Albany High students from different academies

Albany High Academy Lottery

Applications are available now for the Albany High School lottery that determines academy placement in the 2025-26 school year.

Current City School District of Albany families are welcome to complete the application online now, but please note that all current eighth-graders will have the opportunity to visit the high school, learn about each academy, and then complete the application with their guidance counselor.

Private, parochial and charter school families in the city who would like to enroll their current eighth-grader in the lottery must complete an application by Dec. 1.

The lottery will be held Dec. 11.

What all academies share

Citizenship Academy

Discovery Academy

Innovation Academy

Leadership Academy

Have questions?

For questions about Albany High and its academies, please call (518) 475-6200.

For questions related to the mechanics of the lottery, please call (518) 475-6551.