Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362904003923	181	Tuckahoe High School	Public	9-12	65 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	296	28	10.5	22.6%	170 (57.4%)	40 (13.5%)	57 (19.3%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$22,356	$579	$21,778	77.5	74.6	235	54
361299001064	182	Griffith Institute High School	Public	9-12	290 N Buffalo St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3202	502	44	11.5	34.3%	473 (94.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,549	$177	$19,372	77.5	75.4	222	40
360007904518	183	Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics	Public	9-12	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-4639	1,648	102	16.1	82.3%	161 (9.8%)	264 (16.0%)	747 (45.3%)	407 (24.7%)	20 (1.2%)	18 (1.1%)	30 (1.8%)	$13,663	$984	$12,678	77.5	77	188	5
360001801936	184	Chautauqua Lake Secondary School	Public	7-12	100 N Erie St	Mayville	14757	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 753-5882	366	43	8.4	46.2%	346 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,330	$136	$15,194	77.4	77.9	161	23
361815001630	185	Maine-Endwell Senior High School	Public	9-12	750 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 748-8070	744	54	13.8	37.0%	649 (87.2%)	15 (2.0%)	36 (4.8%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	$12,069	$1,655	$10,414	77.3	75.3	223	38
360255000039	186	Alden Senior High School	Public	9-12	13190 Park St	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 937-9116	496	34	14.4	27.6%	469 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,329	$851	$14,478	77.3	72.6	278	92
362952003983	187	Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,247	104	11.9	40.6%	159 (12.8%)	354 (28.4%)	402 (32.2%)	295 (23.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	25 (2.0%)	$20,529	$752	$19,776	77.2	77.2	182	5
360609000394	188	Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6917 W Bergen Rd	Bergen	14416	Genesee County	Byron-Bergen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 494-1220	427	48	8.8	43.1%	384 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,215	$2,857	$15,358	77.1	73.6	255	67
361308001070	189	Guilderland High School	Public	9-12	8 School Rd	Guilderland Center	12085	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 861-8591	1,484	130	11.4	24.1%	1,012 (68.2%)	92 (6.2%)	93 (6.3%)	222 (15.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$17,390	$733	$16,657	77	76.8	195	6
360363000117	190	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	382	45	8.5	57.1%	354 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$18,775	$1,844	$16,931	77	67.3	389	199

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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)
362904003923	181	Tuckahoe High School	Public	9-12	65 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	296	28	10.5	22.6%	170 (57.4%)	40 (13.5%)	57 (19.3%)	15 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$22,356			$579			$21,778	77.5	74.6	235	54
361299001064	182	Griffith Institute High School	Public	9-12	290 N Buffalo St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3202	502	44	11.5	34.3%	473 (94.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,549			$177			$19,372	77.5	75.4	222	40
360007904518	183	Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics	Public	9-12	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-4639	1,648	102	16.1	82.3%	161 (9.8%)	264 (16.0%)	747 (45.3%)	407 (24.7%)	20 (1.2%)	18 (1.1%)	30 (1.8%)	$13,663			$984			$12,678	77.5	77	188	5
360001801936	184	Chautauqua Lake Secondary School	Public	7-12	100 N Erie St	Mayville	14757	Chautauqua County	Chautauqua Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 753-5882	366	43	8.4	46.2%	346 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,330			$136			$15,194	77.4	77.9	161	23
361815001630	185	Maine-Endwell Senior High School	Public	9-12	750 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 748-8070	744	54	13.8	37.0%	649 (87.2%)	15 (2.0%)	36 (4.8%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	$12,069			$1,655			$10,414	77.3	75.3	223	38
360255000039	186	Alden Senior High School	Public	9-12	13190 Park St	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 937-9116	496	34	14.4	27.6%	469 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,329			$851			$14,478	77.3	72.6	278	92
362952003983	187	Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,247	104	11.9	40.6%	159 (12.8%)	354 (28.4%)	402 (32.2%)	295 (23.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	25 (2.0%)	$20,529			$752			$19,776	77.2	77.2	182	5
360609000394	188	Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6917 W Bergen Rd	Bergen	14416	Genesee County	Byron-Bergen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 494-1220	427	48	8.8	43.1%	384 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,215			$2,857			$15,358	77.1	73.6	255	67
361308001070	189	Guilderland High School	Public	9-12	8 School Rd	Guilderland Center	12085	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 861-8591	1,484	130	11.4	24.1%	1,012 (68.2%)	92 (6.2%)	93 (6.3%)	222 (15.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.0%)	$17,390			$733			$16,657	77	76.8	195	6
360363000117	190	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	382	45	8.5	57.1%	354 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$18,775			$1,844			$16,931	77	67.3	389	199