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)
362532003497	391	S S Seward Institute	Public	6-12	51 N Main St	Florida	10921	Orange County	Florida Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 651-3095	388	44	8.7	34.3%	225 (58.0%)	28 (7.2%)	112 (28.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$21,588			$845			$20,744	67.7	60.6	498	107
361764001578	392	Livonia Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2 Bulldog Blvd	Livonia	14487	Livingston County	Livonia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 346-4000	759	69	10.9	40.8%	703 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	$16,091			$1,135			$14,956	67.6	61.5	479	87
363016004538	393	Waterville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Madison St	Waterville	13480	Oneida County	Waterville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 841-3818	323	31	10.4	49.8%	317 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,721			$73			$19,648	67.6	70.9	309	84
360007701911	394	Art And Design High School	Public	9-12	231-249 E 56th St	New York	10022	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 752-4340	1,485	98	15.2	46.3%	427 (28.8%)	198 (13.3%)	596 (40.1%)	139 (9.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (7.3%)	$14,754			$682			$14,073	67.6	61.4	482	88
360732000524	395	Westhill High School	Public	9-12	4501 Onondaga Blvd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 426-3100	552	52	10.6	28.3%	445 (80.6%)	33 (6.0%)	27 (4.9%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.4%)	$15,052			$500			$14,552	67.6	67.4	386	9
361599001386	396	Jordan-Elbridge High School	Public	9-12	5721 Hamilton Rd	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 689-8510	326	36	9	34.4%	310 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,623			$1,317			$15,307	67.5	59	534	138
362762003751	397	Southold Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	420 Oaklawn Ave	Southold	11971	Suffolk County	Southold Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 765-5081	361	40	9	42.4%	227 (62.9%)	3 (0.8%)	122 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$30,964			$1,644			$29,320	67.4	61	489	92
362832003818	398	Suffern Senior High School	Public	9-12	49 Viola Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 357-3800	1,428	115	12.3	37.0%	559 (39.1%)	130 (9.1%)	576 (40.3%)	100 (7.0%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.5%)	$21,188			$374			$20,813	67.4	72.8	273	125
361236001002	399	Gouverneur High School	Public	9-12	113 E Barney St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-1900	462	37	12.4	57.8%	455 (98.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,989			$819			$12,170	67.3	63.7	447	48
362724003718	400	South Glens Falls Senior High School	Public	9-12	42 Merritt Rd	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 792-9987	948	65	14.6	35.7%	865 (91.2%)	8 (0.8%)	37 (3.9%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.5%)	$13,193			$861			$12,332	67.2	64.9	426	26

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.