KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District

321 Northern Blvd
Albany, NY 12210
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 821 students in KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
1 School
1,659 Schools
# Students
821 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
83,739 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.
This School District
State Average (NY)
#990 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of KIPP TECH Valley Charter   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
14%
46%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KIPP TECH Valley Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
27%
49%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KIPP TECH Valley Charter   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New York by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
35-39%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.33
0.73
# American Indian Students
4 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
87 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
30%
# Black Students
668 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
81%
20%
# White Students
12 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
1%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
38 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
82
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
100
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
86
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
84
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
88
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
93
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
91
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
-
22,697

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.
This School District
This State (NY)
Spending
$12 MM
$80,737 MM
This chart displays total spending of KIPP TECH Valley Charter   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,177
$32,183
This chart displays average spending per public school student in KIPP TECH Valley Charter   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in New York by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best KIPP TECH Valley Charter School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

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

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 1 school
  • Grades: KG-08
  • Enrollment: 821 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 99%
  • : Bottom 50% in NY
  • : 14% (Btm 50%)
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • : 35-39% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NY Dept. of Education

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