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
371	Nyack Senior High School	Public	9-12	360 Christian Herald Rd	Nyack	10960	Rockland County	Nyack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 353-7100	945	95	9.9	27.5%	339 (35.9%)	132 (14.0%)	333 (35.2%)	70 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (6.9%)	$35,371			$519			$34,852	67.9	70.7	329	42		362148003051
372	Dryden High School	Public	9-12	118 Freeville Rd	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 844-8694	356	37	9.6	39.9%	297 (83.4%)	9 (2.5%)	20 (5.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$33,914			$1,652			$32,263	67.8	61	509	137		360933000713
373	Churchville-Chili Senior High School	Public	9-12	5786 Buffalo Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 293-4540	1,145	100	11.4	30.9%	813 (71.0%)	113 (9.9%)	108 (9.4%)	28 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.6%)	$24,538			$859			$23,680	67.7	68.3	369	4		360753000536
374	Wayne Senior High School	Public	9-12	6200 Ontario Ctr Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1050	664	64	10.4	33.4%	597 (89.9%)	11 (1.7%)	35 (5.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$26,343			$1,166			$25,177	67.7	63.2	466	92		363033004078
375	KIPP Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	250 E 156th St-4th Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	KIPP Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3555	1,155	189	6.1	84.8%	7 (0.6%)	526 (45.5%)	591 (51.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$20,129			$20,129			$00	67.6	62	492	117		360005404452
376	Thomas A Edison High School	Public	9-12	2083 College Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 733-5604	321	25	12.7	53.0%	269 (83.8%)	10 (3.1%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$22,864			$863			$22,001	67.5	64.8	441	65		361059000830
377	Akron High School	Public	9-12	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 542-5030	389	38	10.3	37.8%	318 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$27,242			$681			$26,561	67.5	75.8	216	161		360243000013
378	Malverne Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 887-6420	628	57	11	0.5%	92 (14.6%)	295 (47.0%)	184 (29.3%)	46 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$35,721			$741			$34,980	67.2	66.3	422	44		361821001643
379	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	330	36	9.1	38.8%	305 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$30,842			$2,049			$28,793	67	64.5	447	68		360789000562
380	Manhattan Village Academy	Public	9-12	43 W 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 242-8752	388	34	11.4	67.0%	57 (14.7%)	51 (13.1%)	203 (52.3%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	$26,268			$2,376			$23,892	67	71.5	317	63		360007700584

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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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Educational resources:

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

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

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.