Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362889003910	431	Tri-Valley Secondary School	Public	7-12	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	392	47	8.3	52.3%	288 (73.5%)	13 (3.3%)	68 (17.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,507	$00	$19,507	65.6	62.3	468	37
361431001180	432	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	553	46	12.1	43.0%	530 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,383	$4,197	$14,186	65.6	62	474	42
362643003624	433	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	368	33	11	46.5%	286 (77.7%)	12 (3.3%)	25 (6.8%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$13,494	$1,186	$12,308	65.6	66.4	401	32
360642000424	434	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	289	36	8	63.7%	270 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,223	$2,479	$13,744	65.3	52.6	612	178
362220003142	435	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13361	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	162	25	6.5	62.3%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,549	$3,086	$14,463	65.3	73.8	252	183
360996000769	436	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	577	57	10	33.6%	302 (52.3%)	27 (4.7%)	192 (33.3%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,648	$579	$22,069	65.2	51.8	621	185
360010001414	437	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	686	50	13.6	64.4%	14 (2.0%)	156 (22.7%)	101 (14.7%)	350 (51.0%)	41 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$14,417	$580	$13,837	65	72.2	287	150
360012305899	438	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,051	71	14.8	74.8%	102 (9.7%)	94 (8.9%)	400 (38.1%)	371 (35.3%)	46 (4.4%)	14 (1.3%)	24 (2.3%)	$14,930	$1,055	$13,875	64.9	60.1	503	65
362535004567	439	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	1,979	164	12	30.4%	1,265 (63.9%)	91 (4.6%)	424 (21.4%)	125 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.3%)	$18,761	$1,342	$17,418	64.9	68.3	370	69
362502003466	440	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	203	26	7.8	48.3%	169 (83.3%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,019	$1,715	$27,304	64.9	50.5	640	200

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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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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)
362889003910	431	Tri-Valley Secondary School	Public	7-12	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	392	47	8.3	52.3%	288 (73.5%)	13 (3.3%)	68 (17.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,507			$00			$19,507	65.6	62.3	468	37
361431001180	432	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	553	46	12.1	43.0%	530 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,383			$4,197			$14,186	65.6	62	474	42
362643003624	433	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	368	33	11	46.5%	286 (77.7%)	12 (3.3%)	25 (6.8%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$13,494			$1,186			$12,308	65.6	66.4	401	32
360642000424	434	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	289	36	8	63.7%	270 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,223			$2,479			$13,744	65.3	52.6	612	178
362220003142	435	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13361	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	162	25	6.5	62.3%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,549			$3,086			$14,463	65.3	73.8	252	183
360996000769	436	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	577	57	10	33.6%	302 (52.3%)	27 (4.7%)	192 (33.3%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,648			$579			$22,069	65.2	51.8	621	185
360010001414	437	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	686	50	13.6	64.4%	14 (2.0%)	156 (22.7%)	101 (14.7%)	350 (51.0%)	41 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$14,417			$580			$13,837	65	72.2	287	150
360012305899	438	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,051	71	14.8	74.8%	102 (9.7%)	94 (8.9%)	400 (38.1%)	371 (35.3%)	46 (4.4%)	14 (1.3%)	24 (2.3%)	$14,930			$1,055			$13,875	64.9	60.1	503	65
362535004567	439	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	1,979	164	12	30.4%	1,265 (63.9%)	91 (4.6%)	424 (21.4%)	125 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.3%)	$18,761			$1,342			$17,418	64.9	68.3	370	69
362502003466	440	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	203	26	7.8	48.3%	169 (83.3%)	3 (1.5%)	29 (14.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,019			$1,715			$27,304	64.9	50.5	640	200