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)
360984000756	81	East Meadow High School	Public	9-12	101 Carman Ave	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 228-5331	1,517	122	12.3	28.7%	642 (42.3%)	82 (5.4%)	375 (24.7%)	388 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.8%)	$26,020			$1,623			$24,397	82.3	80.1	117	36
362268003188	82	Pelham Memorial High School	Public	9-12	575 Colonial Ave	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-8110	860	73	11.8	14.0%	544 (63.3%)	62 (7.2%)	155 (18.0%)	47 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	$19,959			$50			$19,910	82.3	84.4	43	39
362505003470	83	Roslyn High School	Public	9-12	475 Round Hill Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5101	1,066	99	10.7	15.9%	678 (63.6%)	42 (3.9%)	86 (8.1%)	242 (22.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	$24,484			$328			$24,156	82.1	83.4	60	23
361323001079	84	Haldane High School	Public	9-12	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 265-9254	312	29	10.7	13.5%	254 (81.4%)	4 (1.3%)	36 (11.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$20,656			$256			$20,399	82	76	213	129
360007705532	85	High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4097	369	25	14.7	80.2%	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	342 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,745			$1,649			$12,096	82	82.5	76	9
360777000557	86	Clinton Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2233	361	31	11.6	26.0%	329 (91.1%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,746			$1,033			$11,712	82	80.1	115	29
362538003514	87	Pierson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Jermain Ave	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5302	519	72	7.2	26.8%	379 (73.0%)	12 (2.3%)	118 (22.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,427			$354			$31,073	81.9	77.9	162	75
362961003992	88	Vestal Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Woodlawn Dr	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 757-2281	1,012	89	11.3	28.5%	722 (71.3%)	39 (3.9%)	46 (4.5%)	163 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	$15,214			$687			$14,527	81.9	83.4	61	27
360585000308	89	City Honors School	Public	5-12	186 E North St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-4230	1,056	74	14.3	45.3%	472 (44.7%)	158 (15.0%)	124 (11.7%)	228 (21.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.0%)	$12,082			$784			$11,299	81.8	83.2	63	26
360453000201	90	Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3980 Dutch Hollow Rd	Bemus Point	14701	Chautauqua County	Bemus Point Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 386-2855	295	37	7.9	29.2%	284 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,091			$1,032			$18,059	81.8	76	212	122

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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:

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

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

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.