High School

Summary:

Schalmont High School is a public high school located in Schenectady, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 572. It is part of the Schalmont Central School District, which is ranked 460 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Schalmont High School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking as high as 62 out of 519 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating strong overall performance. Schalmont High School performs particularly well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools for this subgroup in recent years. However, the school's performance for multi-racial and white students has been relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 50% of New York high schools, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 85%, slightly above the state average, but its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.9% and 10.0% in recent years, which is higher than the state's target of 5% or less.

Schalmont High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on Regents exams, particularly in subjects like English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government. However, the school's performance is relatively weaker in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and Living Environment, where proficiency rates are closer to or below the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Schalmont High School generally outperforms Colonie Central High School and Mohonasen Senior High School on key metrics, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the region, such as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School and Niskayuna High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1 Sabre Dr
       Schenectady, NY  12306-1093

(518) 355-6110

District: Schalmont Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
374th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,022 Help


Feeder schools for Schalmont High School:

Middle:    Schalmont Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  572

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.7%
Hispanic:
7.9%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.7% Help


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Compare Details Schalmont High School ranks better than 69.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.18. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Schalmont High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.7%), Hispanic (7.9%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Schalmont High School is 11.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Schalmont High School is $17,022.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Schalmont High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Schalmont High School 374th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Schalmont High School in the ranking list.)

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Schalmont Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Schalmont Central School District 460th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Schalmont High School

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Rank History for all students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 55.37 496th 935 47.0%
2006 57.32 498th 986 49.5%
2007 54.62 550th 1002 45.1%
2008 63.77 375th 1027 63.5%
2009 63.48 386th 1086 64.5%
2010 64.13 375th 1117 66.4%
2011 66.51 332nd 1165 71.5%
2012 68.19 355th 1198 70.4%
2013 75.53 183rd 1217 85.0%
2014 69.55 271st 1237 78.1%
2015 71.74 195th 1255 84.5%
2016 70.12 231st 1255 81.6%
2017 67.13 318th 1221 74.0%
2018 64.98 422nd 1210 65.1%
2019 72.74 275th 1207 77.2%
2021 78.03 62nd 519 88.1%
2022 67.87 349th 1190 70.7%
2023 63.85 444th 1228 63.8%
2024 68.18 374th 1242 69.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.32 73rd 165 55.8%
2022 35.38 154th 212 27.4%
2023 42.15 165th 272 39.3%
2024 28.73 238th 306 22.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.05 255th 1095 76.7%
2019 73.93 225th 1132 80.1%
2022 63.49 285th 1038 72.5%
2023 46.18 531st 1130 53.0%
2024 62.71 317th 1144 72.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.30 601st 1154 47.9%
2019 60.93 409th 1179 65.3%
2022 58.00 400th 1101 63.7%
2023 59.64 400th 1155 65.4%
2024 63.85 318th 1170 72.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.65 457th 1176 61.1%
2019 67.87 384th 1193 67.8%
2022 68.08 341st 1155 70.5%
2023 64.20 455th 1197 62.0%
2024 69.05 350th 1219 71.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.20 377th 1176 67.9%
2019 75.43 189th 1190 84.1%
2021 74.63 55th 354 84.5%
2022 65.93 367th 1154 68.2%
2023 63.20 421st 1191 64.7%
2024 66.63 382nd 1211 68.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.72 172nd 791 78.3%
2019 51.59 365th 815 55.2%
2022 67.46 195th 760 74.3%
2023 76.53 139th 851 83.7%
2024 67.22 215th 865 75.1%
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Rank History for White students at Schalmont High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.77 409th 765 46.5%
2019 64.66 231st 793 70.9%
2022 52.34 367th 738 50.3%
2023 46.09 453rd 776 41.6%
2024 53.71 386th 781 50.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Schalmont High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 691 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1990 695 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1991 657 4 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 663
1992 668 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1993 685 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 690
1994 685 4 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 694
1995 711 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1996 711 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1997 667 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1998 683 4 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 691
1999 701 5 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 714
2000 718 5 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 731
2001 731 5 4 2 2 n/a n/a 0 744
2002 767 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2003 767 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2004 775 10 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2005 746 11 4 5 1 n/a n/a 0 767
2006 699 11 5 7 1 n/a n/a 0 723
2007 686 8 6 10 1 n/a n/a 0 711
2008 710 11 10 7 2 n/a n/a 0 740
2009 675 13 8 10 2 n/a n/a 1 709
2010 667 12 8 10 1 n/a n/a 0 698
2011 644 16 7 0 1 0 2 0 670
2012 587 17 14 10 0 1 2 0 631
2013 575 16 14 6 0 0 4 0 615
2014 552 16 15 12 0 0 4 0 599
2015 551 16 15 15 0 0 11 0 608
2016 549 13 10 19 1 0 17 0 609
2017 559 12 12 23 1 0 17 0 624
2018 573 12 10 22 1 0 16 0 634
2019 561 11 10 33 1 0 22 0 638
2020 538 10 13 28 1 0 22 0 612
2021 512 10 12 36 4 0 26 0 600
2022 491 9 12 44 4 0 28 0 588
2023 479 8 10 45 5 1 24 0 572

