Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362856003843	21	Syosset Senior High School	Public	9-12	70 S Woods Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 364-5675	2,370	227	10.4	13.8%	1,049 (44.3%)	12 (0.5%)	134 (5.7%)	1,131 (47.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (1.7%)	$24,968	$204	$24,765	87.5	88.5	16	5
360606000389	22	Byram Hills High School	Public	9-12	12 Tripp Ln	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-9200	740	82	8.9		594 (80.3%)	5 (0.7%)	52 (7.0%)	66 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$31,425	$239	$31,186	87.3	87	25	3
361428001177	23	Herricks High School	Public	9-12	100 Shelter Rock Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8700	1,502	121	12.3	22.2%	303 (20.2%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.7%)	1,091 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	24 (1.6%)	$20,827	$471	$20,356	87.1	86.8	29	6
360954000726	24	East Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1003 Center St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2505	529	53	9.9	11.2%	492 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$16,415	$1,060	$15,355	86.9	86.9	27	3
360471000211	25	Bethlehem Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Delaware Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 439-4921	1,373	106	13	15.1%	1,145 (83.4%)	41 (3.0%)	45 (3.3%)	110 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	$15,757	$557	$15,199	86.8	87.9	21	4
361005000781	26	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	686	83	8.3		362 (52.8%)	10 (1.5%)	46 (6.7%)	241 (35.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$29,716	$370	$29,346	86.5	85.9	34	8
362037001879	27	New Hartford Senior High School	Public	10-12	33 Oxford Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 624-1214	617	52	11.7	19.0%	504 (81.7%)	13 (2.1%)	37 (6.0%)	34 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$14,723	$1,082	$13,641	86.3	84.2	48	21
362316003241	28	Pittsford-Mendon High School	Public	9-12	472 Mendon Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1602	933	82	11.4		650 (69.7%)	37 (4.0%)	59 (6.3%)	130 (13.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.3%)	$17,314	$718	$16,595	86.2	86.3	30	2
360801000573	29	Cold Spring Harbor High School	Public	7-12	82 Turkey Ln	Cold Spring Harbor	11724	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 367-6900	735	76	9.6		605 (82.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	50 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$32,316	$919	$31,397	86.1	87.8	22	7
361833001656	30	Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School	Public	9-12	8201 E Seneca Tpke	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1900	1,380	106	13		1,058 (76.7%)	47 (3.4%)	46 (3.3%)	170 (12.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	$12,638	$138	$12,500	86	85.9	33	3

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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)
362856003843	21	Syosset Senior High School	Public	9-12	70 S Woods Rd	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 364-5675	2,370	227	10.4	13.8%	1,049 (44.3%)	12 (0.5%)	134 (5.7%)	1,131 (47.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (1.7%)	$24,968			$204			$24,765	87.5	88.5	16	5
360606000389	22	Byram Hills High School	Public	9-12	12 Tripp Ln	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-9200	740	82	8.9		594 (80.3%)	5 (0.7%)	52 (7.0%)	66 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$31,425			$239			$31,186	87.3	87	25	3
361428001177	23	Herricks High School	Public	9-12	100 Shelter Rock Rd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8700	1,502	121	12.3	22.2%	303 (20.2%)	10 (0.7%)	70 (4.7%)	1,091 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	24 (1.6%)	$20,827			$471			$20,356	87.1	86.8	29	6
360954000726	24	East Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1003 Center St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2505	529	53	9.9	11.2%	492 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$16,415			$1,060			$15,355	86.9	86.9	27	3
360471000211	25	Bethlehem Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Delaware Ave	Delmar	12054	Albany County	Bethlehem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 439-4921	1,373	106	13	15.1%	1,145 (83.4%)	41 (3.0%)	45 (3.3%)	110 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	$15,757			$557			$15,199	86.8	87.9	21	4
361005000781	26	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	686	83	8.3		362 (52.8%)	10 (1.5%)	46 (6.7%)	241 (35.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$29,716			$370			$29,346	86.5	85.9	34	8
362037001879	27	New Hartford Senior High School	Public	10-12	33 Oxford Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 624-1214	617	52	11.7	19.0%	504 (81.7%)	13 (2.1%)	37 (6.0%)	34 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$14,723			$1,082			$13,641	86.3	84.2	48	21
362316003241	28	Pittsford-Mendon High School	Public	9-12	472 Mendon Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1602	933	82	11.4		650 (69.7%)	37 (4.0%)	59 (6.3%)	130 (13.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.3%)	$17,314			$718			$16,595	86.2	86.3	30	2
360801000573	29	Cold Spring Harbor High School	Public	7-12	82 Turkey Ln	Cold Spring Harbor	11724	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 367-6900	735	76	9.6		605 (82.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	50 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$32,316			$919			$31,397	86.1	87.8	22	7
361833001656	30	Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School	Public	9-12	8201 E Seneca Tpke	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1900	1,380	106	13		1,058 (76.7%)	47 (3.4%)	46 (3.3%)	170 (12.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	$12,638			$138			$12,500	86	85.9	33	3