Ballston Spa Senior High School

220 Ballston Ave, Ballston Spa NY, 12020 | Ballston Spa Central School District | 518-884-7150
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1288
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 96% 69% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Ballston Spa
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
65%Ballston Spa
56%New York

Ballston Spa Senior High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Ballston Spa Central School District" in Ballston Spa, NY. There are a total of 1,288 students and 98 teachers at Ballston Spa Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Ballston Spa Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 95.5%, which is 69% higher than the New York average.

Ballston Spa Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1288
Teachers98
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment316
Taking some courses237
Taking some courses (not tests)82
Passing some courses182
Passing no courses47

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Ballston Spa Senior High School, there are a total of 316 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 237 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All97%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All94%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90-94%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Ballston Spa Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 95.2% 95.7% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 2.3% 1.8% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 1.2% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7% 1.0% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.0% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.1% 0.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Ballston Spa demographics profile

StatisticBallston SpaNew YorkNational
Population5,67519,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,54641391
Median age39.338.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%52%55%
Speak English94%70%79%
Speak Spanish0%15%13%

Education level achieved in Ballston Spa

IndexBallston SpaNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade92.1%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school91.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college69.3%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree48.8%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors37.7%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters14.7%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.4%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Ballston Spa Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.