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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362337003269	361	Poland Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-0209	252	25	10.1	51.6%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$20,250	$1,275	$18,975	68.9	78.8	140	221
361797001612	362	L A Webber Middle-High School	Public	7-12	25 Housel Ave	Lyndonville	14098	Orleans County	Lyndonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 765-3162	235	24	9.8	53.2%	199 (84.7%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$19,216	$291	$18,925	68.9	59	533	171
360000904669	363	Saranac High School	Public	9-12	60 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5800	440	41	10.8	41.6%	412 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$18,328	$1,493	$16,835	68.9	65.1	421	58
362229003147	364	Oyster Bay High School	Public	9-12	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6524	417	51	8.2	28.1%	258 (61.9%)	11 (2.6%)	117 (28.1%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$27,944	$831	$27,113	68.8	65.5	411	47
362631003609	365	Scotia-Glenville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Tartan Way	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1231	712	57	12.3	32.7%	636 (89.3%)	23 (3.2%)	34 (4.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,925	$359	$15,567	68.7	71.6	302	63
361239001007	366	Gowanda High School	Public	9-12	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	273	40	6.8	48.4%	168 (61.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	$24,545	$1,883	$22,663	68.6	66.8	396	30
360120606670	367	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,217	136	8.9	39.1%	524 (43.1%)	238 (19.6%)	309 (25.4%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (8.0%)	$23,692	$1,121	$22,572	68.5	58.2	543	176
361539001302	368	Irondequoit High School	Public	9-12	260 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 266-7351	1,177	100	11.8	33.9%	783 (66.5%)	118 (10.0%)	166 (14.1%)	50 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.5%)	$16,598	$1,122	$15,476	68.3	70.1	329	39
360753000536	369	Churchville-Chili Senior High School	Public	9-12	5786 Buffalo Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 293-4540	1,148	102	11.2	33.9%	824 (71.8%)	116 (10.1%)	94 (8.2%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.7%)	$13,718	$1,157	$12,562	68.3	67.4	385	16
360711000500	370	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 392-1570	309	35	8.9	39.2%	261 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$21,163	$763	$20,400	68.3	72.3	285	85

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.

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)
362337003269	361	Poland Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-0209	252	25	10.1	51.6%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$20,250			$1,275			$18,975	68.9	78.8	140	221
361797001612	362	L A Webber Middle-High School	Public	7-12	25 Housel Ave	Lyndonville	14098	Orleans County	Lyndonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 765-3162	235	24	9.8	53.2%	199 (84.7%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (7.7%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$19,216			$291			$18,925	68.9	59	533	171
360000904669	363	Saranac High School	Public	9-12	60 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5800	440	41	10.8	41.6%	412 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$18,328			$1,493			$16,835	68.9	65.1	421	58
362229003147	364	Oyster Bay High School	Public	9-12	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6524	417	51	8.2	28.1%	258 (61.9%)	11 (2.6%)	117 (28.1%)	16 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$27,944			$831			$27,113	68.8	65.5	411	47
362631003609	365	Scotia-Glenville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Tartan Way	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1231	712	57	12.3	32.7%	636 (89.3%)	23 (3.2%)	34 (4.8%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,925			$359			$15,567	68.7	71.6	302	63
361239001007	366	Gowanda High School	Public	9-12	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	273	40	6.8	48.4%	168 (61.5%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	$24,545			$1,883			$22,663	68.6	66.8	396	30
360120606670	367	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,217	136	8.9	39.1%	524 (43.1%)	238 (19.6%)	309 (25.4%)	40 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (8.0%)	$23,692			$1,121			$22,572	68.5	58.2	543	176
361539001302	368	Irondequoit High School	Public	9-12	260 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 266-7351	1,177	100	11.8	33.9%	783 (66.5%)	118 (10.0%)	166 (14.1%)	50 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.5%)	$16,598			$1,122			$15,476	68.3	70.1	329	39
360753000536	369	Churchville-Chili Senior High School	Public	9-12	5786 Buffalo Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 293-4540	1,148	102	11.2	33.9%	824 (71.8%)	116 (10.1%)	94 (8.2%)	31 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.7%)	$13,718			$1,157			$12,562	68.3	67.4	385	16
360711000500	370	Chatham High School	Public	9-12	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 392-1570	309	35	8.9	39.2%	261 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$21,163			$763			$20,400	68.3	72.3	285	85