Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363192004251	631	Saunders Trades & Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	183 Palmer Rd	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8150	1,043	81	12.9	81.6%	217 (20.8%)	116 (11.1%)	645 (61.8%)	42 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.6%)	$21,577	$1,664	$19,913	51.2	52.1	615	16
361422001168	632	Herkimer High School	Public	6-12	801 W German St	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 866-2230	543	51	10.7	58.9%	482 (88.8%)	24 (4.4%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$15,160	$2,369	$12,791	51.1	57.5	553	79
360861000661	633	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	318	22	14.5	42.1%	318 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,676	$2,624	$23,052	51	56.8	572	61
360009705537	634	All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	431	31	14	78.0%	49 (11.4%)	57 (13.2%)	273 (63.3%)	29 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,371	$1,583	$12,788	51	56.3	581	53
362145003047	635	Dalton-Nunda Secondary School	Public	9-12	13 Mill St	Nunda	14517	Livingston County	Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 468-2900	172	19	9.1	42.4%	168 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,517	$1,381	$15,137	51	56.6	575	60
360462000203	636	Berlin Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	17400 Ny 22	Cherry Plain	12040	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 658-1500	349	46	7.6	50.4%	332 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$24,790	$2,941	$21,849	50.8	46.6	671	35
360300000076	637	Andes Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	85 Delaware Ave	Andes	13731	Delaware County	Andes Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 676-3166	78	17	4.5	3.8%	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,118	$3,368	$29,750	50.7	63.4	450	187
360008005528	638	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	574	40	14.2	89.7%	2 (0.3%)	449 (78.2%)	109 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$22,247	$3,056	$19,191	50.6	29.4	846	208
363012004057	639	Watertown Senior High School	Public	9-12	1335 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3800	1,139	84	13.5	57.6%	804 (70.6%)	87 (7.6%)	115 (10.1%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.0%)	$10,610	$1,795	$8,815	50.6	51.9	620	19
360010101413	640	Health Arts Robotics And Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-2135	572	46	12.3	79.7%	7 (1.2%)	380 (66.4%)	119 (20.8%)	32 (5.6%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$16,409	$1,097	$15,312	50.3	40.2	732	92

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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.

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)
363192004251	631	Saunders Trades & Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	183 Palmer Rd	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8150	1,043	81	12.9	81.6%	217 (20.8%)	116 (11.1%)	645 (61.8%)	42 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.6%)	$21,577			$1,664			$19,913	51.2	52.1	615	16
361422001168	632	Herkimer High School	Public	6-12	801 W German St	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 866-2230	543	51	10.7	58.9%	482 (88.8%)	24 (4.4%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$15,160			$2,369			$12,791	51.1	57.5	553	79
360861000661	633	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	318	22	14.5	42.1%	318 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,676			$2,624			$23,052	51	56.8	572	61
360009705537	634	All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	431	31	14	78.0%	49 (11.4%)	57 (13.2%)	273 (63.3%)	29 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,371			$1,583			$12,788	51	56.3	581	53
362145003047	635	Dalton-Nunda Secondary School	Public	9-12	13 Mill St	Nunda	14517	Livingston County	Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 468-2900	172	19	9.1	42.4%	168 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,517			$1,381			$15,137	51	56.6	575	60
360462000203	636	Berlin Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	17400 Ny 22	Cherry Plain	12040	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 658-1500	349	46	7.6	50.4%	332 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$24,790			$2,941			$21,849	50.8	46.6	671	35
360300000076	637	Andes Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	85 Delaware Ave	Andes	13731	Delaware County	Andes Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 676-3166	78	17	4.5	3.8%	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,118			$3,368			$29,750	50.7	63.4	450	187
360008005528	638	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	574	40	14.2	89.7%	2 (0.3%)	449 (78.2%)	109 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$22,247			$3,056			$19,191	50.6	29.4	846	208
363012004057	639	Watertown Senior High School	Public	9-12	1335 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3800	1,139	84	13.5	57.6%	804 (70.6%)	87 (7.6%)	115 (10.1%)	25 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.0%)	$10,610			$1,795			$8,815	50.6	51.9	620	19
360010101413	640	Health Arts Robotics And Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-2135	572	46	12.3	79.7%	7 (1.2%)	380 (66.4%)	119 (20.8%)	32 (5.6%)	20 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	$16,409			$1,097			$15,312	50.3	40.2	732	92