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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362331003265	41	Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	60 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1420	573	61	9.4		421 (73.5%)	12 (2.1%)	78 (13.6%)	36 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$23,120	$170	$22,950	84.7	81.2	93	52
361545001313	42	Irvington High School	Public	9-12	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 591-8648	580	57	10.1	11.7%	387 (66.7%)	33 (5.7%)	62 (10.7%)	67 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$25,650	$125	$25,525	84.6	85.5	37	5
361329001085	43	Half Hollow Hills High School West	Public	9-12	375 Wolf Hill Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3200	989	105	9.4	29.1%	420 (42.5%)	155 (15.7%)	130 (13.1%)	239 (24.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.0%)	$25,234	$567	$24,668	84.5	83.7	57	14
362322003256	44	Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School	Public	9-12	50 Kennedy Dr	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3125	1,709	145	11.7	14.2%	1,033 (60.4%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (7.0%)	527 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	$21,867	$470	$21,398	84.4	84.3	47	3
360963000731	45	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	962 Luther Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2010	1,215	101	11.9	26.5%	929 (76.5%)	59 (4.9%)	92 (7.6%)	88 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	$15,928	$517	$15,411	84.2	82.8	73	28
363198004284	46	Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	2727 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	1,061	95	11.1	14.5%	747 (70.4%)	33 (3.1%)	179 (16.9%)	75 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	$20,854	$162	$20,692	84.1	86.2	31	15
361251001016	47	Great Neck North High School	Public	9-12	35 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4700	1,163	130	8.9	23.4%	783 (67.3%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.5%)	245 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	$25,640	$621	$25,018	84	83.9	53	6
361608001390	48	John Jay High School	Public	9-12	60 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7212	888	83	10.7	7.2%	675 (76.0%)	12 (1.4%)	122 (13.7%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$28,304	$401	$27,902	83.9	83.1	64	16
360759000543	49	Clarence Senior High School	Public	9-12	9625 Main St	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9020	1,256	123	10.1	17.7%	1,088 (86.6%)	16 (1.3%)	49 (3.9%)	59 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.4%)	$18,096	$1,748	$16,348	83.9	85.4	38	11
361647001458	50	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	315	45	7	24.4%	292 (92.7%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$24,591	$870	$23,722	83.9	85.1	41	9

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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.
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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)
362331003265	41	Pleasantville High School	Public	9-12	60 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1420	573	61	9.4		421 (73.5%)	12 (2.1%)	78 (13.6%)	36 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$23,120			$170			$22,950	84.7	81.2	93	52
361545001313	42	Irvington High School	Public	9-12	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 591-8648	580	57	10.1	11.7%	387 (66.7%)	33 (5.7%)	62 (10.7%)	67 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	$25,650			$125			$25,525	84.6	85.5	37	5
361329001085	43	Half Hollow Hills High School West	Public	9-12	375 Wolf Hill Rd	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3200	989	105	9.4	29.1%	420 (42.5%)	155 (15.7%)	130 (13.1%)	239 (24.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.0%)	$25,234			$567			$24,668	84.5	83.7	57	14
362322003256	44	Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School	Public	9-12	50 Kennedy Dr	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3125	1,709	145	11.7	14.2%	1,033 (60.4%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (7.0%)	527 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	$21,867			$470			$21,398	84.4	84.3	47	3
360963000731	45	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	962 Luther Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 207-2010	1,215	101	11.9	26.5%	929 (76.5%)	59 (4.9%)	92 (7.6%)	88 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	$15,928			$517			$15,411	84.2	82.8	73	28
363198004284	46	Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	2727 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	1,061	95	11.1	14.5%	747 (70.4%)	33 (3.1%)	179 (16.9%)	75 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	$20,854			$162			$20,692	84.1	86.2	31	15
361251001016	47	Great Neck North High School	Public	9-12	35 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4700	1,163	130	8.9	23.4%	783 (67.3%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.5%)	245 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	$25,640			$621			$25,018	84	83.9	53	6
361608001390	48	John Jay High School	Public	9-12	60 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7212	888	83	10.7	7.2%	675 (76.0%)	12 (1.4%)	122 (13.7%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	$28,304			$401			$27,902	83.9	83.1	64	16
360759000543	49	Clarence Senior High School	Public	9-12	9625 Main St	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9020	1,256	123	10.1	17.7%	1,088 (86.6%)	16 (1.3%)	49 (3.9%)	59 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.4%)	$18,096			$1,748			$16,348	83.9	85.4	38	11
361647001458	50	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	315	45	7	24.4%	292 (92.7%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$24,591			$870			$23,722	83.9	85.1	41	9