Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007605614	741	Orchard Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 406-9411	280	22	12.7	87.5%	13 (4.6%)	60 (21.4%)	160 (57.1%)	40 (14.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,822	$1,693	$20,129	41.4	42.8	704	37
360798000569	742	Cohoes High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 237-9100	592	49	11.9	64.4%	396 (66.9%)	78 (13.2%)	66 (11.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$16,271	$1,050	$15,221	41.4	38.3	753	11
361263001032	743	Athena High School	Public	9-12	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4000	1,057	96	11	48.4%	588 (55.6%)	192 (18.2%)	156 (14.8%)	46 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.1%)	$17,185	$1,306	$15,879	41.3	43.4	702	41
360012306047	744	Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical	Public	9-12	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-8357	610	41	14.8	77.4%	58 (9.5%)	49 (8.0%)	323 (53.0%)	137 (22.5%)	26 (4.3%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,559	$852	$14,707	41.1	45.6	678	66
360010105834	745	Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	715	56	12.7	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	519 (72.6%)	88 (12.3%)	50 (7.0%)	40 (5.6%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,518	$766	$16,752	41.1	39	746	1
362859005977	746	Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central	Public	9-12	258 E Adams St	Syracuse	13202	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4300	568	51	11.1	72.4%	125 (22.0%)	282 (49.6%)	72 (12.7%)	41 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.9%)	$15,531	$3,375	$12,156	41.1	38.1	758	12
360096306039	747	University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	422	27	15.3	86.7%	7 (1.7%)	161 (38.2%)	249 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,483	$3,743	$19,740	40.9	42.5	709	38
362712003694	748	Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5280	464	51	9.1	70.9%	279 (60.1%)	31 (6.7%)	112 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	$18,855	$2,144	$16,712	40.8	42	713	35
360303000077	749	Andover Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	255	32	7.9	32.9%	239 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$25,782	$4,537	$21,245	40.6	31.1	828	79
360010205948	750	Young Womens Leadership School - Astoria	Public	6-12	23-15 Newtown Ave	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 267-2839	574	46	12.5	77.4%	119 (20.7%)	40 (7.0%)	259 (45.1%)	132 (23.0%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,339	$1,187	$14,152	40.4	50.9	636	114

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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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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)
360007605614	741	Orchard Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 406-9411	280	22	12.7	87.5%	13 (4.6%)	60 (21.4%)	160 (57.1%)	40 (14.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,822			$1,693			$20,129	41.4	42.8	704	37
360798000569	742	Cohoes High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Way	Cohoes	12047	Albany County	Cohoes City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 237-9100	592	49	11.9	64.4%	396 (66.9%)	78 (13.2%)	66 (11.1%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$16,271			$1,050			$15,221	41.4	38.3	753	11
361263001032	743	Athena High School	Public	9-12	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4000	1,057	96	11	48.4%	588 (55.6%)	192 (18.2%)	156 (14.8%)	46 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.1%)	$17,185			$1,306			$15,879	41.3	43.4	702	41
360012306047	744	Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical	Public	9-12	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-8357	610	41	14.8	77.4%	58 (9.5%)	49 (8.0%)	323 (53.0%)	137 (22.5%)	26 (4.3%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	$15,559			$852			$14,707	41.1	45.6	678	66
360010105834	745	Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	715	56	12.7	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	519 (72.6%)	88 (12.3%)	50 (7.0%)	40 (5.6%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,518			$766			$16,752	41.1	39	746	1
362859005977	746	Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central	Public	9-12	258 E Adams St	Syracuse	13202	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4300	568	51	11.1	72.4%	125 (22.0%)	282 (49.6%)	72 (12.7%)	41 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.9%)	$15,531			$3,375			$12,156	41.1	38.1	758	12
360096306039	747	University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	422	27	15.3	86.7%	7 (1.7%)	161 (38.2%)	249 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,483			$3,743			$19,740	40.9	42.5	709	38
362712003694	748	Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5280	464	51	9.1	70.9%	279 (60.1%)	31 (6.7%)	112 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	$18,855			$2,144			$16,712	40.8	42	713	35
360303000077	749	Andover Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	255	32	7.9	32.9%	239 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$25,782			$4,537			$21,245	40.6	31.1	828	79
360010205948	750	Young Womens Leadership School - Astoria	Public	6-12	23-15 Newtown Ave	Long Island City	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 267-2839	574	46	12.5	77.4%	119 (20.7%)	40 (7.0%)	259 (45.1%)	132 (23.0%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,339			$1,187			$14,152	40.4	50.9	636	114