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 Schalmont High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 695 49.4 14.0 n/a
1990 700 41.9 16.7 n/a
1991 663 44.9 14.7 n/a
1992 671 42.1 15.9 n/a
1993 690 43.6 15.8 n/a
1994 694 44.2 15.7 3
1995 717 43.3 16.6 4.2
1996 717 43.3 16.6 4.2
1997 670 44.6 15.0 4
1998 691 49.6 13.9 2.2
1999 714 49.1 14.5 4.9
2000 731 49.4 14.8 6.8
2001 744 51.9 14.3 11.3
2002 776 52.5 14.8 5.9
2003 776 52.5 14.8 5.9
2004 789 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 56.8 13.5 6.8
2006 723 54.0 13.4 6.1
2007 711 55.8 12.7 6.3
2008 740 53.8 13.8 12.6
2009 709 51.4 13.8 9.2
2010 698 49.6 14.0 9.5
2011 670 50.9 13.1 10.1
2012 631 45.8 13.7 15.1
2013 615 44.4 13.8 34.8
2014 599 44.0 13.6 3.8
2015 608 39.0 15.5 0
2016 609 41.0 14.8 24
2017 624 44.0 14.1 25
2018 634 42.6 14.8 24.6
2019 638 45.6 13.9 24.9
2020 612 59.0 10.3 n/a
2021 600 47.5 12.6 n/a
2022 588 49.4 11.9 25.9
2023 572 48.0 11.8 32.7

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 Schalmont High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 695 49.4 14.0 n/a
1990 700 41.9 16.7 n/a
1991 663 44.9 14.7 n/a
1992 671 42.1 15.9 n/a
1993 690 43.6 15.8 n/a
1994 694 44.2 15.7 3
1995 717 43.3 16.6 4.2
1996 717 43.3 16.6 4.2
1997 670 44.6 15.0 4
1998 691 49.6 13.9 2.2
1999 714 49.1 14.5 4.9
2000 731 49.4 14.8 6.8
2001 744 51.9 14.3 11.3
2002 776 52.5 14.8 5.9
2003 776 52.5 14.8 5.9
2004 789 n/a n/a n/a
2005 767 56.8 13.5 6.8
2006 723 54.0 13.4 6.1
2007 711 55.8 12.7 6.3
2008 740 53.8 13.8 12.6
2009 709 51.4 13.8 9.2
2010 698 49.6 14.0 9.5
2011 670 50.9 13.1 10.1
2012 631 45.8 13.7 15.1
2013 615 44.4 13.8 34.8
2014 599 44.0 13.6 3.8
2015 608 39.0 15.5 0
2016 609 41.0 14.8 24
2017 624 44.0 14.1 25
2018 634 42.6 14.8 24.6
2019 638 45.6 13.9 24.9
2020 612 59.0 10.3 n/a
2021 600 47.5 12.6 n/a
2022 588 49.4 11.9 25.9
2023 572 48.0 11.8 32.7

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.

Immunization Rates

Schalmont High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.7%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201499.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201599.7%0.2%0.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201699.7%0.2%0.2%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201999.5%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
202099.5%0.0%99.5%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.7%99.7%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Schalmont High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $12,811 (100.0%) $12,811
2020 $00 (0.0%) $11,529 (100.0%) $11,529
2021 $00 (0.0%) $12,137 (100.0%) $12,137
2022 $00 (0.0%) $18,906 (100.0%) $18,906
2023 $00 (0.0%) $17,022 (100.0%) $17,022

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Schalmont High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 275th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 444th of 1228 High schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Schalmont High School)87.887.9
 0.2%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Schalmont Central School District)86.989.6
 2.7%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Schalmont High School)78.457.9
 20.5%
   End of Course Chemistry (Schalmont Central School District)78.457.9
 20.5%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Schalmont High School)90.761.8
 28.9%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Schalmont Central School District)90.961.8
 29.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Schalmont High School)93.889
 4.8%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Schalmont Central School District)92.788.3
 4.3%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Schalmont High School)94.167
 27.1%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Schalmont Central School District)94.167
 27.1%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Schalmont High School)74.862.5
 12.3%
   End of Course Earth Science (Schalmont Central School District)79.966.9
 13%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Living Environment (Schalmont High School)95.485.7
 9.7%
   End of Course Living Environment (Schalmont Central School District)94.385.7
 8.6%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Schalmont High School)7569.4
 5.6%
   End of Course Physics (Schalmont Central School District)74.269.4
 4.8%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.668.1
 13.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Schalmont High School)94.391.7
 2.6%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Schalmont Central School District)92.591
 1.5%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students638572
 10.3%
African American118
 27.3%
American Indian15
 400%
Asian1010
Hispanic3345
 36.4%
Pacific Islander01
White561479
 14.6%
Two or More Races2224
 9.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients24.9%32.7%
 7.8%

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Schalmont High School ranks 374th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Schalmont High School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 572 students attended Schalmont High School.


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