Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362673003650	231	Sherman High School	Public	7-12	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	187	23	8.2	49.2%	179 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,425	$2,812	$15,612	75.3	70.4	319	88
362565003527	232	Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 387-3445	233	19	11.9	47.2%	226 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,220	$696	$23,524	75.3	70.2	322	90
361854001669	233	Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	270	35	7.6	50.0%	230 (85.2%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$23,531	$1,655	$21,876	75.3	73.2	263	30
363102004166	234	Westhampton Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	49 Lilac Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 288-3800	991	83	11.9	22.8%	645 (65.1%)	14 (1.4%)	285 (28.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	$19,716	$391	$19,325	75.3	78.4	144	90
360267004333	235	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	23	9.7	54.9%	207 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,941	$266	$16,675	75.2	70.4	320	85
361161000917	236	Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26 Institute St	Frewsburg	14738	Chautauqua County	Frewsburg Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 569-7055	341	34	10.1	39.6%	324 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,136	$1,881	$17,255	75.1	72	294	58
360522000246	237	Bradford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2820 Rt 226	Bradford	14815	Schuyler County	Bradford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 583-4616	248	31	8	46.8%	244 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,902	$3,277	$14,626	75.1	63	453	216
361194000961	238	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	449	52	8.6	33.6%	365 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (10.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$14,950	$1,215	$13,735	75	77.2	181	57
360009806004	239	Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	670	56	11.9	66.0%	137 (20.4%)	127 (19.0%)	186 (27.8%)	192 (28.7%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.8%)	$15,221	$324	$14,897	75	78.4	145	94
360657000438	240	Carmel High School	Public	9-12	30 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-8441	1,321	107	12.2	35.8%	734 (55.6%)	52 (3.9%)	452 (34.2%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.8%)	$23,232	$848	$22,385	75	74.4	240

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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.
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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)
362673003650	231	Sherman High School	Public	7-12	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	187	23	8.2	49.2%	179 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,425			$2,812			$15,612	75.3	70.4	319	88
362565003527	232	Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 387-3445	233	19	11.9	47.2%	226 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,220			$696			$23,524	75.3	70.2	322	90
361854001669	233	Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	270	35	7.6	50.0%	230 (85.2%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$23,531			$1,655			$21,876	75.3	73.2	263	30
363102004166	234	Westhampton Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	49 Lilac Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 288-3800	991	83	11.9	22.8%	645 (65.1%)	14 (1.4%)	285 (28.8%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	$19,716			$391			$19,325	75.3	78.4	144	90
360267004333	235	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	23	9.7	54.9%	207 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,941			$266			$16,675	75.2	70.4	320	85
361161000917	236	Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26 Institute St	Frewsburg	14738	Chautauqua County	Frewsburg Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 569-7055	341	34	10.1	39.6%	324 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,136			$1,881			$17,255	75.1	72	294	58
360522000246	237	Bradford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2820 Rt 226	Bradford	14815	Schuyler County	Bradford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 583-4616	248	31	8	46.8%	244 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,902			$3,277			$14,626	75.1	63	453	216
361194000961	238	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	449	52	8.6	33.6%	365 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	49 (10.9%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$14,950			$1,215			$13,735	75	77.2	181	57
360009806004	239	Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	670	56	11.9	66.0%	137 (20.4%)	127 (19.0%)	186 (27.8%)	192 (28.7%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.8%)	$15,221			$324			$14,897	75	78.4	145	94
360657000438	240	Carmel High School	Public	9-12	30 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-8441	1,321	107	12.2	35.8%	734 (55.6%)	52 (3.9%)	452 (34.2%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.8%)	$23,232			$848			$22,385	75	74.4	240