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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)
362778003762	411	Spencerport High School	Public	9-12	2707 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5202	1,142	111	10.2	39.8%	877 (76.8%)	73 (6.4%)	96 (8.4%)	24 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.0%)	$14,843			$448			$14,395	66.8	67.7	378	33
362493004369	412	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	449	41	10.9	63.3%	409 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	$14,579			$14			$14,565	66.7	62.3	467	55
360007900638	413	Central Park East High School	Public	9-12	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5929	505	38	13.3	79.2%	37 (7.3%)	116 (23.0%)	252 (49.9%)	71 (14.1%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,931			$1,105			$14,826	66.7	66.7	397	16
361174000940	414	Ruben A Cirillo High School	Public	9-12	3195 Wiedrick Rd	Walworth	14568	Wayne County	Gananda Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 986-3521	242	29	8.3	28.1%	197 (81.4%)	4 (1.7%)	25 (10.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$20,044			$1,633			$18,411	66.7	75.5	220	194
360936000715	415	Duanesburg High School	Public	7-12	163 School Dr	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-3000	312	38	8.2	25.3%	290 (92.9%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,996			$910			$15,085	66.6	67.7	379	36
361173000938	416	Galway Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	5317 Sacandaga Rd	Galway	12074	Saratoga County	Galway Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 882-1033	411	50	8.1	32.4%	402 (97.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,646			$493			$16,154	66.6	69.3	352	64
361125000889	417	Forestville Central High School	Public	7-12	4 Academy St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 965-2711	201	24	8.4	45.3%	178 (88.6%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$16,206			$1,064			$15,141	66.4	55.4	589	172
360537000271	418	Bridgehampton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2685 Montauk Hwy	Bridgehampton	11932	Suffolk County	Bridgehampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 537-0271	198	51	3.9	48.0%	50 (25.3%)	28 (14.1%)	109 (55.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$66,237			$00			$66,237	66.4	69.6	341	77
362814003801	419	Stockbridge Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6011 Williams Rd	Munnsville	13409	Madison County	Stockbridge Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 495-4550	397	45	8.8	51.9%	365 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,512			$2,393			$15,119	66.4	68.9	359	60
360001901976	420	Unadilla Valley Secondary School	Public, Alternative	4-12	4238 State Hwy 8	New Berlin	13411	Chenango County	Unadilla Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 847-7500	333	34	9.8	52.6%	314 (94.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$16,577			$878			$15,699	66.4	59.5	522	102

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.