Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360888004714	421	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Pl	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4110	1,312	115	11.3	48.7%	415 (31.6%)	279 (21.3%)	370 (28.2%)	209 (15.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.7%)	$20,346	$936	$19,410	66.3	65.5	413	8
361821001643	422	Malverne Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6420	638	56	11.3	37.0%	97 (15.2%)	310 (48.6%)	177 (27.7%)	42 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$22,264	$1,148	$21,117	66.3	63.9	443	21
360000600525	423	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	451	43	10.4	37.7%	421 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$7,013	$00	$7,013	66.3	64.7	428	5
360015300829	424	Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	616	35	17.8	72.9%	27 (4.4%)	444 (72.1%)	82 (13.3%)	46 (7.5%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	$13,741	$1,354	$12,388	66.2	62.6	462	38
362988004018	425	John Jay Senior High School	Public	9-12	2012 Route 52	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6700	1,819	134	13.5	25.5%	1,263 (69.4%)	102 (5.6%)	350 (19.2%)	76 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.5%)	$15,431	$1,266	$14,165	66.1	65.3	415	10
361926001758	426	Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	291 Main St	Middleburgh	12122	Schoharie County	Middleburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 827-3600	294	32	9.3	50.7%	279 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,646	$1,460	$19,185	66	56.7	573	147
363093004156	427	Mount Markham Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 822-2900	307	32	9.5	48.5%	290 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,215	$2,428	$14,787	66	62.6	463	36
360321000083	428	Argyle Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5023 State Rt 40	Argyle	12809	Washington County	Argyle Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 638-8243	234	26	9	47.9%	224 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,943	$1,116	$13,828	65.9	57.1	564	136
360567000292	429	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	199	23	8.6	66.3%	197 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,290	$00	$19,290	65.8	60.6	499	70
360552000281	430	Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	593	56	10.6	31.5%	513 (86.5%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$14,961	$1,149	$13,812	65.7	59.8	511	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.
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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)
360888004714	421	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Pl	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4110	1,312	115	11.3	48.7%	415 (31.6%)	279 (21.3%)	370 (28.2%)	209 (15.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.7%)	$20,346			$936			$19,410	66.3	65.5	413	8
361821001643	422	Malverne Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6420	638	56	11.3	37.0%	97 (15.2%)	310 (48.6%)	177 (27.7%)	42 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$22,264			$1,148			$21,117	66.3	63.9	443	21
360000600525	423	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	451	43	10.4	37.7%	421 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$7,013			$00			$7,013	66.3	64.7	428	5
360015300829	424	Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	616	35	17.8	72.9%	27 (4.4%)	444 (72.1%)	82 (13.3%)	46 (7.5%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	$13,741			$1,354			$12,388	66.2	62.6	462	38
362988004018	425	John Jay Senior High School	Public	9-12	2012 Route 52	Hopewell Junction	12533	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 897-6700	1,819	134	13.5	25.5%	1,263 (69.4%)	102 (5.6%)	350 (19.2%)	76 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.5%)	$15,431			$1,266			$14,165	66.1	65.3	415	10
361926001758	426	Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	291 Main St	Middleburgh	12122	Schoharie County	Middleburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 827-3600	294	32	9.3	50.7%	279 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,646			$1,460			$19,185	66	56.7	573	147
363093004156	427	Mount Markham Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 822-2900	307	32	9.5	48.5%	290 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$17,215			$2,428			$14,787	66	62.6	463	36
360321000083	428	Argyle Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5023 State Rt 40	Argyle	12809	Washington County	Argyle Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 638-8243	234	26	9	47.9%	224 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,943			$1,116			$13,828	65.9	57.1	564	136
360567000292	429	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	199	23	8.6	66.3%	197 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,290			$00			$19,290	65.8	60.6	499	70
360552000281	430	Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	593	56	10.6	31.5%	513 (86.5%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$14,961			$1,149			$13,812	65.7	59.8	511	81