Best High Schools in New York

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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)
362016001849	191	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8311	540	59	9.1	17.8%	408 (75.6%)	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$24,178			$556			$23,622	77	72.5	281	90
361329001084	192	Half Hollow Hills High School East	Public	9-12	50 Vanderbilt Pky	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3100	1,440	146	9.8	28.2%	690 (47.9%)	204 (14.2%)	208 (14.4%)	272 (18.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.5%)	$18,062			$301			$17,761	77	78.1	150	42
362919003930	193	George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	95	20	4.8	38.9%	52 (54.7%)	13 (13.7%)	26 (27.4%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,325			$1,550			$39,776	76.9	75.2	226	33
361770001592	194	Locust Valley High School	Public	9-12	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-5100	613	72	8.5	25.4%	416 (67.9%)	10 (1.6%)	155 (25.3%)	26 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$33,990			$822			$33,168	76.9	70.2	327	133
362799003793	195	Saint Regis Falls Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92 N Main St	Saint Regis Falls	12980	Franklin County	Saint Regis Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 856-9421	225	27	8.2	52.9%	214 (95.1%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$24,894			$2,552			$22,341	76.9	71.2	307	112
362181003098	196	Onondaga Senior High School	Public	7-12	4479 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 552-5020	319	36	8.8	45.8%	223 (69.9%)	39 (12.2%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$17,359			$1,209			$16,150	76.9	71.8	298	102
362913003927	197	Tully Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 696-6235	324	39	8.3	32.7%	308 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$18,645			$1,347			$17,297	76.9	80.3	112	85
363156004223	198	Wilson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	374-80 Lake St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	494	60	8.1		437 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$20,475			$553			$19,921	76.8	77.1	183	15
361164000919	199	Friendship Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 W Main St	Friendship	14739	Allegany County	Friendship Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 973-3311	265	33	8.1	69.8%	247 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,242			$8,788			$9,454	76.8	69.1	355	156
361662001475	200	Lakeland High School	Public	9-12	1349 E Main St	Shrub Oak	10588	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-0600	953	83	11.4		601 (63.1%)	58 (6.1%)	217 (22.8%)	52 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	$22,280			$00			$22,280	76.7	77.3	180	20

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.