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)
360972000747	281	East Islip High School	Public	9-12	1 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2006	1,178	99	11.9	27.5%	771 (65.4%)	39 (3.3%)	287 (24.4%)	44 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.8%)	$21,236			$247			$20,989	73.4	76.7	200	81
361167000925	282	Frontier Senior High School	Public	9-12	S 4432 Bay View Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-1720	1,308	118	11	36.6%	1,154 (88.2%)	14 (1.1%)	71 (5.4%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (3.7%)	$14,561			$989			$13,572	73.2	75.2	228	54
362484003437	283	Rocky Point High School	Public	9-12	82 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7505	905	75	12.1	31.9%	674 (74.5%)	18 (2.0%)	170 (18.8%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$19,824			$429			$19,395	73.2	71.9	297	14
360342000099	284	Attica Senior High School	Public	9-12	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 591-0400	352	33	10.6	37.2%	324 (92.0%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$20,611			$667			$19,944	73.2	69.3	351	67
360258000043	285	Alexander Middle School-High School	Public	6-12	3314 Buffalo St	Alexander	14005	Genesee County	Alexander Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 591-1551	408	46	8.8	31.6%	381 (93.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,450			$140			$13,309	73.2	73.3	261	24
362838003825	286	Susquehanna Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1040 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0304	420	40	10.4	42.4%	373 (88.8%)	8 (1.9%)	14 (3.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$17,234			$1,067			$16,168	73.1	72.1	291	5
361884001711	287	McGraw Secondary School	Public	6-12	10 W Academy St	Mc Graw	13101	Cortland County	McGraw Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 836-3600	266	35	7.5	55.6%	253 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$16,471			$2,114			$14,357	73.1	63.8	445	158
362274003200	288	Penn Yan Academy	Public	9-12	305 Court St	Penn Yan	14527	Yates County	Penn Yan Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 536-4408	419	46	9	51.6%	389 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$17,813			$1,860			$15,953	73	72.7	274	14
362424003334	289	Red Hook Senior High School	Public	9-12	103 W Market St	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	556	53	10.4	25.5%	443 (79.7%)	13 (2.3%)	73 (13.1%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$22,804			$1,006			$21,798	72.9	73	267	22
360002404324	290	Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School	Public	9-12	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	253	28	9.1	53.4%	237 (93.7%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$19,271			$1,473			$17,798	72.9	61.4	481	191

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.