Ballston Spa Senior High School

Ballston Spa Senior High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
220 Ballston Ave,  Ballston Spa, NY
Ballston Spa Central School District
3.7
2.2
1,249 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Principal - Ms. Kristi Jensen
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Average SAT Score
1260
Average ACT Score
30
Math Proficiency
98%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.58
Graduation Rate
91%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
B+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.58
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
98%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
10:1
Teachers
120
Full Time Teachers
120
Teachers in First or Second Year
0%
College Prep
Average SAT
1260
Math
630
Verbal
630
Average ACT
30
Math
29
English
30
Reading
31
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
14
AP Pass Rate
76.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
183:1

Student Diversity

Male
54.4%
Female
45.2%
White
86.7%
Hispanic
5.9%
Two or more races
3.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.7%
Black
1.5%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Binghamton University, SUNY 127 Students
Boston University 84 Students
University at Buffalo, SUNY 76 Students
University at Albany, SUNY 74 Students
Syracuse University 73 Students
Clarkson University 71 Students
Siena College 66 Students
Cornell University 64 Students
Rochester Institute of Technology 60 Students
SUNY Oneonta 58 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 77 Students
Business 67 Students
Psychology 61 Students
Nursing 46 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 37 Students
Engineering 33 Students
Political Science and Government 30 Students
Mechanical Engineering 25 Students
Pre-Law Studies 22 Students
Chemistry 21 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 248 Reviews
4.0 Senior
4/27/2022
Ballston Spa provides an excess of academic resources with the obvious goal of educating its students. As an honors student, I have strived to challenge myself as much as possible throughout my time as BSCSD and had many opportunities to do so. I am enrolled in full IB courses and take supplemental AP courses when IB isn't offered in an area. There is obviously room for improvement, as there is with every institution, but I am glad that I came to Ballston Spa and was able to be a part of the BSCSD community.
4.0 Senior
11/24/2021
Ballston Spa High School is an inviting environment for students to learn and also form lifetime friendships. They offer a wide variety of classes for students who are interested in pursuing any major in college.
4.0 Alum
8/19/2021
A lot of options from AP, Honor, and BI courses. You will definitely find your interest and get a good head start into college.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.2 10 Reviews
2.0 parent
10/12/2020
There seam to be no communication between services teachers and leadership of the school. The school is to focused on trying to teach everyone to be kind in all grades the proper education. And there is to much school forced involvement with parents homes instead of proper work and teaching ethics i...
1.0 parent
11/7/2017
This district has major issues with bullying, labeling, as well as internal communication and support for your child. I had a guidance meeting concerning my childs behavior and grades, he was seeing a behavioral specialist at the school weekly, not one of his teachers knew that! LOL A complete joke,...
1.0 parent
11/7/2017
Absolutely a horrible district, quick to judge and label, communication within as well external has to be the worst I have ever seen . If your child has an issue, you can be sure the district will label him/ or her for their entire high school career
2.0 parent
6/22/2014
Good academic programs, but hard to stay on a good path with tvery poor guidance. Most of the guidece counselors dont know how to do their job. Some years classes alternate and get dropped every other year. The counselors dont tell the students, they have to find out by themselves. The counselors ar...

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