Albany High School (New York)

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Albany High School
Address
700 Washington Avenue Albany , New York 12203 United States
Information
Type	Urban public high school
Motto	Assiduity[citation needed]
Established	September 7, 1868
School district	City School District of Albany
Principal	Jodi M. Commerford
Faculty	199.19[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,676 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.44[1]
Color(s)	Blue and Gray
Mascot	Falcon
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools International Baccalaureate World Schools
Nicknames	Albany High, AHS
Website	https://www.albanyschools.org/schools/albanyhigh/index

Albany High School (AHS) in Albany, New York, United States, is a public high school with an enrollment of about 2,670 students for the 2023-2024 school year.^[1] The school is part of the City School District of Albany. It opened on September 7, 1868, as the Albany Free Academy. Albany High has been located at 700 Washington Avenue since 1974. The school is an International Baccalaureate school with an Advanced Placement program. The school newspaper is The Nest (published online, it replaced the longtime print newspaper The Patroon, in 2012), the literary magazine is Inkblot, and the yearbook is Prisms.