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)
362214003134	751	South Seneca Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7263 S Main St	Ovid	14521	Seneca County	South Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 869-9636	339	41	8.3	45.1%	317 (93.5%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,652			$2,007			$22,645	40.3	55	595	156
361494001249	752	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	215 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4360	462	41	11.1	58.7%	169 (36.6%)	88 (19.0%)	94 (20.3%)	56 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	$23,326			$2,582			$20,744	40.3	34.4	792	40
360008705557	753	Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3872	386	28	13.7	93.3%	6 (1.6%)	54 (14.0%)	311 (80.6%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,439			$2,638			$15,801	40.3	51	633	120
362544003519	754	Salamanca High School	Public	8-12	50 Iroquois Dr	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-2404	508	54	9.4	64.8%	237 (46.7%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	190 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$20,127			$07			$20,120	40.2	36.5	776	22
361698001513	755	North Rose-Wolcott High School	Public	9-12	11631 Salter-Colvin Rd	Wolcott	14590	Wayne County	North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 594-3100	365	37	9.9	58.9%	312 (85.5%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$13,498			$00			$13,498	40	39.5	742	13
361263001039	756	Olympia High School	Public	6-12	1139 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5000	1,087	110	9.8	53.0%	503 (46.3%)	195 (17.9%)	237 (21.8%)	72 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.2%)	$17,947			$2,490			$15,456	40	36.7	772	16
360012302013	757	John Adams High School	Public	9-12	101-01 Rockaway Blvd	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 322-0500	2,431	173	14	84.7%	92 (3.8%)	557 (22.9%)	968 (39.8%)	704 (29.0%)	75 (3.1%)	12 (0.5%)	23 (0.9%)	$16,220			$956			$15,265	39.7	35.2	786	29
360102706234	758	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Home St-Rm 205	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-0490	704	40	17.6	97.6%	10 (1.4%)	129 (18.3%)	555 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$24,309			$4,903			$19,405	39.4	36.5	775	17
360009006030	759	Pan American International High School At Monroe	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7238	318	29	11	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,130			$2,374			$18,756	39.4			(n/a)
360011905704	760	Williamsburg Preparatory School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2306	679	54	12.5	85.1%	37 (5.4%)	123 (18.1%)	462 (68.0%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$15,938			$1,361			$14,577	39.3	37.2	764	4

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.