Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360594000384	71	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	88 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	953	92	10.3		867 (91.0%)	11 (1.2%)	27 (2.8%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$17,430	$909	$16,521	82.7	82	84	13
360007704410	72	Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	839	62	13.5	21.3%	459 (54.7%)	29 (3.5%)	116 (13.8%)	115 (13.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (13.8%)	$14,518	$672	$13,845	82.6	85.5	36	36
362088002959	73	Niskayuna High School	Public	9-12	1626 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-2511	1,363	102	13.4	20.5%	856 (62.8%)	79 (5.8%)	102 (7.5%)	257 (18.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	$13,567	$328	$13,239	82.6	83	69	4
360813000580	74	Commack High School	Public	9-12	1 Scholar Ln	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 912-2109	1,815	144	12.6	16.0%	1,327 (73.1%)	36 (2.0%)	200 (11.0%)	219 (12.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.7%)	$22,570	$897	$21,673	82.5	81.1	96	22
360474000217	75	Bethpage Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Cherry Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4101	1,013	88	11.5	25.7%	532 (52.5%)	7 (0.7%)	198 (19.5%)	250 (24.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.1%)	$25,551	$866	$24,685	82.5	81.2	95	20
362358003295	76	Paul D Schreiber Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 Campus Dr	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5805	1,614	129	12.4	20.2%	966 (59.9%)	16 (1.0%)	401 (24.8%)	161 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.3%)	$21,236	$545	$20,691	82.4	83	68	8
362097002978	77	North Collins Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2045 School St	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0101	235	30	7.8	41.3%	204 (86.8%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$17,977	$478	$17,499	82.4	77.7	170	93
362684003657	78	Shoreham-Wading River High School	Public	9-12	250a Rt 25a	Shoreham	11786	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8264	661	62	10.5		537 (81.2%)	9 (1.4%)	83 (12.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$23,614	$639	$22,975	82.3	82.2	83	5
361719001534	79	Lewiston Porter Senior High School	Public	9-12	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7263	636	52	12.1	21.2%	570 (89.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$18,393	$704	$17,688	82.3	79.3	132	53
362616003602	80	Schuylerville High School	Public	9-12	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	474	47	10.1	31.6%	440 (92.8%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,371	$00	$17,371	82.3	80.8	105	25

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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)
360594000384	71	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	88 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	953	92	10.3		867 (91.0%)	11 (1.2%)	27 (2.8%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$17,430			$909			$16,521	82.7	82	84	13
360007704410	72	Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	839	62	13.5	21.3%	459 (54.7%)	29 (3.5%)	116 (13.8%)	115 (13.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (13.8%)	$14,518			$672			$13,845	82.6	85.5	36	36
362088002959	73	Niskayuna High School	Public	9-12	1626 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-2511	1,363	102	13.4	20.5%	856 (62.8%)	79 (5.8%)	102 (7.5%)	257 (18.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	$13,567			$328			$13,239	82.6	83	69	4
360813000580	74	Commack High School	Public	9-12	1 Scholar Ln	Commack	11725	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 912-2109	1,815	144	12.6	16.0%	1,327 (73.1%)	36 (2.0%)	200 (11.0%)	219 (12.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.7%)	$22,570			$897			$21,673	82.5	81.1	96	22
360474000217	75	Bethpage Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Cherry Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4101	1,013	88	11.5	25.7%	532 (52.5%)	7 (0.7%)	198 (19.5%)	250 (24.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.1%)	$25,551			$866			$24,685	82.5	81.2	95	20
362358003295	76	Paul D Schreiber Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 Campus Dr	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5805	1,614	129	12.4	20.2%	966 (59.9%)	16 (1.0%)	401 (24.8%)	161 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.3%)	$21,236			$545			$20,691	82.4	83	68	8
362097002978	77	North Collins Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2045 School St	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0101	235	30	7.8	41.3%	204 (86.8%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$17,977			$478			$17,499	82.4	77.7	170	93
362684003657	78	Shoreham-Wading River High School	Public	9-12	250a Rt 25a	Shoreham	11786	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8264	661	62	10.5		537 (81.2%)	9 (1.4%)	83 (12.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$23,614			$639			$22,975	82.3	82.2	83	5
361719001534	79	Lewiston Porter Senior High School	Public	9-12	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7263	636	52	12.1	21.2%	570 (89.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$18,393			$704			$17,688	82.3	79.3	132	53
362616003602	80	Schuylerville High School	Public	9-12	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	474	47	10.1	31.6%	440 (92.8%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,371			$00			$17,371	82.3	80.8	105	25