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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 long standing 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 2023, 357 students graduated, of which 60% completed the requirements for an Advanced Regents Diploma (62% of these students graduated with honors). 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, Topics in English Studies
Music
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- SUNY Rudiments of Music
World Languages
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- CCC Elementary Spanish, Elementary French II
- 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, Topics in Contemporary Math, Personal Finance
Science
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- AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C
- SUNY Contemporary Issues in Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Oceanography
Social Studies
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- Pre-AP World History, AP World History, AP US History, AP European History, AP Government
- SUNY Psychology, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Intro to Criminal Justice Process
Technology, Art, Music
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- VCC 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 I/II, Career Exploration Internship Program
- 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 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.
- For the 11th time, the South Colonie School District was recognized as a 2023 Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation. South Colonie students participated in the Area All-State Music Festival, Suburban Council Music Festival, Empire State Youth Orchestra, Melodies of Christmas televised concert, and Albany Pro-Musica winter choral festival.
- The Colonie High School Athletic Program offers 30 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 2023 was involved in athletics.
- Curricula in general engineering and biomedical engineering are offered through the nationally recognized pre-engineering program, Project Lead the Way.
- Seventy-one Colonie High School seniors participate in the Career Exploration Internship Program, a 54-hour internship with industry professionals in the Capital District.
- Students in Colonie High School’s Teaching Academy have the opportunity to participate in the NYS Teaching Assistant Preparatory Program. Last year, 7 students participated
Post Secondary Placement
Class of 2023
- Four-year colleges: 54%
- Two-year colleges: 26%
- Vocational schools: 1%
- Military: 1%
- Employment: 13%
- Undecided: 5%
Four Year Cumulative Averages
Class of 2023: Average GPA % of Students
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- 95-100: 19%
- 90-94: 24%
- 85-89: 17%
- 80-84: 16%
- 75-79: 11%
- 70-74: 9%
- 65-69: 4%
Class of 2023 Mean Test Results
SAT I – Evidence-Based
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- Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing: 566
- Math: 587
- SAT Total: 1153
ACT
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- Composite: 26
Other Student Data
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- Due to COVID, the rank for students at Colonie Central High School for the Class of 2024 is not being calculated.
- In May of 2023, 258 students completed 421 AP exams — 71% of exams taken were a score of three or higher.
- 60 percent of the Class of 2023 earned an Advanced Regents Diploma, 62% of these students graduated with honors.
- 89 students earned the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness in 2023. 21 students earned the NYS Seal of Biliteracy in 2023.
College Acceptance 2019 through 2021
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
American International College
Bentley University
Binghamton University SUNY
Blinn College
Boston University
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany
Caldwell University
Case Western Reserve University
Cazenovia College
Clark University
Clarkson University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Cornell University
CUNY Baruch College
D’Youville University
Daemen University
Dominican University NY
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Erie Community College
Fairfield University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Florida Institute of Technology
Fordham University
Hartwick College
Hawaii Pacific University
Herkimer County Community College
High Point University
Hilbert College
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Hudson Valley Community College
Ithaca College
King’s College
Le Moyne College
Leeward Community College
Liberty University
Loyola University Maryland
Manhattan College
Maria College of Albany
Marist College
Mars Hill University
Marywood University
Mercy University
Mildred Elley School
Monmouth University
Moravian University
Morgan State University
Muskingum University
Nassau Community College
Nazareth University
New England Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
Niagara University
Northeastern University
Pace University
Paul Smith’s College
Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ringling College of Art and Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University