Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361251002027	1	Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	49	7	6.6		32 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)	10 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,936	$1,902	$30,034	89.5	91.3	1
360011905929	2	Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	733	45	16.1	57.2%	142 (19.4%)	74 (10.1%)	80 (10.9%)	359 (49.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	61 (8.3%)	$11,048	$139	$10,909	89.4	89.2	13	11
360007702877	3	Stuyvesant High School	Public	9-12	345 Chambers St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-4800	3,257	157	20.7	49.2%	543 (16.7%)	72 (2.2%)	132 (4.1%)	2,322 (71.3%)	18 (0.6%)	22 (0.7%)	148 (4.5%)	$10,907	$99	$10,808	89	90.4	2	1
362595003566	4	Scarsdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	1057 Post Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2450	1,498	141	10.6		919 (61.3%)	14 (0.9%)	130 (8.7%)	332 (22.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.5%)	$27,207	$00	$27,207	89	89.5	8	4
361020004509	5	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	908	86	10.5		408 (44.9%)	12 (1.3%)	82 (9.0%)	338 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	$25,541	$794	$24,747	88.9	87.9	19	14
360008701922	6	Bronx High School Of Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,979	147	20.2	52.3%	593 (19.9%)	161 (5.4%)	279 (9.4%)	1,816 (61.0%)	24 (0.8%)	22 (0.7%)	82 (2.8%)	$10,680	$83	$10,597	88.8	90	4	2
360008105116	7	High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	579	33	17.3	37.8%	214 (37.0%)	62 (10.7%)	95 (16.4%)	158 (27.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.6%)	$13,637	$162	$13,475	88.6	90	3	4
360010304186	8	Staten Island Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	485 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 667-3222	1,404	74	18.9	57.3%	374 (26.6%)	14 (1.0%)	60 (4.3%)	941 (67.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	$11,818	$396	$11,423	88.6	89.9	5	3
360534000268	9	Briarcliff High School	Public	9-12	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8325	478	57	8.4		289 (60.5%)	16 (3.3%)	63 (13.2%)	86 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$29,248	$276	$28,973	88.6	89.7	6	3
360010005297	10	Queens High School For The Sciences At York College	Public	9-12	94-50 159th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 657-3181	498	29	17.4	65.9%	26 (5.2%)	15 (3.0%)	37 (7.4%)	397 (79.7%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,450	$376	$12,074	88.6	89.4	10

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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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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)
361251002027	1	Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	49	7	6.6		32 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)	10 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,936			$1,902			$30,034	89.5	91.3	1
360011905929	2	Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	733	45	16.1	57.2%	142 (19.4%)	74 (10.1%)	80 (10.9%)	359 (49.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.2%)	61 (8.3%)	$11,048			$139			$10,909	89.4	89.2	13	11
360007702877	3	Stuyvesant High School	Public	9-12	345 Chambers St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-4800	3,257	157	20.7	49.2%	543 (16.7%)	72 (2.2%)	132 (4.1%)	2,322 (71.3%)	18 (0.6%)	22 (0.7%)	148 (4.5%)	$10,907			$99			$10,808	89	90.4	2	1
362595003566	4	Scarsdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	1057 Post Rd	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Scarsdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 721-2450	1,498	141	10.6		919 (61.3%)	14 (0.9%)	130 (8.7%)	332 (22.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.5%)	$27,207			$00			$27,207	89	89.5	8	4
361020004509	5	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	908	86	10.5		408 (44.9%)	12 (1.3%)	82 (9.0%)	338 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	$25,541			$794			$24,747	88.9	87.9	19	14
360008701922	6	Bronx High School Of Science (The)	Public	9-12	75 W 205th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 817-7700	2,979	147	20.2	52.3%	593 (19.9%)	161 (5.4%)	279 (9.4%)	1,816 (61.0%)	24 (0.8%)	22 (0.7%)	82 (2.8%)	$10,680			$83			$10,597	88.8	90	4	2
360008105116	7	High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny	Public	9-12	240 Convent Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 281-6490	579	33	17.3	37.8%	214 (37.0%)	62 (10.7%)	95 (16.4%)	158 (27.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.6%)	$13,637			$162			$13,475	88.6	90	3	4
360010304186	8	Staten Island Technical High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	485 Clawson St	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 667-3222	1,404	74	18.9	57.3%	374 (26.6%)	14 (1.0%)	60 (4.3%)	941 (67.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	$11,818			$396			$11,423	88.6	89.9	5	3
360534000268	9	Briarcliff High School	Public	9-12	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8325	478	57	8.4		289 (60.5%)	16 (3.3%)	63 (13.2%)	86 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$29,248			$276			$28,973	88.6	89.7	6	3
360010005297	10	Queens High School For The Sciences At York College	Public	9-12	94-50 159th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 657-3181	498	29	17.4	65.9%	26 (5.2%)	15 (3.0%)	37 (7.4%)	397 (79.7%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,450			$376			$12,074	88.6	89.4	10