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)
360531000264	621	Brewster High School	Public	9-12	50 Foggintown Rd	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-5051	1,080	91	11.9	42.0%	475 (44.0%)	25 (2.3%)	519 (48.1%)	29 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$18,558			$00			$18,558	52.3	51.6	623	2
361629001436	622	Kingston High School	Public	9-12	403 Broadway	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 331-1970	1,815	150	12	62.7%	922 (50.8%)	186 (10.2%)	511 (28.2%)	37 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (8.4%)	$21,877			$1,468			$20,409	52.1	57.2	562	60
362210003132	623	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	290	23	12.6	49.3%	282 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,002			$1,878			$20,124	51.9	63.6	448	175
362130003038	624	Northville High School	Public	6-12	131 S 3rd St	Northville	12134	Fulton County	Northville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 863-7000	235	26	9	48.9%	215 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$13,877			$00			$13,877	51.8	59.8	512	112
362343003272	625	Port Byron Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 776-5728	348	27	12.9	38.8%	323 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,778			$717			$12,061	51.8	57.3	558	67
360009706274	626	Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	350	34	10.2	95.1%	14 (4.0%)	110 (31.4%)	185 (52.9%)	33 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,645			$1,829			$17,816	51.6	62.7	459	167
361188000950	627	Gates Chili High School	Public	9-12	1 Spartan Way	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-5050	1,127	102	11	54.1%	548 (48.6%)	233 (20.7%)	185 (16.4%)	67 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (8.0%)	$21,468			$2,469			$18,999	51.4	53.6	609	18
362652003630	628	Sewanhaka High School	Public	7-12	500 Tulip Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9600	1,622	146	11.1	47.2%	124 (7.6%)	454 (28.0%)	590 (36.4%)	414 (25.5%)	12 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	17 (1.0%)	$21,793			$1,063			$20,730	51.4	46.4	672	44
361932001766	629	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	30 Gardner Ave Ext	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1628	2,551	193	13.2	66.2%	247 (9.7%)	594 (23.3%)	1,565 (61.3%)	52 (2.0%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	85 (3.3%)	$19,936			$1,216			$18,720	51.4	48.5	658	29
360006004847	630	Riverhead Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3685 Middle Country Rd	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-5800	908	67	13.5	43.8%	82 (9.0%)	153 (16.9%)	649 (71.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$15,484			$899			$14,585	51.3			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.