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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)
360399000156	801	Batavia High School	Public	9-12	260 State St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	645	59	11	45.4%	471 (73.0%)	85 (13.2%)	57 (8.8%)	12 (1.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$21,492			$764			$20,728	35	42.1	710	91
360009001767	802	High School Of World Cultures	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8120	340	32	10.6	96.2%	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.0%)	298 (87.6%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	$22,854			$3,027			$19,827	34.9	25.7	879	77
360015101947	803	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	5800 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 621-8800	3,213	235	13.6	79.1%	464 (14.4%)	288 (9.0%)	1,270 (39.5%)	1,034 (32.2%)	15 (0.5%)	14 (0.4%)	128 (4.0%)	$15,450			$1,043			$14,408	34.3	35.3	785	18
360008505654	804	Millenium Art Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 824-0978	362	37	9.8	87.3%	8 (2.2%)	84 (23.2%)	247 (68.2%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.0%)	$25,057			$2,158			$22,899	34.2	29.1	849	45
360007705770	805	Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	286	23	12.2	86.7%	6 (2.1%)	93 (32.5%)	139 (48.6%)	25 (8.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$18,779			$2,083			$16,696	34.1	22.8	915	110
361227000987	806	Gloversville High School	Public	9-12	199 Lincoln St	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5710	697	61	11.3	71.2%	547 (78.5%)	37 (5.3%)	58 (8.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)	$15,861			$1,897			$13,965	34.1	28.7	856	50
360008605793	807	Mott Hall Bronx High School	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-6800	331	29	11.4	93.1%	3 (0.9%)	92 (27.8%)	229 (69.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,615			$1,979			$18,636	34.1	29.9	844	37
361056000824	808	Elmira High School	Public	10-12	777 S Main St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3201	1,249	66	18.8	63.3%	883 (70.7%)	179 (14.3%)	35 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (11.6%)	$9,489			$1,234			$8,254	34	30.1	841	33
360009204890	809	Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)	Public	6-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9390	782	72	10.8	48.2%	301 (38.5%)	187 (23.9%)	193 (24.7%)	26 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.0%)	$16,025			$1,067			$14,958	33.9	28.6	857	48
362475004787	810	School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	45 Prince St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-7682	1,066	96	11.1	68.7%	246 (23.1%)	507 (47.6%)	267 (25.0%)	31 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$13,651			$1,897			$11,754	33.8	39.2	744	66

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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.