Niskayuna has been ranked No. 1 in the Albany area in student performance for a second consecutive year - and ninth overall all out of 430 districts across upstate New York - in a report from a Buffalo business publication.

Buffalo Business First published the rankings durin the week of October 22 on its website as part of its "Guide to Upstate Schools."

According to the publication, the rankings reflect the collective performance of each district's public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade over a period of four years. They account for percentages of students who graduate with Regents and advanced Regents diplomas; student scores on Regents exams in 13 subjects; and student performance on the state assessments given in grades 3-8.

Niskayuna was No. 1 in the Albany area and No. 8 out of all upstate schools in Business First's fall 2011 school rankings.