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
481	Schalmont High School	Public	9-12	1 Sabre Dr	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schalmont Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 355-6110	545	50	10.8	30.1%	444 (81.5%)	12 (2.2%)	45 (8.3%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.4%)	$29,009			$733			$28,276	61.8	68.2	374	107		362598003571
482	Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	383	35	11	42.6%	356 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$24,269			$1,156			$23,113	61.8	60.5	515	33		360669000455
483	Gramercy Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 253-7076	420	34	12.2	73.3%	55 (13.1%)	109 (26.0%)	219 (52.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$29,920			$2,545			$27,376	61.7	47.6	668	185		360007706077
484	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	13	4.3		43 (76.8%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	$69,953			$232			$69,721	61.6	72.2	302	182		361110000884
485	La Fayette Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3122 Route 11n	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	298	38	7.9	40.3%	195 (65.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	87 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$35,959			$1,489			$34,470	61.5	58.4	546	61		361641001448
486	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	965 Longwood Ave-Floor 2	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,358			81.0%	26 (1.9%)	776 (57.1%)	501 (36.9%)	16 (1.2%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	$20,461			$00			$20,461	61.5			(n/a)		360109606390
487	Hinsdale Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3701 Main St	Hinsdale	14743	Cattaraugus County	Hinsdale Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 557-2227	349	41	8.5	49.6%	315 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$33,926			$3,283			$30,643	61.4	71.2	322	165		361449001203
488	Patchogue-Medford High School	Public	9-12	181 Buffalo Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6500	2,487	205	12.1	51.7%	866 (34.8%)	164 (6.6%)	1,326 (53.3%)	60 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.9%)	$28,522			$1,422			$27,100	61.3	61.7	495	7		362247003165
489	Onondaga Senior High School	Public	7-12	4479 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 552-5020	323	38	8.6	42.7%	229 (70.9%)	38 (11.8%)	19 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	$29,052			$775			$28,277	61.3	76.9	196	293		362181003098
490	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	4976 Sr 81	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 966-5070	339	38	9	32.4%	314 (92.6%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$37,039			$992			$36,047	61.3	60.8	512	22		361287001056

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.