Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362718003703	91	Somers Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Primrose St	Lincolndale	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 248-8585	910	91	9.9	12.4%	735 (80.8%)	14 (1.5%)	105 (11.5%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	$24,689	$299	$24,389	81.7	79.9	119	28
360016905862	92	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,553			66.5%	77 (5.0%)	932 (60.0%)	463 (29.8%)	40 (2.6%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	19 (1.2%)	$17,143	$378	$16,765	81.7	82.8	72	20
362190003110	93	Orchard Park High School	Public	9-12	4040 Baker Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6243	1,389	119	11.6	14.9%	1,259 (90.6%)	13 (0.9%)	49 (3.5%)	25 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$17,246	$631	$16,615	81.6	84	52	41
362706000327	94	Smithtown High School-West	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Central Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2905	1,238	124	10	13.6%	925 (74.7%)	28 (2.3%)	175 (14.1%)	75 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	$23,724	$595	$23,129	81.5	81.9	85	9
362277003204	95	Perry Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Watkins Ave	Perry	14530	Wyoming County	Perry Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 237-0270	341	45	7.5	47.2%	297 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,902	$1,699	$13,203	81.5	77.7	169	74
362127003033	96	Northport Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Laurel Hill Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6652	1,537	148	10.3	15.1%	1,198 (77.9%)	18 (1.2%)	235 (15.3%)	39 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (2.7%)	$25,364	$553	$24,811	81.4	81	101	5
360411000173	97	Bayport-Blue Point High School	Public	9-12	200 Snedecor Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7800	636	69	9.1	18.6%	553 (86.9%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.4%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$27,165	$415	$26,750	81.4	78.2	148	51
362733003730	98	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	313	31	9.9	44.7%	296 (94.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,117	$3,222	$10,894	81.3	84.2	49	49
362166004325	99	Ogdensburg Free Academy	Public	7-12	1100 State St	Ogdensburg	13669	St. Lawrence County	Ogdensburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-0900	675	65	10.4	44.4%	665 (98.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,076	$1,947	$18,129	81.3	75	229	130
363069004135	100	West Islip Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Lion's Path	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5800	1,199	123	9.7	18.0%	964 (80.4%)	6 (0.5%)	162 (13.5%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.2%)	$24,412	$553	$23,859	81.3	77	185	85

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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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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)
362718003703	91	Somers Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Primrose St	Lincolndale	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 248-8585	910	91	9.9	12.4%	735 (80.8%)	14 (1.5%)	105 (11.5%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	$24,689			$299			$24,389	81.7	79.9	119	28
360016905862	92	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	34 W 118th St-2nd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 277-7170	1,553			66.5%	77 (5.0%)	932 (60.0%)	463 (29.8%)	40 (2.6%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	19 (1.2%)	$17,143			$378			$16,765	81.7	82.8	72	20
362190003110	93	Orchard Park High School	Public	9-12	4040 Baker Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6243	1,389	119	11.6	14.9%	1,259 (90.6%)	13 (0.9%)	49 (3.5%)	25 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$17,246			$631			$16,615	81.6	84	52	41
362706000327	94	Smithtown High School-West	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Central Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2905	1,238	124	10	13.6%	925 (74.7%)	28 (2.3%)	175 (14.1%)	75 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.4%)	$23,724			$595			$23,129	81.5	81.9	85	9
362277003204	95	Perry Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Watkins Ave	Perry	14530	Wyoming County	Perry Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 237-0270	341	45	7.5	47.2%	297 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,902			$1,699			$13,203	81.5	77.7	169	74
362127003033	96	Northport Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Laurel Hill Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6652	1,537	148	10.3	15.1%	1,198 (77.9%)	18 (1.2%)	235 (15.3%)	39 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (2.7%)	$25,364			$553			$24,811	81.4	81	101	5
360411000173	97	Bayport-Blue Point High School	Public	9-12	200 Snedecor Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7800	636	69	9.1	18.6%	553 (86.9%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.4%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$27,165			$415			$26,750	81.4	78.2	148	51
362733003730	98	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	313	31	9.9	44.7%	296 (94.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,117			$3,222			$10,894	81.3	84.2	49	49
362166004325	99	Ogdensburg Free Academy	Public	7-12	1100 State St	Ogdensburg	13669	St. Lawrence County	Ogdensburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-0900	675	65	10.4	44.4%	665 (98.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,076			$1,947			$18,129	81.3	75	229	130
363069004135	100	West Islip Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Lion's Path	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5800	1,199	123	9.7	18.0%	964 (80.4%)	6 (0.5%)	162 (13.5%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.2%)	$24,412			$553			$23,859	81.3	77	185	85