Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12180

Summary:

The 12180 zip code area is home to 13 schools spanning elementary, middle, high, and alternative education, across 6 different school districts. While the schools show a wide range of academic performance, a few standouts emerge. Tamarac Middle School High School, an alternative school, boasts the highest 4-year graduation rate at 91.1% and the lowest dropout rate at 3.3%, along with strong test scores. Bell Top School and Gardner-Dickinson School also excel, ranking among the top elementary schools in New York state.

However, the data reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with some schools like PS 2 and Carroll Hill School struggling significantly, with proficiency rates well below state averages. This appears to be closely linked to socioeconomic factors, as schools with the highest poverty rates, as measured by free/reduced lunch eligibility, tend to have the lowest test scores and academic outcomes.

The schools in the 12180 zip code area span multiple districts, including Troy City School District, KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School, Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill), Wynantskill Union Free School District, East Greenbush Central School District, and North Greenbush Common School District (Williams). The data suggests notable differences in performance between these districts, with the East Greenbush Central School District and Wynantskill Union Free School District schools generally outperforming the Troy City School District schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carroll Hill School	Public	K-5	112 Delaware Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5701	340	44	7.8	85.0%	95 (27.9%)	100 (29.4%)	78 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (19.1%)	22.6	1985^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%		10.9	2308^th of 2439 public elementary schools	5.4%	323												36.6	27.0	23.1				56.1	28.1	20.8				20.8		99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.5	99.2
Ps 2	Public	PK, KG-5	470 10th St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5601	278	33	8.4	92.4%	31 (11.2%)	131 (47.1%)	73 (26.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.7%)	18	2122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.1	2211^th of 2439 public elementary schools	9.3%	89												10.8	23.5	17.4				29.7	30.6	52.2				6.7		99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0
Ps 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Tibbits Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5801	425	48	8.8	76.0%	144 (33.9%)	135 (31.8%)	82 (19.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	33.2	1644^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%		42.3	1384^th of 2439 public elementary schools	43.3%	260												39.4	21.9	36.0				45.1	55.2	38.2				20.0		95.7	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	97.9	96.5
Ps 16	Public	PK, KG-5	475 1st St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5101	248	28	8.7	60.1%	120 (48.4%)	52 (21.0%)	38 (15.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.1%)	66.1	747^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		61.7	879^th of 2439 public elementary schools	64.0%	132												58.3	64.9	38.9				65.7	73.0	58.3				33.3		98.9	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	98.9	98.9
Ps 18	Public	K-5	412 Hoosick St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5501	309	32	9.5	44.7%	192 (62.1%)	39 (12.6%)	43 (13.9%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	45	1287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%		44.1	1330^th of 2439 public elementary schools	45.5%	43												33.3	56.8	40.9				46.3	56.5	43.5				28.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Troy High School	Public	9-12	1950 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5401	1,153	98	11.7	63.6%	484 (42.0%)	347 (30.1%)	213 (18.5%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	90 (7.8%)	43.3	721^st of 1242 public high schools	41.9%		41.8	715^th of 1228 public high schools	41.8%	6	35.5	66.7	92.0	69.1	46.2	53.3	77.5	36.8	36.8	83.9	62.1															99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8
Troy Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5301	786	81	9.7	71.8%	278 (35.4%)	235 (29.9%)	161 (20.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	102 (13.0%)	36.4	990^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.2%		32.8	1051^st of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%	61								92.3			100.0				38.3	33.6	37.4				46.8	39.3	41.7		31.6	98.5	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.8	99.7
KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	741	16	46.3	86.8%	81 (10.9%)	438 (59.1%)	168 (22.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.5%)								(n/a)	4.6			63.8	4.4		25.7	31.7		18.8	29.4	41.7	43.9	26.8	39.7	46.9	60.0	37.5	56.9	28.1	58.9	62.3		10.7										$18,854	$3,646	$15,209
Bell Top School	Public	K-5	39 Reynolds Rd	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2600	306	24	12.5	13.7%	238 (77.8%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.5%)	22 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	89.7	209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.5%		91.6	185^th of 2439 public elementary schools	92.4%	24												69.1	85.7	59.0				92.6	93.8	68.9				60.7		97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	$13,442	$596	$12,845
North Greenbush School	Public	K-2	49 Greenbush Rd	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	North Greenbush Common School District (Williams)	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 283-6748	31	3	9.6		31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,817	$5,677	$12,140
Gardner-Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Wynantskill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 283-4600	333	24	13.9		306 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	58	945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		65.3	786^th of 2439 public elementary schools	67.8%	159											100.0	27.3	61.8	51.1	55.6	63.9	54.2	27.3	76.5	53.3	63.0	75.0	33.3	38.6	56.5	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,468	$1,648	$14,821
Tamarac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 279-4600	493	35	14.2	28.4%	446 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	52.7	1086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		55.8	1017^th of 2439 public elementary schools	58.3%	69												57.4	53.5	39.7				61.8	57.8	37.1				31.3		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$10,405	$2,014	$8,391
Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	602	56	10.8	29.6%	534 (88.7%)	10 (1.7%)	28 (4.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)								(n/a)	17.4	77.8	88.6	94.0	88.1	73.5	80.5	71.0	72.7	84.1	74.4				43.1	40.7	46.0				43.4	40.8	40.5		34.1	94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$14,961	$1,149	$13,812

Cities Near Zip Code 12180

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy	1.91 mi	18	518^th
Poestenkill	4.14 mi	1	315^th
Green Island	4.3 mi	1
Cohoes	4.51 mi	6	531^st
Watervliet	5.38 mi	2	740^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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