Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361143000900	651	Franklin Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Institute St	Franklin	13775	Delaware County	Franklin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 829-3025	196	26	7.4	1.5%	181 (92.3%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$25,042	$3,638	$21,404	49.3	56.9	568	83
360007600624	652	Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	447	36	12.4	89.5%	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	272 (60.9%)	124 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,629	$2,338	$18,291	49	33.9	798	146
360108701283	653	Central Valley Academy	Public	9-12	111 Frederick St	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	No	(315) 895-7471	617	48	12.8	62.1%	554 (89.8%)	11 (1.8%)	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,603	$1,451	$9,152	49	54.3	602	51
360007700595	654	Unity Center For Urban Technologies	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 576-0530	266	20	13.5	86.8%	16 (6.0%)	32 (12.0%)	173 (65.0%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.6%)	$21,101	$3,416	$17,684	48.9	59.4	525	129
360007704778	655	Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School	Public	10-12	240 2nd Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 353-2010	629	47	13.5	89.2%	26 (4.1%)	147 (23.4%)	416 (66.1%)	38 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,943	$3,767	$20,177	48.8	29.2	847	192
362658003631	656	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	257	31	8.2	50.6%	236 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$24,746	$2,416	$22,330	48.8	76.2	210	446
360099706131	657	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	1,895	122	15.5	89.0%	5 (0.3%)	662 (34.9%)	1,183 (62.4%)	13 (0.7%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	$20,634	$928	$19,706	48.7	40.5	727	70
360969000741	658	Eastridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	2350 Ridge Rd E	Rochester	14622	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 339-1458	884	88	10	44.0%	343 (38.8%)	211 (23.9%)	247 (27.9%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.8%)	$14,502	$256	$14,246	48.6	47.8	664	6
360015101952	659	Fort Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	8301 Shore Rd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 748-1537	3,984	237	16.7	76.5%	1,352 (33.9%)	94 (2.4%)	1,238 (31.1%)	1,208 (30.3%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	76 (1.9%)	$14,101	$1,473	$12,628	48.6	51.4	628	31
360007700700	660	High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	671	50	13.3	79.4%	56 (8.3%)	126 (18.8%)	341 (50.8%)	132 (19.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	$14,642	$1,088	$13,553	48.1	43.6	698	38

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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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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.

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)
361143000900	651	Franklin Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Institute St	Franklin	13775	Delaware County	Franklin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 829-3025	196	26	7.4	1.5%	181 (92.3%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$25,042			$3,638			$21,404	49.3	56.9	568	83
360007600624	652	Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	447	36	12.4	89.5%	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	272 (60.9%)	124 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,629			$2,338			$18,291	49	33.9	798	146
360108701283	653	Central Valley Academy	Public	9-12	111 Frederick St	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	No	(315) 895-7471	617	48	12.8	62.1%	554 (89.8%)	11 (1.8%)	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,603			$1,451			$9,152	49	54.3	602	51
360007700595	654	Unity Center For Urban Technologies	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 576-0530	266	20	13.5	86.8%	16 (6.0%)	32 (12.0%)	173 (65.0%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.6%)	$21,101			$3,416			$17,684	48.9	59.4	525	129
360007704778	655	Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School	Public	10-12	240 2nd Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 353-2010	629	47	13.5	89.2%	26 (4.1%)	147 (23.4%)	416 (66.1%)	38 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,943			$3,767			$20,177	48.8	29.2	847	192
362658003631	656	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	257	31	8.2	50.6%	236 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$24,746			$2,416			$22,330	48.8	76.2	210	446
360099706131	657	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	1,895	122	15.5	89.0%	5 (0.3%)	662 (34.9%)	1,183 (62.4%)	13 (0.7%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	$20,634			$928			$19,706	48.7	40.5	727	70
360969000741	658	Eastridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	2350 Ridge Rd E	Rochester	14622	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 339-1458	884	88	10	44.0%	343 (38.8%)	211 (23.9%)	247 (27.9%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.8%)	$14,502			$256			$14,246	48.6	47.8	664	6
360015101952	659	Fort Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	8301 Shore Rd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 748-1537	3,984	237	16.7	76.5%	1,352 (33.9%)	94 (2.4%)	1,238 (31.1%)	1,208 (30.3%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	76 (1.9%)	$14,101			$1,473			$12,628	48.6	51.4	628	31
360007700700	660	High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	671	50	13.3	79.4%	56 (8.3%)	126 (18.8%)	341 (50.8%)	132 (19.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	$14,642			$1,088			$13,553	48.1	43.6	698	38