Best High Schools in New York

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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)
360009105508	271	Bedford Academy High School	Public	9-12	1119 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 398-3061	357	33	10.9	79.0%	16 (4.5%)	246 (68.9%)	55 (15.4%)	22 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.6%)	$14,965			$1,006			$13,958	73.6	80.1	118	153
361650001460	272	Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	34 School St	Lake Placid	12946	Essex County	Lake Placid Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 523-2474	311	44	7.1	34.1%	287 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$31,813			$2,118			$29,695	73.6	65.7	408	136
363132004197	273	Whitesboro High School	Public	9-12	6000 Ny-291	Marcy	13403	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 266-3216	937	63	14.8	34.0%	826 (88.2%)	14 (1.5%)	49 (5.2%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.0%)	$14,526			$277			$14,249	73.6	77.4	178	95
360636000418	274	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	210	28	7.5	47.1%	195 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$22,007			$3,723			$18,284	73.5	60.7	494	220
362721003704	275	Colonie Central High School	Public	9-12	1 Raider Blvd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 459-1220	1,561	120	13	40.2%	948 (60.7%)	145 (9.3%)	176 (11.3%)	176 (11.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (7.2%)	$16,843			$819			$16,023	73.5	69.8	335	60
360618000399	276	Caledonia-Mumford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 538-3483	413	41	10	33.9%	379 (91.8%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,046			$246			$11,800	73.4	68.8	360	84
361203006337	277	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	200	26	7.7	42.0%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (9.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$24,036			$726			$23,310	73.4	61.2	486	209
361446001198	278	Hilton High School	Public	9-12	400 East Ave	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	1,382	119	11.5	27.4%	1,199 (86.8%)	37 (2.7%)	85 (6.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.4%)	$13,251			$00			$13,251	73.4	71.6	303	25
362178003095	279	Oneonta Senior High School	Public	9-12	130 East St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 433-8243	499	52	9.5	38.9%	381 (76.4%)	39 (7.8%)	37 (7.4%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$17,877			$294			$17,582	73.4	76.8	193	86
362184003101	280	Onteora High School	Public	9-12	4166 Rt 28	Boiceville	12412	Ulster County	Onteora Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 657-2373	402	40	10.1	37.6%	300 (74.6%)	9 (2.2%)	49 (12.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$30,036			$235			$29,800	73.4	73.9	251	29

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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.