Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360237000007	571	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	515	50	10.3	45.4%	497 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,741	$2,366	$15,375	56.3	58.1	546	25
362352003286	572	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	734	70	10.4	53.0%	422 (57.5%)	64 (8.7%)	178 (24.3%)	18 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$19,765	$00	$19,765	56.2	59.4	527	45
361131000893	573	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	378	45	8.4	56.6%	329 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	$16,181	$351	$15,830	56	44.3	690	117
362652003626	574	Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,473	116	12.6	35.7%	24 (1.6%)	885 (60.1%)	307 (20.8%)	232 (15.8%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.1%)	$22,005	$951	$21,054	56	56.5	577	3
361137000895	575	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	312	33	9.4	59.6%	277 (88.8%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,000	$4,893	$17,108	56	62.7	460	115
361356001110	576	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	203	27	7.6	36.0%	180 (88.7%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719	$529	$17,190	56	57.4	555	21
363054004106	577	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,255	98	12.8	45.8%	604 (48.1%)	139 (11.1%)	431 (34.3%)	47 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$16,552	$61	$16,492	55.9	56.7	574	3
361212000970	578	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	276	22	12.8	40.6%	265 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,697	$2,748	$14,950	55.8	57	565	13
361758001575	579	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	167	21	8	46.1%	136 (81.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$18,288	$00	$18,288	55.8	61.3	483	96
363027004069	580	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Frederick St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 565-8101	475	41	11.5	41.1%	454 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$13,944	$872	$13,073	55.7	48.3	661	81

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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)
360237000007	571	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	515	50	10.3	45.4%	497 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,741			$2,366			$15,375	56.3	58.1	546	25
362352003286	572	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	734	70	10.4	53.0%	422 (57.5%)	64 (8.7%)	178 (24.3%)	18 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$19,765			$00			$19,765	56.2	59.4	527	45
361131000893	573	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	378	45	8.4	56.6%	329 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	$16,181			$351			$15,830	56	44.3	690	117
362652003626	574	Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,473	116	12.6	35.7%	24 (1.6%)	885 (60.1%)	307 (20.8%)	232 (15.8%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.1%)	$22,005			$951			$21,054	56	56.5	577	3
361137000895	575	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	312	33	9.4	59.6%	277 (88.8%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,000			$4,893			$17,108	56	62.7	460	115
361356001110	576	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	203	27	7.6	36.0%	180 (88.7%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719			$529			$17,190	56	57.4	555	21
363054004106	577	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,255	98	12.8	45.8%	604 (48.1%)	139 (11.1%)	431 (34.3%)	47 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$16,552			$61			$16,492	55.9	56.7	574	3
361212000970	578	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	276	22	12.8	40.6%	265 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,697			$2,748			$14,950	55.8	57	565	13
361758001575	579	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	167	21	8	46.1%	136 (81.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$18,288			$00			$18,288	55.8	61.3	483	96
363027004069	580	Waverly High School	Public	9-12	1 Frederick St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 565-8101	475	41	11.5	41.1%	454 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$13,944			$872			$13,073	55.7	48.3	661	81