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)
360705000497	661	Charlotte Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15611 State Hwy 23	Davenport	13750	Delaware County	Charlotte Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 278-5511	346			29.8%	327 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,367			$5,937			$16,431	47.9	54.8	598	63
362157006053	662	Castleton Academy High School Of Oceanside	Public	9-12	25 Castleton Ct	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7593	34	7	4.9	41.2%	17 (50.0%)	1 (2.9%)	14 (41.2%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,989			$11,577			$28,412	47.9	52.5	613	49
362796003791	663	Saint Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	1039 State Hwy 11c	Brasher Falls	13613	St. Lawrence County	Brasher Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 389-5131	288	26	11	54.5%	260 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$15,127			$2,326			$12,801	47.7	57.9	549	114
361866001695	664	Massena Senior High School	Public, Alternative	4-12	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3710	797	54	14.8	57.7%	632 (79.3%)	16 (2.0%)	14 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	120 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$13,625			$3,057			$10,569	47.7	52	619	45
360015302009	665	James Madison High School	Public	9-12	3787 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7200	3,766	222	16.9	72.8%	1,923 (51.1%)	401 (10.6%)	616 (16.4%)	731 (19.4%)	14 (0.4%)	14 (0.4%)	66 (1.8%)	$13,524			$1,245			$12,279	47.7	40.5	726	61
361674001494	666	Lansingburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6806	660	59	11.2	68.0%	333 (50.5%)	143 (21.7%)	100 (15.2%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (10.5%)	$18,355			$2,744			$15,612	47.7	36.8	771	105
360007705500	667	Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	448	35	12.9	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,653			$1,696			$15,958	47.7	30.4	839	172
360007706077	668	Gramercy Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 253-7076	511	41	12.3	76.7%	58 (11.4%)	149 (29.2%)	260 (50.9%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	$15,940			$1,738			$14,202	47.6	40	734	66
360008400757	669	Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	490	43	11.4	90.0%	3 (0.6%)	124 (25.3%)	356 (72.7%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,668			$2,126			$17,542	47.5	54.9	596	73
360009901917	670	Bayside High School	Public	9-12	32-24 Corp Kennedy St	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 229-7600	3,010	180	16.7	74.4%	353 (11.7%)	314 (10.4%)	924 (30.7%)	1,335 (44.4%)	27 (0.9%)	13 (0.4%)	43 (1.4%)	$14,215			$876			$13,339	47.5	49.9	649	21

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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.