Best High Schools in New York

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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)
363126004188	611	White Plains Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 North St	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 422-2182	2,221	171	12.9	57.9%	409 (18.4%)	275 (12.4%)	1,381 (62.2%)	79 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (3.4%)	$19,948			$41			$19,907	52.7	47.4	668	57
362802003796	612	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	28	8.7	56.9%	221 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,845			$2,483			$16,361	52.6	51.6	622	10
360849000656	613	Coxsackie-Athens High School	Public	9-12	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 731-1800	374	38	9.8		324 (86.6%)	17 (4.5%)	28 (7.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,536			$2,658			$18,878	52.6	47.7	665	52
360009500882	614	Medgar Evers College Preparatory School	Public	6-12	1186 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-5400	1,293	74	17.4	87.8%	14 (1.1%)	1,147 (88.7%)	74 (5.7%)	18 (1.4%)	24 (1.9%)	9 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	$12,971			$1,485			$11,486	52.6	49.1	654	40
363045004096	615	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1571 State Rt 30	Wells	12190	Hamilton County	Wells Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 924-6000	135	23	5.9	34.8%	128 (94.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$24,195			$2,316			$21,879	52.6	76.3	206	409
360582000294	616	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	325	38	8.5	58.2%	321 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,802			$3,876			$14,926	52.5	50.1	644	28
362982004006	617	Walton High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	47-49 Stockton Ave	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	268	22	12.3	55.2%	254 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,507			$1,724			$21,782	52.5	42.7	707	90
360007706207	618	Murray Hill Academy	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 696-0195	239	22	10.8	81.6%	27 (11.3%)	53 (22.2%)	113 (47.3%)	36 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	$24,581			$2,304			$22,278	52.5	55	594	24
361425001173	619	Hermon-Dekalb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	709 E Dekalb Rd	De Kalb Junction	13630	St. Lawrence County	Hermon-Dekalb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 347-3442	371	36	10.1	57.4%	355 (95.7%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,886			$2,687			$13,199	52.4	47.7	666	47
362700003672	620	John F Kennedy Senior High School	Public	9-12	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6407	366	36	10	55.7%	260 (71.0%)	31 (8.5%)	22 (6.0%)	30 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$18,493			$882			$17,611	52.3	44.8	685	65

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About our rankings:

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.