For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 821 students in KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in New York.
Public Charter School in KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New York public charter school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public charter school average of 94% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
1 School
345 Schools
# Students
821 Students
181,210 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
11,161 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District, which is ranked #985 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#990 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
49%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.62
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,780 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
6,026 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
87 Students
72,397 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
40%
# Black Students
668 Students
86,567 Students
% Black Students
81%
48%
# White Students
12 Students
10,182 Students
% White Students
1%
6%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
525 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
38 Students
4,104 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
12
# Students in K Grade:
82
15,980
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
16,357
# Students in 2nd Grade:
100
16,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
16,244
# Students in 4th Grade:
86
15,719
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
15,350
# Students in 6th Grade:
88
16,550
# Students in 7th Grade:
93
15,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
91
15,132
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
11,074
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
10,048
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,599
# Ungraded Students:
-
180
District Revenue and Spending
The school district's spending/student of $14,177 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Spending
$12 MM
$80,737 MM

Spending / Student
$14,177
$32,183

Best KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kipp Tech Valley Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
321 Northern Blvd
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 694-9494
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 694-9494
Grades: K-8
| 821 students
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