Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361863001688	61	Massapequa High School	Public	10-12	4925 Merrick Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5901	1,439	138	10.4	9.9%	1,275 (88.6%)	8 (0.6%)	100 (6.9%)	29 (2.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	$23,530	$289	$23,241	83.6	83.7	59	2
361374001122	62	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	255 Union Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3094	1,097	110	9.9	23.4%	716 (65.3%)	33 (3.0%)	241 (22.0%)	86 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	$26,787	$900	$25,887	83.6	83.1	67	5
360825000606	63	Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Linden Ave	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-8181	398	30	13.1		350 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,453	$1,167	$17,285	83.4	83.8	54	9
360292000061	64	Amherst Central High School	Public	9-12	4301 Main St	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-8100	886	81	10.9	30.1%	556 (62.8%)	122 (13.8%)	49 (5.5%)	113 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$16,343	$716	$15,627	83.4	81.4	91	27
360909000697	65	Jamesville-Dewitt High School	Public	9-12	6845 Edinger Dr	De Witt	13066	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8340	843	71	11.8	25.9%	606 (71.9%)	71 (8.4%)	31 (3.7%)	76 (9.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	$14,347	$75	$14,272	83.3	83.1	66	1
360912000702	66	Dobbs Ferry High School	Public	9-12	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 693-7645	438	47	9.3	19.4%	276 (63.0%)	11 (2.5%)	89 (20.3%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.0%)	$25,258	$00	$25,258	83.2	79	137	71
362364003298	67	Portville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6704	468	36	12.9	40.2%	431 (92.1%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$13,283	$630	$12,652	83.1	79.6	128	61
362967003997	68	Clayton A Bouton High School	Public	9-12	432 New Salem Rd	Voorheesville	12186	Albany County	Voorheesville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 765-3314	338	29	11.6	11.2%	303 (89.6%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$18,846	$453	$18,393	83.1	79.7	124	56
362592003557	69	Sayville High School	Public	9-12	20 Brook St	West Sayville	11796	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6600	850	81	10.4	12.8%	728 (85.6%)	5 (0.6%)	73 (8.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$24,613	$621	$23,992	83	82.3	82	13
360984000761	70	W Tresper Clarke High School	Public	9-12	740 Edgewood Dr	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7451	892	81	10.9	27.5%	350 (39.2%)	35 (3.9%)	246 (27.6%)	246 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$33,225	$1,052	$32,173	82.7	77.7	168	98

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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)
361863001688	61	Massapequa High School	Public	10-12	4925 Merrick Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5901	1,439	138	10.4	9.9%	1,275 (88.6%)	8 (0.6%)	100 (6.9%)	29 (2.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	$23,530			$289			$23,241	83.6	83.7	59	2
361374001122	62	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	255 Union Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3094	1,097	110	9.9	23.4%	716 (65.3%)	33 (3.0%)	241 (22.0%)	86 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	$26,787			$900			$25,887	83.6	83.1	67	5
360825000606	63	Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Linden Ave	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-8181	398	30	13.1		350 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,453			$1,167			$17,285	83.4	83.8	54	9
360292000061	64	Amherst Central High School	Public	9-12	4301 Main St	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-8100	886	81	10.9	30.1%	556 (62.8%)	122 (13.8%)	49 (5.5%)	113 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$16,343			$716			$15,627	83.4	81.4	91	27
360909000697	65	Jamesville-Dewitt High School	Public	9-12	6845 Edinger Dr	De Witt	13066	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8340	843	71	11.8	25.9%	606 (71.9%)	71 (8.4%)	31 (3.7%)	76 (9.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.4%)	$14,347			$75			$14,272	83.3	83.1	66	1
360912000702	66	Dobbs Ferry High School	Public	9-12	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 693-7645	438	47	9.3	19.4%	276 (63.0%)	11 (2.5%)	89 (20.3%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.0%)	$25,258			$00			$25,258	83.2	79	137	71
362364003298	67	Portville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6704	468	36	12.9	40.2%	431 (92.1%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$13,283			$630			$12,652	83.1	79.6	128	61
362967003997	68	Clayton A Bouton High School	Public	9-12	432 New Salem Rd	Voorheesville	12186	Albany County	Voorheesville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 765-3314	338	29	11.6	11.2%	303 (89.6%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$18,846			$453			$18,393	83.1	79.7	124	56
362592003557	69	Sayville High School	Public	9-12	20 Brook St	West Sayville	11796	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6600	850	81	10.4	12.8%	728 (85.6%)	5 (0.6%)	73 (8.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$24,613			$621			$23,992	83	82.3	82	13
360984000761	70	W Tresper Clarke High School	Public	9-12	740 Edgewood Dr	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 876-7451	892	81	10.9	27.5%	350 (39.2%)	35 (3.9%)	246 (27.6%)	246 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$33,225			$1,052			$32,173	82.7	77.7	168	98