Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007704729	681	Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	364	26	13.8	68.1%	72 (19.8%)	73 (20.1%)	151 (41.5%)	44 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.7%)	$16,919	$1,735	$15,184	46.8	50.1	646	35
360010106508	682	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	350	31	11.3	82.9%	4 (1.1%)	225 (64.3%)	64 (18.3%)	41 (11.7%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,092	$1,369	$17,723	46.7	32.6	812	130
363117004172	683	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	370	44	8.4	45.9%	238 (64.3%)	53 (14.3%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$18,287	$1,669	$16,619	46.7	58.9	535	148
361284001054	684	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	335	33	10	64.2%	101 (30.1%)	21 (6.3%)	195 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$21,481	$2,665	$18,816	46.6	31.9	818	134
361041000803	685	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	228	23	9.9	45.2%	186 (81.6%)	9 (3.9%)	23 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$26,886	$2,970	$23,915	46.5	56.5	578	107
360009901919	686	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	2,997	184	16.2	72.4%	228 (7.6%)	603 (20.1%)	742 (24.8%)	1,290 (43.0%)	38 (1.3%)	14 (0.5%)	81 (2.7%)	$13,116	$858	$12,258	46.4	45.9	677	9
360012205869	687	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	626	46	13.7	55.1%	260 (41.5%)	21 (3.4%)	228 (36.4%)	97 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$16,549	$732	$15,817	46.2	40.9	721	34
360007802919	688	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	363	38	9.6	83.2%	13 (3.6%)	120 (33.1%)	201 (55.4%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)				46.1			(n/a)
360010005935	689	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	611	30	20.2	75.1%	6 (1.0%)	301 (49.3%)	56 (9.2%)	150 (24.5%)	63 (10.3%)	27 (4.4%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,296	$1,206	$13,091	46.1	50.9	635	54
360585000348	690	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	922	79	11.6	62.5%	275 (29.8%)	267 (29.0%)	134 (14.5%)	192 (20.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.4%)	$13,324	$1,096	$12,229	46.1	51.2	630	60

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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)
360007704729	681	Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	364	26	13.8	68.1%	72 (19.8%)	73 (20.1%)	151 (41.5%)	44 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.7%)	$16,919			$1,735			$15,184	46.8	50.1	646	35
360010106508	682	Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	350	31	11.3	82.9%	4 (1.1%)	225 (64.3%)	64 (18.3%)	41 (11.7%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,092			$1,369			$17,723	46.7	32.6	812	130
363117004172	683	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	370	44	8.4	45.9%	238 (64.3%)	53 (14.3%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$18,287			$1,669			$16,619	46.7	58.9	535	148
361284001054	684	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	335	33	10	64.2%	101 (30.1%)	21 (6.3%)	195 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$21,481			$2,665			$18,816	46.6	31.9	818	134
361041000803	685	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	228	23	9.9	45.2%	186 (81.6%)	9 (3.9%)	23 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$26,886			$2,970			$23,915	46.5	56.5	578	107
360009901919	686	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	2,997	184	16.2	72.4%	228 (7.6%)	603 (20.1%)	742 (24.8%)	1,290 (43.0%)	38 (1.3%)	14 (0.5%)	81 (2.7%)	$13,116			$858			$12,258	46.4	45.9	677	9
360012205869	687	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	626	46	13.7	55.1%	260 (41.5%)	21 (3.4%)	228 (36.4%)	97 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$16,549			$732			$15,817	46.2	40.9	721	34
360007802919	688	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	363	38	9.6	83.2%	13 (3.6%)	120 (33.1%)	201 (55.4%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								46.1			(n/a)
360010005935	689	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	611	30	20.2	75.1%	6 (1.0%)	301 (49.3%)	56 (9.2%)	150 (24.5%)	63 (10.3%)	27 (4.4%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,296			$1,206			$13,091	46.1	50.9	635	54
360585000348	690	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	922	79	11.6	62.5%	275 (29.8%)	267 (29.0%)	134 (14.5%)	192 (20.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.4%)	$13,324			$1,096			$12,229	46.1	51.2	630	60