ALBANY — Troy's struggling School 2 is among 14 other schools that were placed under observation by the state Education Department in July 2015 and have seen a marked improvement during the 2018-19 school year, according to state Education Department officials.

Located in North Central, one of Troy's poorest neighborhoods, School 2 had for years been ranked among the lowest-performing in the state. It was part of the state's first cohort of "receivership schools." These schools, closely monitored by the Education Department, are typically granted two years to meet certain performance goals or risk state takeover.