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
491	North Warren Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6110 State Rt 8	Chestertown	12817	Warren County	North Warren Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 494-3015	470	56	8.3	47.7%	429 (91.3%)	10 (2.1%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$29,490			$2,132			$27,358	61.3	59.1	534	43		361696001508
492	West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,069	85	12.5	37.1%	905 (84.7%)	26 (2.4%)	63 (5.9%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	$24,109			$681			$23,428	61.1	63.2	467	25		363078004151
493	Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	284	31	9.2	49.3%	209 (73.6%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.5%)	$31,096			$2,355			$28,741	61	53.5	605	112		362688003666
494	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	594	64	9.2	44.3%	564 (94.9%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$29,484			$812			$28,672	61	67.7	390	104		360001701925
495	Mynderse Academy	Public	9-12	105 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 568-5500	350	36	9.8	44.0%	273 (78.0%)	12 (3.4%)	25 (7.1%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	$24,179			$90			$24,089	61	65.6	433	62		362643003624
496	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	249	34	7.3	43.8%	236 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$47,822			$2,003			$45,819	60.9	55.8	578	82		361212000970
497	Newark Valley Senior High School	Public	8-12	68 Wilson Creek Rd	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-8351	378	41	9.2	47.4%	361 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$28,277			$1,401			$26,876	60.6	67.1	406	91		362067002900
498	Nyc Ischool	Public	9-12	131 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 237-7300	447	35	12.7	59.5%	145 (32.4%)	56 (12.5%)	172 (38.5%)	36 (8.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	$27,902			$1,374			$26,527	60.6	69	360	138		360007706065
499	Pulaski Middle-High School	Public	6-12	4624 Salina St	Pulaski	13142	Oswego County	Pulaski Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 298-5103	507	47	10.8	50.1%	477 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$32,515			$1,462			$31,053	60.5	58.6	543	44		362388003312
500	Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	189	23	8.2	48.1%	175 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$31,544			$00			$31,544	60.5	58.9	535	35		362457006560

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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.