Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360001401425	781	Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	96 Stark St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1550	398	47	8.4	53.0%	352 (88.4%)	17 (4.3%)	19 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,318	$1,672	$15,645	37.1	40	735	46
360012106064	782	Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	178	20	8.9	92.1%	4 (2.2%)	128 (71.9%)	43 (24.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,720	$6,121	$23,600	37	58.2	544	238
362010006668	783	Mount Vernon Steam Academy	Public	9-12	350 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5120	755	48	15.8	66.2%	48 (6.4%)	447 (59.2%)	235 (31.1%)	23 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,255	$778	$15,478	36.9	35.2	788	5
362937003963	784	Thomas R Proctor High School	Public	9-12	1203 Hilton Ave	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 368-6489	2,725	161	16.8	76.6%	651 (23.9%)	692 (25.4%)	601 (22.1%)	611 (22.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	$14,909	$3,137	$11,772	36.8	38.2	756	28
360010101408	785	Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-1837	434	35	12.3	80.4%	3 (0.7%)	312 (71.9%)	57 (13.1%)	43 (9.9%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,839	$709	$17,130	36.7	22.3	920	135
360010301827	786	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,429	107	13.3	58.9%	411 (28.8%)	307 (21.5%)	479 (33.5%)	179 (12.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	42 (2.9%)	$17,631	$810	$16,821	36.5	35.4	783	3
360008605693	787	Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	400	36	10.9	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.5%)	300 (75.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,654	$2,377	$19,277	36.4	33.5	803	16
360723000509	788	Cheektowaga High School	Public	9-12	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3602	687	67	10.2	71.2%	217 (31.6%)	265 (38.6%)	65 (9.5%)	104 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	$17,901	$3,215	$14,685	36.2	33	808	20
360009801791	789	Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	43	14.4	79.4%	85 (13.6%)	23 (3.7%)	400 (63.9%)	99 (15.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$15,554	$1,152	$14,402	36.1	41.9	714	75
361218000974	790	Glen Cove High School	Public	9-12	150 Dosoris Ln	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7610	1,066	96	11	53.7%	240 (22.5%)	80 (7.5%)	705 (66.1%)	19 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.6%)	$18,242	$417	$17,825	36.1	33.6	801	11

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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)
360001401425	781	Waterloo High School	Public	9-12	96 Stark St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1550	398	47	8.4	53.0%	352 (88.4%)	17 (4.3%)	19 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,318			$1,672			$15,645	37.1	40	735	46
360012106064	782	Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	178	20	8.9	92.1%	4 (2.2%)	128 (71.9%)	43 (24.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,720			$6,121			$23,600	37	58.2	544	238
362010006668	783	Mount Vernon Steam Academy	Public	9-12	350 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5120	755	48	15.8	66.2%	48 (6.4%)	447 (59.2%)	235 (31.1%)	23 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,255			$778			$15,478	36.9	35.2	788	5
362937003963	784	Thomas R Proctor High School	Public	9-12	1203 Hilton Ave	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 368-6489	2,725	161	16.8	76.6%	651 (23.9%)	692 (25.4%)	601 (22.1%)	611 (22.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	$14,909			$3,137			$11,772	36.8	38.2	756	28
360010101408	785	Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-1837	434	35	12.3	80.4%	3 (0.7%)	312 (71.9%)	57 (13.1%)	43 (9.9%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,839			$709			$17,130	36.7	22.3	920	135
360010301827	786	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,429	107	13.3	58.9%	411 (28.8%)	307 (21.5%)	479 (33.5%)	179 (12.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	42 (2.9%)	$17,631			$810			$16,821	36.5	35.4	783	3
360008605693	787	Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	400	36	10.9	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.5%)	300 (75.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,654			$2,377			$19,277	36.4	33.5	803	16
360723000509	788	Cheektowaga High School	Public	9-12	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3602	687	67	10.2	71.2%	217 (31.6%)	265 (38.6%)	65 (9.5%)	104 (15.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	$17,901			$3,215			$14,685	36.2	33	808	20
360009801791	789	Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	43	14.4	79.4%	85 (13.6%)	23 (3.7%)	400 (63.9%)	99 (15.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$15,554			$1,152			$14,402	36.1	41.9	714	75
361218000974	790	Glen Cove High School	Public	9-12	150 Dosoris Ln	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7610	1,066	96	11	53.7%	240 (22.5%)	80 (7.5%)	705 (66.1%)	19 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.6%)	$18,242			$417			$17,825	36.1	33.6	801	11