About Us
Located in Albany County, South Colonie is one of the largest school districts in the Capital Region, serving a community of 80,000 residents in a 60-square-mile area.
The district’s longstanding purpose is to graduate students who have the knowledge, skills, attitude and self-esteem to succeed in the real world of the 21st century. A talented staff of teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and more are dedicated to making this happen.
Colonie Central High School is a four-year public school accredited by the University of the State of New York with 1,537 students and 144 staff members. In 2021, 356 students graduated, of which 57% completed the requirements for an Advanced Regents Diploma. Colonie Central high school is a comprehensive school that offers a wide variety of courses to prepare students to meet the demands of college-level academic work, as well as a focus on career-ready pathways.
- CEEB CODE: 330055
Academic Programs
AP Courses, Honors, and Dual Enrollment are offered in the following areas:
English
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- AP Language, AP Literature and Composition
- Honors English 9, 10
- SUNY Reading Lit, Exploring Teaching as a Profession, Speech Comp and
- Presentation, Intro to Creative Writing, Foundations in Journalism, Intro to
- Reporting and News Writing
World Languages
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- SUNY Intermediate Spanish 1, Intermediate
- French 1
- College of St. Rose Spanish Conversation and Cultures
- HVCC Italian Language and Culture I/II
Mathematics
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- AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC
- SUNY Pre-Calculus, Elementary Statistics
Science
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- AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics C
- SUNY Personal Genetics
Social Studies
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- Pre-AP World History, AP World History, AP US History, AP European History
- HVCC Psychology, Sociology, Macroeconomics
Technology, Art, Music
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- AP Computer Science Principles
- HVCC CISCO Networking I/II, Survey of Art History, Design Drawing for
- Production, Engines, Fuel Systems, Passenger Car Chassis I
- SUNY Adirondack Graphic Arts I/II, Digital Photography
- RIT (Project Lead the Way) Design and Drawing for Production, Principles of
- Engineering, Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Student Community & Special Programs
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- Colonie High School’s English Language Learner (ELL) population hails from countries around the world including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Italy, Iraq, Mexico, Pakistan, US territory Puerto Rico, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Vietnam. The student’s have language backgrounds in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Italian, Pashto, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
- Colonie High School earned distinction from US News and World Report as one of America’s Best High Schools in 2021.
- Colonie Students are S.M.A.R.T (Students Making a Responsible Tomorrow). Each year, Colonie High School Students donate thousands of hours volunteering and fundraising for community programs like Northern Rivers, The Capital Region Food Bank, Blue Star Mothers, Proctors and more through our regionally recognized I-CARE character education program. Service is an integral part of our Key Club, and both our National Honor Society selection process, as well as our NHS member responsibilities, include a 30-hour service component.
- Three Colonie High School music students were selected to participate in NYSSMA All-State.
- During the 2020-2021 school year, two Colonie High School students were selected to participate in the New York State SkillsUSA Competition.
- The Colonie High School Athletic Program offers 27 varsity level sports that compete in the Suburban Council. Our athletes have been recognized on regional, state and national levels. Approximately 65 percent of the Class of 2021 was involved in athletics.
- Curricula in general engineering and bio-medical engineering are offered through the national recognized pre-engineering program, Project Lead the Way.
- Colonie High School seniors have the opportunity to participate in the Career Exploration Internship Program, a 54-hour internship with industry professionals in the Capital District.
Post Secondary Placement
Class of 2021
- Four-year colleges: 40%
- Two-year colleges: 44%
- Vocational schools: 0%
- Military: 1%
- Employment: 12%
- Undecided: 3%
Four Year Cumulative Averages
Class of 2021: Average GPA % of Students
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- 95-100: 17%
- 90-94: 26%
- 85-89: 17%
- 80-84: 17%
- 75-79: 16%
- 70-74: 4%
- 65-69: 3%
Class of 2020 Mean Test Results
SAT I – Evidence-Based
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- Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing: 567
- Math: 583
- SAT Total: 1150
ACT
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- Composite: 27
Other Student Data
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- An important notation regarding transcript data for the Class of 2022 – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 school year, all learning was online for our students. Grades for quarters 3 & 4 were pass/fail (P or F). The final report card will be included with the official transcript in a student’s college application for admission. The 2019-2020 average was calculated using quarters 1 & 2 only. If that average was at or higher than the existing cumulative GPA, this benefitted the student, and it was included in calculating the new cumulative GPA. If the 2019-2020 average did not benefit the student, final grades remained as “P or NG”. Our administration believes in the merit of this approach, in light of the extraordinary circumstances that students had to face during the COVID-19 spring of 2019-2020.
- Due to COVID, the rank for students at Colonie Central High School for the Class of 2022 is not being calculated.
- In May of 2021, 234 students completed 336 AP exams — 66 percent received a score of three or higher.
- 57 percent of the Class of 2021 earned an Advanced Regents Diploma.
College Acceptance 2019 through 2021
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American Musical and Dramatic Academy
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