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
811	North Rose-Wolcott High School	Public	9-12	11631 Salter-Colvin Rd	Wolcott	14590	Wayne County	North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 594-3100	326	37	8.8	46.6%	270 (82.8%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$37,805			$873			$36,932	34.5	40	755	56		361698001513
812	Bellport Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Beaver Dam Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1575	1,340	117	11.4	54.8%	412 (30.7%)	215 (16.0%)	628 (46.9%)	26 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (4.0%)	$33,195			$1,113			$32,082	34.4	24.5	918	106		360000800193
813	Talent Unlimited High School	Public	9-12	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 737-1530	463	36	13	68.3%	65 (14.0%)	89 (19.2%)	263 (56.8%)	22 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.3%)	$28,967			$1,714			$27,253	34.2	47.5	671	142		360007701297
814	Bronx River High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-4210	419	33	12.8	84.5%	17 (4.1%)	85 (20.3%)	268 (64.0%)	37 (8.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$29,492			$2,968			$26,524	34.1	41.4	740	74		360008506388
815	East Williamsburg Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	482	45	10.7	87.8%	12 (2.5%)	65 (13.5%)	373 (77.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	$31,046			$2,785			$28,261	34.1	13.9	1070	255		360011903078
816	City College Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-12	4600 Broadway	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-3164	573	52	10.9	88.8%	10 (1.7%)	10 (1.7%)	547 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$31,669			$3,331			$28,338	34	43.4	718	98		360008305784
817	New Dorp High School	Public	9-12	465 New Dorp Ln	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 667-8686	3,055	239	12.7	68.0%	1,224 (40.1%)	245 (8.0%)	924 (30.2%)	583 (19.1%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	58 (1.9%)	$28,854			$2,476			$26,378	33.7	38.5	767	50		360010302035
818	Cheektowaga High School	Public	9-12	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3602	682	67	10.1	66.1%	218 (32.0%)	242 (35.5%)	64 (9.4%)	117 (17.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	$27,832			$1,580			$26,252	33.5	36.2	788	30		360723000509
819	Kenmore Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 Delaware Rd	Kenmore	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 874-8403	180	24	7.6	58.3%	112 (62.2%)	11 (6.1%)	35 (19.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.1%)	$31,794			$993			$30,801	33.3	30.1	853	34		361623006767
820	Robert F Kennedy Community High School	Public	9-12	75-40 Parsons Blvd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 969-5510	587	47	12.5	80.9%	60 (10.2%)	110 (18.7%)	253 (43.1%)	146 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$28,540			$2,070			$26,470	33.1	32.2	834	14		360012200954

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.