Niskayuna High School

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Niskayuna High School
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Address
Niskayuna High School
1626 Balltown Road

Niskayuna
,
New York
,
12309

United States
Coordinates 42°49′6″N73°53′22″W / 42.81833°N 73.88944°W / 42.81833; -73.88944
Information
Type Public
Established1957
PrincipalJohn W. Rickert [1]
Staff104.98 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment1,376 (2019–20) [2]
Student to teacher ratio13.11 [2]
Color(s)Red and silver
PublicationFlare (Literary Magazine)
NewspaperThe Warrior
YearbookCrossroads Yearbook
Team NameSilver Warriors
Website https://www.niskayunaschools.org/niskayuna-high-school/

Niskayuna High School is a public high school in Niskayuna, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the Niskayuna Central School District.

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History

Niskayuna High School opened in 1957 after the Board of Education recommended in 1954 that the district build its own high school. Until then, students attended an area high school of their choice. [3] The 1st graduating class was 1959 with 138 students. Since then, over 18,000 students have graduated from Niskayuna High School. A large expansion was completed in April 2011.[ citation needed ]. an ongoing capital project includes a new track, parking lot, new athletic fields, and adding pedestrian sidewalks.

Academics

Niskayuna High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1983. In 1999, the Wall Street Journal named Niskayuna High School one of the top performing high schools in the country. In 2003, the Washington Post cited Niskayuna High School as one of the best high schools in the nation. In 2006, Niskayuna High School was rated as one of "America's Best High Schools" by Newsweek magazine, with an index (total Advanced Placement Exams taken in 2005 divided by total number of graduating seniors) of 1.340. [4]

The Albany Business Review rated Niskayuna High School the top-ranked high school in the entire Capital District in both its 2016 and 2014 Annual Schools Report. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report listed Niskayuna High School as the top rated public high school in upstate New York. According to U.S. News & World Report 's Best High School Rankings in 2019, Niskayuna High School is ranked as #3 in Albany, NY Metro Area High Schools, #106 in New York State High Schools, and #1,254 in the country. [5]

For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college. [6]

Notable alumni

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