Best High Schools in New York

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1234)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Scotia-Glenville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Tartan Way	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1231	689	61	11.3	31.6%	611 (88.7%)	26 (3.8%)	37 (5.4%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$29,034			$969			$28,064	71.6	68.7	365	64		362631003609
302	Francis Lewis High School	Public	9-12	58-20 Utopia Pky	Fresh Meadows	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 281-8200	4,573	246	18.5	71.4%	455 (9.9%)	158 (3.5%)	949 (20.8%)	2,930 (64.1%)	16 (0.3%)	12 (0.3%)	53 (1.2%)	$24,176			$2,124			$22,053	71.5	71.9	314	12		360009901953
303	Goshen Central High School	Public	9-12	222 Scotchtown Ave	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 615-6100	983	81	12.1	32.5%	639 (65.0%)	58 (5.9%)	219 (22.3%)	45 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	$29,173			$363			$28,811	71.4	67.8	386	83		361233000995
304	Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1575 Seamans Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4380	650	67	9.6	14.6%	533 (82.0%)	8 (1.2%)	74 (11.4%)	28 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$38,530			$648			$37,882	71.4	75.9	213	91		362640003620
305	Red Hook Senior High School	Public	9-12	103 W Market St	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	549	53	10.3	27.3%	431 (78.5%)	9 (1.6%)	75 (13.7%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	$37,642			$603			$37,038	71.4	72.9	289	16		362424003334
306	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	420	42	10	48.3%	392 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$32,218			$1,969			$30,249	71.4	66.3	423	117		360000600525
307	Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	268	28	9.6	39.6%	231 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$35,252			$1,640			$33,613	71.3	75.3	233	74		361854001669
308	Charles W Baker High School	Public	10-12	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6008	1,240	80	15.4	28.0%	1,065 (85.9%)	39 (3.1%)	58 (4.7%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	$22,403			$586			$21,817	71.3	70.1	333	25		360387000140
309	Baldwin Senior High School	Public	9-12	841 E T Kloberg Dr	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6100	1,470	131	11.2	39.0%	112 (7.6%)	758 (51.6%)	483 (32.9%)	65 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	41 (2.8%)	$33,218			$671			$32,547	71.2	64.8	442	133		360384000128
310	Valhalla High School	Public	9-12	300 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5014	424	45	9.3	31.1%	195 (46.0%)	25 (5.9%)	157 (37.0%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$41,128			$641			$40,487	71	72	309	1		362940004537

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on 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, Regents Life Science Biology, Regents Geometry, Regents Earth and Space Sciences test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, 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.