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)
362079002925	451	Newfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	175	18	9.6	41.7%	144 (82.3%)	8 (4.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.3%)	$14,470			$3,022			$11,448	64.2	70.7	313	138
360008405650	452	South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2211	614	57	10.7	94.6%	12 (2.0%)	171 (27.9%)	426 (69.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,756			$1,889			$16,867	64.1	48.3	660	208
361419001165	453	Hendrick Hudson High School	Public	9-12	2166 Albany Post Rd	Montrose	10548	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 257-5800	729	70	10.3		367 (50.3%)	46 (6.3%)	257 (35.3%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	$27,474			$227			$27,247	64.1	67.5	383	70
360007900593	454	Park East High School	Public	9-12	230 E 105th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-1517	384	39	9.7	81.0%	25 (6.5%)	94 (24.5%)	229 (59.6%)	25 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,762			$1,628			$19,135	64	61.2	484	30
361752001565	455	Liverpool High School	Public	9-12	4338 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1500	2,100	152	13.8	48.9%	1,417 (67.5%)	239 (11.4%)	143 (6.8%)	133 (6.3%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	150 (7.1%)	$14,446			$1,197			$13,249	64	61.6	477	22
361098000877	456	Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,690	161	10.4	34.7%	890 (52.7%)	111 (6.6%)	515 (30.5%)	128 (7.6%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	31 (1.8%)	$22,584			$477			$22,108	63.9	62.8	457	1
360558000285	457	Brockport High School	Public	9-12	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 637-1877	984	88	11.1	45.8%	730 (74.2%)	55 (5.6%)	120 (12.2%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.4%)	$16,914			$927			$15,986	63.8	64	441	16
362676003653	458	Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Senior High School	Public	9-12	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	594	43	13.7	39.4%	549 (92.4%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$15,675			$828			$14,847	63.8	67	393	65
360007806547	459	West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	717	59	12	33.5%	372 (51.9%)	80 (11.2%)	168 (23.4%)	55 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.0%)	$13,699			$364			$13,335	63.7	66.2	403	56
362775003759	460	Spencer-Van Etten High School	Public	9-12	16 Dartts Crossroad	Spencer	14883	Tioga County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 589-7140	241	24	10.2	56.8%	230 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,445			$841			$15,604	63.5	62	472	12

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.