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)
363099004164	101	Westfield High School	Public	6-12	203 E Main St	Westfield	14787	Chautauqua County	Westfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 326-2151	201	23	8.7	48.8%	174 (86.6%)	5 (2.5%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$21,542			$3,361			$18,181	81.2	75.3	224	123
360008105944	102	Columbia Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 666-1278	718	56	12.9	46.1%	195 (27.2%)	148 (20.6%)	257 (35.8%)	78 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.7%)	$15,231			$766			$14,465	81.2	83.8	55	47
362250003171	103	Pavilion Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	7014 Big Tree Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3115	315	52	6	40.3%	298 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,489			$1,672			$17,817	81.2	75.9	217	114
362547003521	104	Salem High School	Public	7-12	41 E Broadway	Salem	12865	Washington County	Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 854-7600	238	29	8.2	54.2%	224 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$20,622			$1,800			$18,822	81.1	75.2	227	123
360420004504	105	Beaver River Senior High School	Public	9-12	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13620	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	257	21	12.1	45.5%	250 (97.3%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,705			$00			$10,705	81	80.2	113	8
360396000155	106	Barker Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3201	296	29	10.3	39.9%	255 (86.1%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$19,874			$1,254			$18,620	80.9	76.6	201	95
360007604873	107	New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	111 Columbia St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 677-5190	1,613	97	16.6	26.0%	578 (35.8%)	74 (4.6%)	166 (10.3%)	611 (37.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	175 (10.8%)	$12,759			$581			$12,178	80.9	80.8	104	3
362706005839	108	Smithtown High School East	Public	9-12	10 School St	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2705	1,428	123	11.6	12.3%	1,121 (78.5%)	16 (1.1%)	151 (10.6%)	112 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.7%)	$21,216			$761			$20,455	80.9	82.7	74	34
362652003629	109	New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,738	126	13.7	21.3%	391 (22.5%)	44 (2.5%)	297 (17.1%)	987 (56.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$20,881			$788			$20,092	80.9	76.7	197	88
361626001451	110	Kings Park High School	Public	9-12	200 Rt 25a	Kings Park	11754	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 269-3345	832	84	9.9	15.0%	688 (82.7%)	5 (0.6%)	102 (12.3%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$25,382			$788			$24,595	80.7	79.7	123	13

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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.