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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
362034004444	431	Birchwood School	Public, Alternative	K-12	214 Sickletown Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 639-6480	63	18	3.4	36.5%	41 (65.1%)	3 (4.8%)	16 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$108,407	$283	$108,124	64.5	27.3	847	416
363060004109	432	West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	293	31	9.3	50.9%	280 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)				64.4	57.8	536	104
361233000995	433	Goshen Central High School	Public	9-12	222 Scotchtown Ave	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 615-6100	1,017	77	13.2	31.7%	761 (74.8%)	63 (6.2%)	126 (12.4%)	45 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	$17,928	$241	$17,687	64.4	58.4	524	91
360993000767	434	East Rochester Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	200 Woodbine Ave	East Rochester	14445	Monroe County	East Rochester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 248-6350	515	55	9.2	50.7%	343 (66.6%)	55 (10.7%)	69 (13.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$15,912	$1,052	$14,860	64.4	63.1	451	17
360001600111	435	Averill Park High School	Public	9-12	146 Gettle Rd	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 674-7000	897	62	14.3	24.9%	802 (89.4%)	12 (1.3%)	31 (3.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$15,588	$287	$15,301	64.4	66.6	372	63
363078004149	436	West Seneca East Senior High School	Public	9-12	4760 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3300	811	69	11.7	40.0%	666 (82.1%)	51 (6.3%)	46 (5.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$16,981	$1,184	$15,797	64.3	67.7	351	85
363078004151	437	West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,110	92	12.1	43.1%	963 (86.8%)	30 (2.7%)	59 (5.3%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.9%)	$15,987	$1,170	$14,817	64.2	65.5	402	35
362850003832	438	Sweet Home Senior High School	Public	9-12	1901 Sweet Home Rd	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 250-1203	1,072	91	11.7	45.8%	614 (57.3%)	237 (22.1%)	77 (7.2%)	107 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	$19,096	$1,431	$17,666	64.1	60.6	493	55
360738000527	439	Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	570	50	11.3	44.0%	239 (41.9%)	73 (12.8%)	215 (37.7%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$17,931	$722	$17,209	64.1	59.6	511	72
360009605961	440	Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	116	13	8.9	76.7%	2 (1.7%)	91 (78.4%)	17 (14.7%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$31,633	$3,223	$28,410	64			(n/a)

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These rankings were last updated on December 14, 2023, 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.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1228)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
362034004444	431	Birchwood School	Public, Alternative	K-12	214 Sickletown Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 639-6480	63	18	3.4	36.5%	41 (65.1%)	3 (4.8%)	16 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$108,407			$283			$108,124	64.5	27.3	847	416
363060004109	432	West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5447 State Rt 28	Newport	13416	Herkimer County	West Canada Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 845-6800	293	31	9.3	50.9%	280 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								64.4	57.8	536	104
361233000995	433	Goshen Central High School	Public	9-12	222 Scotchtown Ave	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 615-6100	1,017	77	13.2	31.7%	761 (74.8%)	63 (6.2%)	126 (12.4%)	45 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	$17,928			$241			$17,687	64.4	58.4	524	91
360993000767	434	East Rochester Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	200 Woodbine Ave	East Rochester	14445	Monroe County	East Rochester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 248-6350	515	55	9.2	50.7%	343 (66.6%)	55 (10.7%)	69 (13.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$15,912			$1,052			$14,860	64.4	63.1	451	17
360001600111	435	Averill Park High School	Public	9-12	146 Gettle Rd	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 674-7000	897	62	14.3	24.9%	802 (89.4%)	12 (1.3%)	31 (3.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.1%)	$15,588			$287			$15,301	64.4	66.6	372	63
363078004149	436	West Seneca East Senior High School	Public	9-12	4760 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3300	811	69	11.7	40.0%	666 (82.1%)	51 (6.3%)	46 (5.7%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$16,981			$1,184			$15,797	64.3	67.7	351	85
363078004151	437	West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,110	92	12.1	43.1%	963 (86.8%)	30 (2.7%)	59 (5.3%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.9%)	$15,987			$1,170			$14,817	64.2	65.5	402	35
362850003832	438	Sweet Home Senior High School	Public	9-12	1901 Sweet Home Rd	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 250-1203	1,072	91	11.7	45.8%	614 (57.3%)	237 (22.1%)	77 (7.2%)	107 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	$19,096			$1,431			$17,666	64.1	60.6	493	55
360738000527	439	Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	570	50	11.3	44.0%	239 (41.9%)	73 (12.8%)	215 (37.7%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$17,931			$722			$17,209	64.1	59.6	511	72
360009605961	440	Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	116	13	8.9	76.7%	2 (1.7%)	91 (78.4%)	17 (14.7%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$31,633			$3,223			$28,410	64			(n/a)