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)
361713001516	321	Letchworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2571	263	31	8.6	36.5%	251 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,295			$2,264			$14,031	71.2	69.8	334	13
361449001203	322	Hinsdale Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3701 Main St	Hinsdale	14743	Cattaraugus County	Hinsdale Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 557-2227	369	43	8.6	44.2%	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$20,682			$2,915			$17,767	71.2	70.4	321	1
362403003318	323	Queensbury Senior High School	Public	9-12	409 Aviation Rd	Queensbury	12804	Warren County	Queensbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 824-4626	974	85	11.5	34.8%	899 (92.3%)	9 (0.9%)	23 (2.4%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.0%)	$12,129			$29			$12,100	71.2	68.3	371	48
361848001665	324	Marcellus High School	Public	9-12	1 Mustang Hill	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 673-6300	453	42	10.6	21.6%	417 (92.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$15,075			$877			$14,198	71.2	76.2	208	116
360005304411	325	John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	17 Battery Pl	New York	10004	New York County	John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 993-1833	397	23	17.2	93.5%	4 (1.0%)	155 (39.0%)	225 (56.7%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,956			$8,287			$15,669	71.1	71.7	301	24
360273004430	326	Windsor Central High School	Public	9-12	1191 Ny Rt 79	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8250	475	43	11.1	49.1%	431 (90.7%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$18,559			$1,109			$17,450	71.1	74	250	76
362301003228	327	Pine Bush Senior High School	Public	9-12	156 Rt 302	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	1,596	109	14.5	48.7%	821 (51.4%)	196 (12.3%)	449 (28.1%)	40 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (5.3%)	$17,152			$2,827			$14,326	70.9	68.1	373	46
360729000517	328	Chenango Valley High School	Public	9-12	221 Chenango Bridge Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6900	489	38	12.7	38.7%	427 (87.3%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.9%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$13,187			$949			$12,238	70.8	65.9	406	78
362148003051	329	Nyack Senior High School	Public	9-12	360 Christian Herald Rd	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7100	914	93	9.7	28.6%	344 (37.6%)	136 (14.9%)	304 (33.3%)	68 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (6.0%)	$24,044			$350			$23,695	70.7	67.8	377	48
360007702871	330	Nyc Museum School	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-6206	479	34	14.2	47.8%	191 (39.9%)	43 (9.0%)	127 (26.5%)	89 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	$14,371			$501			$13,870	70.4	72.1	292	38

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.