Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360009805828	401	Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	827	56	14.6	83.3%	84 (10.2%)	33 (4.0%)	389 (47.0%)	150 (18.1%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	161 (19.5%)	$12,798	$811	$11,987	67.2	70.2	325	76
361464001217	402	Homer Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 S West St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 749-7246	558	54	10.2	43.5%	506 (90.7%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$18,833	$577	$18,256	67.1	68.8	361	41
361956001784	403	Minisink Valley High School	Public	9-12	2320 Rt 6	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Minisink Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 355-5155	1,116	91	12.3	30.9%	717 (64.2%)	96 (8.6%)	270 (24.2%)	19 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,994	$417	$18,578	67.1	70.5	315	88
361920001736	404	Centereach High School	Public	9-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,464	116	12.5	38.0%	792 (54.1%)	67 (4.6%)	450 (30.7%)	126 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.8%)	$19,644	$00	$19,644	67.1	68.5	367	37
363201000050	405	Cuba-Rushford High School	Public	9-12	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	206	28	7.4	47.6%	197 (95.6%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,570	$2,540	$19,030	67.1	74.3	244	161
362067002900	406	Newark Valley Senior High School	Public	8-12	68 Wilson Creek Rd	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-8665	405	43	9.3	50.6%	389 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,742	$782	$13,960	67.1	66.1	404	2
362574003535	407	Saranac Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 891-4450	374	34	11	40.1%	359 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$18,632	$326	$18,306	67	68	374	33
361623001410	408	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,054	104	10	47.2%	744 (70.6%)	100 (9.5%)	99 (9.4%)	40 (3.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.6%)	$19,100	$1,311	$17,790	66.9	67.3	388	20
360924000709	409	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	221	32	6.9	34.8%	198 (89.6%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,019	$00	$16,019	66.9	45.5	681	272
360879000667	410	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	629	57	11	53.9%	582 (92.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$16,537	$1,485	$15,053	66.9	69.4	349	61

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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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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.

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)
360009805828	401	Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	827	56	14.6	83.3%	84 (10.2%)	33 (4.0%)	389 (47.0%)	150 (18.1%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	161 (19.5%)	$12,798			$811			$11,987	67.2	70.2	325	76
361464001217	402	Homer Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 S West St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 749-7246	558	54	10.2	43.5%	506 (90.7%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$18,833			$577			$18,256	67.1	68.8	361	41
361956001784	403	Minisink Valley High School	Public	9-12	2320 Rt 6	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Minisink Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 355-5155	1,116	91	12.3	30.9%	717 (64.2%)	96 (8.6%)	270 (24.2%)	19 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,994			$417			$18,578	67.1	70.5	315	88
361920001736	404	Centereach High School	Public	9-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,464	116	12.5	38.0%	792 (54.1%)	67 (4.6%)	450 (30.7%)	126 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.8%)	$19,644			$00			$19,644	67.1	68.5	367	37
363201000050	405	Cuba-Rushford High School	Public	9-12	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	206	28	7.4	47.6%	197 (95.6%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,570			$2,540			$19,030	67.1	74.3	244	161
362067002900	406	Newark Valley Senior High School	Public	8-12	68 Wilson Creek Rd	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-8665	405	43	9.3	50.6%	389 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,742			$782			$13,960	67.1	66.1	404	2
362574003535	407	Saranac Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 891-4450	374	34	11	40.1%	359 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$18,632			$326			$18,306	67	68	374	33
361623001410	408	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,054	104	10	47.2%	744 (70.6%)	100 (9.5%)	99 (9.4%)	40 (3.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.6%)	$19,100			$1,311			$17,790	66.9	67.3	388	20
360924000709	409	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	221	32	6.9	34.8%	198 (89.6%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,019			$00			$16,019	66.9	45.5	681	272
360879000667	410	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	629	57	11	53.9%	582 (92.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$16,537			$1,485			$15,053	66.9	69.4	349	61