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
781	Brooklyn Studio Secondary School	Public	6-12	8310 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-5032	892	83	10.7	84.0%	354 (39.7%)	27 (3.0%)	350 (39.2%)	147 (16.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$30,838			$2,816			$28,022	37.1	38.3	771	10		360015203107
782	Batavia High School	Public	9-12	260 State St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	646	58	11	50.8%	439 (68.0%)	97 (15.0%)	68 (10.5%)	12 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$28,644			$769			$27,875	37	35	801	19		360399000156
783	Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	631 Tuckahoe Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8118	1,096	74	14.8	82.6%	107 (9.8%)	205 (18.7%)	721 (65.8%)	32 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.6%)	$28,598			$1,514			$27,084	36.9	32.5	828	45		363192004250
784	Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	7-12	98 S Goodwin Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-7311	493	47	10.3	46.7%	22 (4.5%)	109 (22.1%)	320 (64.9%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	$41,950			$900			$41,049	36.8	32	835	51		361065000837
785	Queens Academy High School	Public	9-12	138-11 35th Ave	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3111	351	30	11.8	95.2%	9 (2.6%)	3 (0.9%)	301 (85.8%)	36 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$34,560			$2,353			$32,207	36.8	32.4	829	44		360012205503
786	Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5280	472	49	9.7	64.0%	265 (56.1%)	30 (6.4%)	134 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	$30,006			$1,334			$28,671	36.6	40.8	748	38		362712003694
787	Riverhead Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 Harrison Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6723	1,927	134	14.3	48.4%	452 (23.5%)	132 (6.9%)	1,291 (67.0%)	14 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	$30,806			$937			$29,869	36.5	32.6	826	39		362469003359
788	Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	153	20	7.7	96.7%	4 (2.6%)	111 (72.5%)	32 (20.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$45,710			$3,423			$42,287	36.5	37	782	6		360012106064
789	Williamsburg Preparatory School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2306	667	53	12.6	86.5%	33 (4.9%)	117 (17.5%)	469 (70.3%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	$28,872			$2,932			$25,940	36.4	39.3	760	29		360011905704
790	College Academy (The)	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-1841	347	42	8.3	94.5%	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.5%)	302 (87.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$42,830			$3,164			$39,666	36.4	30.1	851	61		360008303681

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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.