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. History. Niskayuna High School first opened in 1957, after the Board of Education recommended in 1954 that the new district build its own high school. Until then, students attended an area high school of their choice. The first 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. 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. 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 and World Report listed Niskayuna High School as the top rated public high school in upstate New York. According to U.S. News and 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. For the Class of 2005, 94% of all graduating seniors attended college.