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)
360678000466	141	Cazenovia High School	Public	8-12	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1314	543	47	11.4	23.2%	512 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,723			$451			$15,272	79.3	80.8	106	35
362019001854	142	Nanuet Senior High School	Public	9-12	103 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 627-9808	761	67	11.3	30.9%	306 (40.2%)	73 (9.6%)	248 (32.6%)	110 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	$22,784			$714			$22,069	79.3	79.4	131	11
360633000414	143	Canandaigua Academy	Public	9-12	435 East St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3800	1,035	97	10.7	36.3%	898 (86.8%)	15 (1.4%)	60 (5.8%)	21 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)	$16,485			$825			$15,660	79.2	79.8	121	22
362964003996	144	Victor Senior High School	Public	9-12	953 High St	Victor	14564	Ontario County	Victor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 924-3252	1,310	108	12.1	25.1%	1,063 (81.1%)	38 (2.9%)	102 (7.8%)	37 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.3%)	$13,057			$597			$12,459	79.1	79.7	122	22
360012204485	145	Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,333	91	14.6	61.3%	218 (16.4%)	76 (5.7%)	201 (15.1%)	760 (57.0%)	12 (0.9%)	16 (1.2%)	48 (3.6%)	$14,921			$385			$14,537	79.1	82.8	71	74
361902001721	146	Sanford H Calhoun High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1786 State St	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	No	(516) 992-1300	1,217	125	9.7	18.5%	884 (72.6%)	48 (3.9%)	169 (13.9%)	96 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.2%)	$25,687			$290			$25,396	79.1	77.8	164	18
361791001606	147	Lynbrook Senior High School	Public	9-12	9 Union Ave	Lynbrook	11563	Nassau County	Lynbrook Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-0200	835	81	10.2	18.9%	521 (62.4%)	64 (7.7%)	170 (20.4%)	59 (7.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$20,940			$632			$20,308	79.1	77	189	42
361344004511	148	Hammond Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	51 S Main St	Hammond	13646	St. Lawrence County	Hammond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 324-5931	228	26	8.6	56.6%	223 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$23,680			$2,980			$20,701	79	80.4	111	37
362379003310	149	Prattsburgh Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Academy St	Prattsburgh	14873	Steuben County	Prattsburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 522-3795	365	37	9.8	33.2%	338 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,514			$2,507			$9,007	79	68.5	366	217
360702000494	150	Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8820	883	79	11.1	28.7%	756 (85.6%)	15 (1.7%)	43 (4.9%)	29 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	$18,263			$884			$17,379	78.8	76.9	191	41

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.