Best High Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1242)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
360007806115	161	Special Music School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	129 W 67th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 501-3318	299	29	10.4	26.1%	122 (40.8%)	21 (7.0%)	51 (17.1%)	63 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.4%)	$16,803			$210			$16,592	78.4	78.3	146	15
360816000597	162	Connetquot High School	Public	9-12	190 7th St	Bohemia	11716	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-2228	1,755	154	11.4	31.1%	1,195 (68.1%)	53 (3.0%)	362 (20.6%)	122 (7.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	$24,248			$979			$23,268	78.3	79.6	126	36
362577003543	163	Saratoga Springs High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Streak Blvd	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 587-6690	1,871	144	12.9	26.7%	1,579 (84.4%)	36 (1.9%)	100 (5.3%)	50 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (4.9%)	$13,914			$855			$13,059	78.3	76.7	199	36
362985004011	164	Wantagh Senior High School	Public	9-12	3297 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6401	833	74	11.2	10.9%	699 (83.9%)	9 (1.1%)	79 (9.5%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$21,372			$283			$21,089	78.2	76.5	204	40
361902001724	165	John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	3000 Bellmore Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-1400	1,071	98	10.9	14.2%	803 (75.0%)	34 (3.2%)	131 (12.2%)	91 (8.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	$21,709			$270			$21,439	78.2	80.6	108	57
361557001340	166	Ithaca Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2145	1,362	107	12.7	28.0%	826 (60.6%)	88 (6.5%)	129 (9.5%)	145 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	163 (12.0%)	$15,842			$400			$15,442	78.2	77.4	177	11
362241003156	167	Panama High School	Public	7-12	41 North St	Panama	14767	Chautauqua County	Panama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 782-4413	194	22	8.7	43.8%	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$18,987			$1,414			$17,573	78.2	77.8	163	4
362271003196	168	Penfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 High School Dr	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 249-6701	1,398	119	11.7	23.5%	1,101 (78.8%)	82 (5.9%)	93 (6.7%)	43 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (5.4%)	$13,966			$00			$13,966	78.2	78	159	9
360002101704	169	Mattituck Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	15125 Main Rd	Mattituck	11952	Suffolk County	Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 298-8460	526	61	8.6		399 (75.9%)	5 (1.0%)	115 (21.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$25,081			$328			$24,754	78	77.6	172	3
360010305835	170	Csi High School For International Studies	Public	9-12	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6900	519	32	16.2	61.7%	189 (36.4%)	34 (6.6%)	122 (23.5%)	166 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$14,222			$351			$13,871	78	73.6	256	86

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Common Core Algebra I, Regents Chemistry, Regents Common Core Algebra II, Regents Common Core English Language Arts, Regents Common Core Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government, Regents Algebra I test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.