Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360009105698	601	Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	435	40	10.9	82.8%	14 (3.2%)	249 (57.2%)	145 (33.3%)	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,615	$932	$14,683	54	43.9	693	92
362091004740	602	North Babylon High School	Public	9-12	1 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7101	1,558	117	13.2	48.5%	475 (30.5%)	388 (24.9%)	534 (34.3%)	95 (6.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (3.4%)	$11,559	$955	$10,604	53.7	51.6	624	22
362988004022	603	Roy C Ketcham Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 Myers Corners Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5100	1,596	117	13.6	42.6%	860 (53.9%)	150 (9.4%)	469 (29.4%)	63 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.4%)	$16,809	$1,430	$15,378	53.7	48.8	656	53
360475704757	604	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	693 State Hwy 51	Gilbertsville	13776	Otsego County	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 783-2207	139	18	7.7	54.7%	132 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$24,791	$4,222	$20,569	53.7	62.2	469	135
362688003666	605	Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	294	32	9	44.9%	215 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$16,635	$1,600	$15,035	53.5	58.2	545	60
360011905703	606	Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1260	614	35	17.6	82.9%	35 (5.7%)	177 (28.8%)	367 (59.8%)	20 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$17,190	$1,835	$15,355	53.2	48.2	662	56
362610003598	607	Schoharie High School	Public	6-12	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6601	457	40	11.4	43.5%	428 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,158	$704	$13,453	53.2	57.2	561	46
361746001555	608	Little Falls High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-1167	344	31	11	47.1%	305 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$24,248	$1,780	$22,468	53.1	52.1	618	10
363060004109	609	West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	296	33	9	43.9%	282 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)				53	64.4	432	177
361434001185	610	Hicksville High School	Public	9-12	180 Division Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2202	1,866	145	12.9	47.1%	363 (19.5%)	35 (1.9%)	747 (40.0%)	680 (36.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.1%)	$18,392	$785	$17,607	52.8	55.6	587	23

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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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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.

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)
360009105698	601	Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	435	40	10.9	82.8%	14 (3.2%)	249 (57.2%)	145 (33.3%)	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,615			$932			$14,683	54	43.9	693	92
362091004740	602	North Babylon High School	Public	9-12	1 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7101	1,558	117	13.2	48.5%	475 (30.5%)	388 (24.9%)	534 (34.3%)	95 (6.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (3.4%)	$11,559			$955			$10,604	53.7	51.6	624	22
362988004022	603	Roy C Ketcham Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 Myers Corners Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5100	1,596	117	13.6	42.6%	860 (53.9%)	150 (9.4%)	469 (29.4%)	63 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.4%)	$16,809			$1,430			$15,378	53.7	48.8	656	53
360475704757	604	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	693 State Hwy 51	Gilbertsville	13776	Otsego County	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 783-2207	139	18	7.7	54.7%	132 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$24,791			$4,222			$20,569	53.7	62.2	469	135
362688003666	605	Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	294	32	9	44.9%	215 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$16,635			$1,600			$15,035	53.5	58.2	545	60
360011905703	606	Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1260	614	35	17.6	82.9%	35 (5.7%)	177 (28.8%)	367 (59.8%)	20 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$17,190			$1,835			$15,355	53.2	48.2	662	56
362610003598	607	Schoharie High School	Public	6-12	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6601	457	40	11.4	43.5%	428 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,158			$704			$13,453	53.2	57.2	561	46
361746001555	608	Little Falls High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-1167	344	31	11	47.1%	305 (88.7%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$24,248			$1,780			$22,468	53.1	52.1	618	10
363060004109	609	West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	296	33	9	43.9%	282 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								53	64.4	432	177
361434001185	610	Hicksville High School	Public	9-12	180 Division Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2202	1,866	145	12.9	47.1%	363 (19.5%)	35 (1.9%)	747 (40.0%)	680 (36.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.1%)	$18,392			$785			$17,607	52.8	55.6	587	23