Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007805505	211	Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	439	30	14.6	75.2%	78 (17.8%)	62 (14.1%)	170 (38.7%)	117 (26.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,899	$536	$13,363	76.1	80.9	103	108
362757003749	212	Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School	Public	7-12	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7111	282	30	9.4	46.8%	225 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,050	$548	$14,502	75.9	71.4	306	94
362640003620	213	Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1575 Seamans Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4380	668	67	10	14.5%	542 (81.1%)	7 (1.0%)	79 (11.8%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$24,681	$447	$24,234	75.9	74.5	239	26
361809001618	214	Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5746	314	30	10.5	45.9%	300 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,066	$1,349	$13,716	75.9	74.9	230	16
362925003937	215	Union Springs High School	Public	9-12	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4110	217	22	9.8	35.9%	186 (85.7%)	6 (2.8%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$17,617	$779	$16,838	75.8	75.3	225	10
360243000013	216	Akron High School	Public	9-12	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 542-5030	383	38	10	42.3%	321 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$16,515	$2,392	$14,123	75.8	78.2	147	69
360007804458	217	Fiorello H Laguardia High School	Public	9-12	100 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 496-0700	2,141	150	14.3	31.6%	861 (40.2%)	240 (11.2%)	383 (17.9%)	448 (20.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	196 (9.2%)	$13,700	$445	$13,255	75.7	78	157	60
362034001863	218	Clarkstown North Senior High School	Public	9-12	151 Congers Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6504	1,217	115	10.5	26.4%	586 (48.2%)	68 (5.6%)	347 (28.5%)	180 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$20,144	$655	$19,489	75.7	74.5	238	20
361485001241	219	Horseheads Senior High School	Public	9-12	401 Fletcher St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-5601	1,122	89	12.5	30.2%	945 (84.2%)	11 (1.0%)	49 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.6%)	$15,057	$252	$14,805	75.6	75.4	221	2
360009605961	220	Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	122	13	9.2	81.1%	2 (1.6%)	93 (76.2%)	19 (15.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	$31,633	$3,223	$28,410	75.6	64	440	220

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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.
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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)
360007805505	211	Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	439	30	14.6	75.2%	78 (17.8%)	62 (14.1%)	170 (38.7%)	117 (26.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,899			$536			$13,363	76.1	80.9	103	108
362757003749	212	Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School	Public	7-12	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7111	282	30	9.4	46.8%	225 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,050			$548			$14,502	75.9	71.4	306	94
362640003620	213	Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1575 Seamans Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4380	668	67	10	14.5%	542 (81.1%)	7 (1.0%)	79 (11.8%)	31 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$24,681			$447			$24,234	75.9	74.5	239	26
361809001618	214	Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5746	314	30	10.5	45.9%	300 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,066			$1,349			$13,716	75.9	74.9	230	16
362925003937	215	Union Springs High School	Public	9-12	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4110	217	22	9.8	35.9%	186 (85.7%)	6 (2.8%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$17,617			$779			$16,838	75.8	75.3	225	10
360243000013	216	Akron High School	Public	9-12	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 542-5030	383	38	10	42.3%	321 (83.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$16,515			$2,392			$14,123	75.8	78.2	147	69
360007804458	217	Fiorello H Laguardia High School	Public	9-12	100 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 496-0700	2,141	150	14.3	31.6%	861 (40.2%)	240 (11.2%)	383 (17.9%)	448 (20.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	196 (9.2%)	$13,700			$445			$13,255	75.7	78	157	60
362034001863	218	Clarkstown North Senior High School	Public	9-12	151 Congers Rd	New City	10956	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 639-6504	1,217	115	10.5	26.4%	586 (48.2%)	68 (5.6%)	347 (28.5%)	180 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$20,144			$655			$19,489	75.7	74.5	238	20
361485001241	219	Horseheads Senior High School	Public	9-12	401 Fletcher St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-5601	1,122	89	12.5	30.2%	945 (84.2%)	11 (1.0%)	49 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.6%)	$15,057			$252			$14,805	75.6	75.4	221	2
360009605961	220	Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	122	13	9.2	81.1%	2 (1.6%)	93 (76.2%)	19 (15.6%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	$31,633			$3,223			$28,410	75.6	64	440	220