Best High Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Regents test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360616000396	561	Cairo-Durham High School	Public	9-12	1301 Rt 145	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-8543	332	41	8	56.9%	275 (82.8%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (8.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$23,778			$2,220			$21,559	57.4	56.9	569	8
360014305781	562	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	625 W 133 St-Rm 308d	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2600	1,846	164	11.2	87.8%	20 (1.1%)	599 (32.4%)	1,177 (63.8%)	17 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.1%)	$24,387			$4,006			$20,381	57.3	58.4	539	23
360348000101	563	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	250 Lake Ave	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8300	1,166	87	13.4	54.1%	888 (76.2%)	69 (5.9%)	81 (6.9%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (10.2%)	$13,193			$1,013			$12,180	57.3	54.1	604	41
360921000707	564	Dover High School	Public	9-12	2368 Rt 22	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 877-5750	465	43	10.7	70.3%	241 (51.8%)	7 (1.5%)	183 (39.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$17,263			$767			$16,496	57.1	46.4	674	110
361353001108	565	Hampton Bays High School	Public	9-12	88 Argonne Rd	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 723-2110	755	66	11.3	61.1%	236 (31.3%)	3 (0.4%)	500 (66.2%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$19,744			$393			$19,351	57.1	49	655	90
361371001119	566	Harpursville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8105	252	30	8.3	53.6%	238 (94.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$20,562			$2,267			$18,295	57	51.1	632	66
360099006102	567	New Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	116 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	New Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 882-9220	108	15	7	52.8%	68 (63.0%)	10 (9.3%)	5 (4.6%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.5%)	$15,317			$1,241			$14,076	57	63.7	446	121
360840000628	568	Corning-Painted Post High School	Public	9-12	201 Cantigny St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 654-2988	1,475	122	12	35.6%	1,243 (84.3%)	30 (2.0%)	55 (3.7%)	45 (3.1%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.2%)	$15,264			$411			$14,853	56.9	58.7	537	31
360009505516	569	Science Technology & Research Early College	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2540	571	44	13	77.8%	15 (2.6%)	444 (77.8%)	68 (11.9%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$16,482			$2,114			$14,367	56.8	57.4	556	13
360000404545	570	Mohonasen Senior High School	Public	9-12	2072 Curry Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8300	890	70	12.7	42.5%	632 (71.0%)	58 (6.5%)	101 (11.3%)	30 (3.4%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	54 (6.1%)	$14,524			$1,394			$13,130	56.4	52.1	617	47

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.