Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362073002918	581	Newcomb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5535 Rt 28n	Newcomb	12852	Essex County	Newcomb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 582-3341	49	18	2.7	28.6%	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				55.6	54.3	600	19
360010805640	582	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,178	72	16.4	91.2%	12 (1.0%)	919 (78.0%)	221 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	16 (1.4%)	$24,181	$3,645	$20,536	55.5	39	749	167
360010006209	583	Queens Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 286-3600	973	70	13.8	62.7%	388 (39.9%)	26 (2.7%)	434 (44.6%)	105 (10.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.4%)	$14,155	$525	$13,630	55.5	58.3	542	41
360663000446	584	Carthage Senior High School	Public	9-12	36500 Nys Rt 26	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 493-5030	845	70	12.1	43.9%	629 (74.4%)	40 (4.7%)	92 (10.9%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.7%)	$11,741	$00	$11,741	55.4	58.4	540	44
361617001396	585	Ausable Valley High School	Public	9-12	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	349	33	10.6	51.3%	334 (95.7%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,312	$1,794	$13,517	55.3	62.5	464	121
362862003886	586	Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	494	51	9.7	50.2%	383 (77.5%)	10 (2.0%)	68 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$19,388	$147	$19,241	55.1	54.5	599	13
362133003039	587	Norwich High School	Public	9-12	49 Midland Dr	Norwich	13815	Chenango County	Norwich City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 334-1600	516	46	11.2	45.2%	466 (90.3%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (3.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	$14,434	$00	$14,434	55.1	55	593	6
360009205864	588	West Brooklyn Community High School	Public	10-12	1053 41st St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1444	170	20	8.6	88.8%	20 (11.8%)	7 (4.1%)	131 (77.1%)	10 (5.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,075	$3,494	$20,581	54.9	37.2	765	177
361917001732	589	Mexico High School	Public	9-12	3338 Main St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 963-8400	594	50	11.9	52.4%	550 (92.6%)	7 (1.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$21,407	$1,781	$19,626	54.9	52.3	614	25
362991004028	590	Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	103 Schroon River Rd	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-2862	279	40	7	56.3%	263 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$21,169	$358	$20,811	54.9	64.6	430	160

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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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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)
362073002918	581	Newcomb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5535 Rt 28n	Newcomb	12852	Essex County	Newcomb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 582-3341	49	18	2.7	28.6%	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								55.6	54.3	600	19
360010805640	582	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,178	72	16.4	91.2%	12 (1.0%)	919 (78.0%)	221 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	16 (1.4%)	$24,181			$3,645			$20,536	55.5	39	749	167
360010006209	583	Queens Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 286-3600	973	70	13.8	62.7%	388 (39.9%)	26 (2.7%)	434 (44.6%)	105 (10.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.4%)	$14,155			$525			$13,630	55.5	58.3	542	41
360663000446	584	Carthage Senior High School	Public	9-12	36500 Nys Rt 26	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 493-5030	845	70	12.1	43.9%	629 (74.4%)	40 (4.7%)	92 (10.9%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.7%)	$11,741			$00			$11,741	55.4	58.4	540	44
361617001396	585	Ausable Valley High School	Public	9-12	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	349	33	10.6	51.3%	334 (95.7%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,312			$1,794			$13,517	55.3	62.5	464	121
362862003886	586	Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	494	51	9.7	50.2%	383 (77.5%)	10 (2.0%)	68 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$19,388			$147			$19,241	55.1	54.5	599	13
362133003039	587	Norwich High School	Public	9-12	49 Midland Dr	Norwich	13815	Chenango County	Norwich City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 334-1600	516	46	11.2	45.2%	466 (90.3%)	8 (1.6%)	20 (3.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	$14,434			$00			$14,434	55.1	55	593	6
360009205864	588	West Brooklyn Community High School	Public	10-12	1053 41st St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1444	170	20	8.6	88.8%	20 (11.8%)	7 (4.1%)	131 (77.1%)	10 (5.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,075			$3,494			$20,581	54.9	37.2	765	177
361917001732	589	Mexico High School	Public	9-12	3338 Main St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 963-8400	594	50	11.9	52.4%	550 (92.6%)	7 (1.2%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$21,407			$1,781			$19,626	54.9	52.3	614	25
362991004028	590	Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	103 Schroon River Rd	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-2862	279	40	7	56.3%	263 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$21,169			$358			$20,811	54.9	64.6	430	160