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)
362895003918	721	Troy High School	Public	9-12	1950 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 328-5401	1,190	96	12.4	66.1%	462 (38.8%)	350 (29.4%)	244 (20.5%)	13 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	110 (9.2%)								43.3	41.8	715	6
360009606009	722	Olympus Academy	Public	9-12	755 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1926	178	15	11.6	95.5%	2 (1.1%)	153 (86.0%)	15 (8.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$38,105			$6,809			$31,296	43.2	27.7	866	144
360009204497	723	Brooklyn High School Of The Arts	Public	9-12	345 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 855-2412	912	67	13.5	67.9%	108 (11.8%)	440 (48.2%)	265 (29.1%)	38 (4.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	50 (5.5%)	$15,667			$935			$14,732	43.2	41.7	716	7
360010006283	724	Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2689	521	36	14.5	81.6%	11 (2.1%)	125 (24.0%)	109 (20.9%)	223 (42.8%)	34 (6.5%)	7 (1.3%)	12 (2.3%)	$14,764			$579			$14,185	43.1	43.8	696	28
361869004672	725	William Floyd High School	Public	9-12	240 Mastic Beach Rd	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 874-1660	3,123	224	13.9	53.3%	975 (31.2%)	529 (16.9%)	1,385 (44.3%)	72 (2.3%)	10 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	142 (4.5%)	$18,832			$1,436			$17,396	43	35.6	779	54
360007700116	726	High School For Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	444 W 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8113	1,053	76	13.8	70.8%	159 (15.1%)	140 (13.3%)	590 (56.0%)	129 (12.3%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.1%)	$13,939			$1,348			$12,591	42.9	42.5	708	18
360240000011	727	Afton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8201	247	31	7.8	53.8%	217 (87.9%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$23,495			$2,138			$21,357	42.9	36.4	777	50
361509001263	728	Huntington High School	Public	9-12	188 Oakwood Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2003	1,422	121	11.7	59.3%	424 (29.8%)	81 (5.7%)	865 (60.8%)	14 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.7%)	$20,930			$388			$20,542	42.8	43.5	701	27
362490003449	729	Rome Free Academy	Public	9-12	95 Dart Circle	Rome	13441	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-7203	1,497	110	13.5	52.2%	1,146 (76.6%)	152 (10.2%)	139 (9.3%)	30 (2.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.5%)	$16,212			$195			$16,017	42.7	43.5	700	29
360015201943	730	Edward R Murrow High School	Public	9-12	1600 Ave L	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 258-9283	3,595	234	15.3	67.9%	1,088 (30.3%)	690 (19.2%)	857 (23.8%)	809 (22.5%)	24 (0.7%)	12 (0.3%)	112 (3.1%)	$14,221			$1,000			$13,221	42.7	43.8	695	35

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

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.