Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360650000434	51	Spackenkill High School	Public	9-12	112 Spackenkill Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7810	516	50	10.3	25.0%	247 (47.9%)	79 (15.3%)	99 (19.2%)	69 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$21,258	$536	$20,722	83.9	81.6	87	36
360318000080	52	Ardsley High School	Public	9-12	300 Farm Rd	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5800	748	78	9.5		401 (53.6%)	25 (3.3%)	129 (17.2%)	161 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	$24,400	$645	$23,755	83.8	84	51	1
362118002991	53	North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	513	69	7.4	21.2%	347 (67.6%)	13 (2.5%)	127 (24.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$32,398	$152	$32,246	83.8	85.6	35	18
360647000428	54	H C Williams Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 State St	Canton	13617	St. Lawrence County	Canton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 386-8561	340	38	8.8	44.1%	324 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,534	$00	$15,534	83.7	83	70	16
361716001523	55	Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School	Public	9-12	3369 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7230	1,263	114	11	18.6%	835 (66.1%)	17 (1.3%)	265 (21.0%)	124 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.5%)	$22,504	$1,080	$21,424	83.7	83.7	58	3
362820003809	56	Ward Melville Senior High School	Public	9-12	380 Old Town Rd	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4900	1,492	139	10.7	14.5%	1,092 (73.2%)	34 (2.3%)	141 (9.5%)	193 (12.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.9%)	$28,473	$261	$28,212	83.7	82.3	80	24
361008000785	57	Eastchester Senior High School	Public	6-12	2 Stewart Pl	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	958	95	10.1		641 (66.9%)	26 (2.7%)	158 (16.5%)	94 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$22,119	$1,208	$20,911	83.7	84.3	45	12
361053004318	58	Ellicottville Middle School High School	Public	6-12	5873 Rt 219	Ellicottville	14731	Cattaraugus County	Ellicottville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 699-2316	306	28	10.9	30.1%	281 (91.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$15,394	$767	$14,628	83.7	79.1	136	78
362805003798	59	Starpoint High School	Public	9-12	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 210-2300	899	65	13.9	15.4%	839 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	$14,838	$369	$14,469	83.7	84.3	46	13
360007705085	60	Millennium High School	Public	9-12	75 Broad St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 825-9008	674	41	16.4	45.5%	210 (31.2%)	35 (5.2%)	111 (16.5%)	285 (42.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$12,416	$510	$11,906	83.6	84.6	42	18

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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)
360650000434	51	Spackenkill High School	Public	9-12	112 Spackenkill Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 463-7810	516	50	10.3	25.0%	247 (47.9%)	79 (15.3%)	99 (19.2%)	69 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$21,258			$536			$20,722	83.9	81.6	87	36
360318000080	52	Ardsley High School	Public	9-12	300 Farm Rd	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5800	748	78	9.5		401 (53.6%)	25 (3.3%)	129 (17.2%)	161 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	$24,400			$645			$23,755	83.8	84	51	1
362118002991	53	North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	513	69	7.4	21.2%	347 (67.6%)	13 (2.5%)	127 (24.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$32,398			$152			$32,246	83.8	85.6	35	18
360647000428	54	H C Williams Senior High School	Public	9-12	99 State St	Canton	13617	St. Lawrence County	Canton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 386-8561	340	38	8.8	44.1%	324 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,534			$00			$15,534	83.7	83	70	16
361716001523	55	Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School	Public	9-12	3369 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7230	1,263	114	11	18.6%	835 (66.1%)	17 (1.3%)	265 (21.0%)	124 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.5%)	$22,504			$1,080			$21,424	83.7	83.7	58	3
362820003809	56	Ward Melville Senior High School	Public	9-12	380 Old Town Rd	East Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4900	1,492	139	10.7	14.5%	1,092 (73.2%)	34 (2.3%)	141 (9.5%)	193 (12.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.9%)	$28,473			$261			$28,212	83.7	82.3	80	24
361008000785	57	Eastchester Senior High School	Public	6-12	2 Stewart Pl	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	958	95	10.1		641 (66.9%)	26 (2.7%)	158 (16.5%)	94 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$22,119			$1,208			$20,911	83.7	84.3	45	12
361053004318	58	Ellicottville Middle School High School	Public	6-12	5873 Rt 219	Ellicottville	14731	Cattaraugus County	Ellicottville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 699-2316	306	28	10.9	30.1%	281 (91.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$15,394			$767			$14,628	83.7	79.1	136	78
362805003798	59	Starpoint High School	Public	9-12	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 210-2300	899	65	13.9	15.4%	839 (93.3%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	$14,838			$369			$14,469	83.7	84.3	46	13
360007705085	60	Millennium High School	Public	9-12	75 Broad St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 825-9008	674	41	16.4	45.5%	210 (31.2%)	35 (5.2%)	111 (16.5%)	285 (42.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$12,416			$510			$11,906	83.6	84.6	42	18