Best High Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Regents test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
362125003019	471	Northeastern Clinton Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	103 Rt 276	Champlain	12919	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 298-8638	375	31	12	46.9%	365 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,593			$1,325			$14,268	63.1	60.7	495	24
362517003485	472	Rush-Henrietta Senior High School	Public	9-12	1799 Lehigh Station Rd	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5200	1,320	110	12	47.5%	681 (51.6%)	202 (15.3%)	127 (9.6%)	202 (15.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.5%)	$14,711			$814			$13,897	63.1	69.4	347	125
361896001716	473	Medina Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Mustang Dr	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Medina Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 798-2710	609	57	10.7	45.3%	479 (78.7%)	29 (4.8%)	48 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$16,570			$00			$16,570	63	57.7	550	77
360007705522	474	Harvey Milk High School	Public	9-12	2-10 Astor Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 477-1555	75	16	4.8	82.7%	4 (5.3%)	15 (20.0%)	50 (66.7%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$28,396			$1,106			$27,289	62.9	68.3	372	102
360738000527	475	Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	536	52	10.2	44.2%	221 (41.2%)	70 (13.1%)	211 (39.4%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$17,931			$722			$17,209	62.8	64.1	439	36
361578001363	476	Comsewogue High School	Public	9-12	565 Bicycle Path	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8182	1,142	91	12.6	26.9%	622 (54.5%)	55 (4.8%)	400 (35.0%)	35 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	$21,930			$1,646			$20,283	62.8	59.6	518	42
361038000802	477	Elba Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	57 S Main St	Elba	14058	Genesee County	Elba Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 757-9967	183	23	7.8	43.2%	150 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,464			$2,876			$18,588	62.8	61.6	478	1
361224000981	478	Glens Falls Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Quade St	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 792-6564	622	52	12	39.9%	512 (82.3%)	10 (1.6%)	44 (7.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)	$10,595			$00			$10,595	62.8	66.6	398	80
362124003013	479	North Tonawanda High School	Public	9-12	405 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3600	973	87	11.2	42.9%	848 (87.2%)	28 (2.9%)	42 (4.3%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.6%)	$15,471			$1,208			$14,263	62.8	62	471	8
362283003209	480	Peru High School	Public	9-12	17 School St	Peru	12972	Clinton County	Peru Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 643-6400	545	53	10.1	39.8%	500 (91.7%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$16,903			$1,294			$15,609	62.8	59.6	519	39

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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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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.