Albany High School is the only comprehensive high school in the Albany Unified School District. It has 1268 students in grades 9 through 12. The 2010 accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges goes through 2013. The school offers seven periods per day, two semesters per academic year. Each semester is a minimum of 18 weeks. A modified block scheduling was started in ’05-‘06 with all classes meeting on Monday for 52 minutes, odd periods meeting Tues/Thur and even periods meeting on Wed/Fri. Block schedule periods are 95 minutes long.

Students

The school has a diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural population, composed of 39% Asian/Pacific Islander, 35% White, 13.5% Hispanic, 7% African-American, and .7% Native American students. 5% are Non-English Speaking or Limited English Speaking. 20% of the students are admitted by permit from other school districts, primarily from the cities of Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Richmond. The dropout rate is less than 2%.

Faculty

The teaching faculty includes 59 full-time and 5 part-time classroom teachers, 35 of whom hold graduate degrees. The pupil-teacher ratio is 28 to 1. There are 3 administrators and 4 guidance counselors, one of whom is 80%.

Curriculum

Advanced Placement courses are offered in English, French, Spanish, Calculus AB & BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Art History, Computer Science, and Comparative Govt. AP Environmental Science was added ’09-10. Honors courses are offered in English 3 and Pre-Calculus. Advanced courses are offered in Art, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Photography, and Journalism.

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