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
751	West Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5359 School St	West Valley	14171	Cattaraugus County	West Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 942-3100	186	30	6.1	35.5%	179 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$47,601			$2,455			$45,146	39.6	47.1	676	75		363090004153
752	Franklin Academy High School	Public	9-12	42 Huskie Ln	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7807	705	69	10.1	45.1%	660 (93.6%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$27,539			$1,207			$26,332	39.5	45.2	705	47		361818001635
753	Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-8561	462	51	9.1	71.9%	198 (42.9%)	72 (15.6%)	72 (15.6%)	68 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	$28,392			$4,610			$23,783	39.4	38.3	772	19		362445003341
754	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,176	68	17.3	92.0%	9 (0.8%)	926 (78.7%)	213 (18.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.3%)	$22,524			$1,330			$21,194	39.4	55.5	582	172		360010805640
755	Franklin Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Institute St	Franklin	13775	Delaware County	Franklin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 829-3025	209	28	7.4	42.1%	191 (91.4%)	5 (2.4%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$37,672			$745			$36,927	39.4	49.3	651	104		361143000900
756	Olympia High School	Public	6-12	1139 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5000	1,090	110	9.8	56.2%	489 (44.9%)	198 (18.2%)	247 (22.7%)	76 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.2%)	$28,430			$1,434			$26,996	39.2	40	756			361263001039
757	International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	491	42	11.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,378			$3,932			$30,446	39.2	35.2	797	40		360008705938
758	Newark Senior High School	Public	9-12	625 Peirson Ave	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3242	586	60	9.7	53.8%	384 (65.5%)	60 (10.2%)	107 (18.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$31,544			$1,734			$29,811	39.1	33.6	812	54		362064002895
759	John Adams High School	Public	9-12	101-01 Rockaway Blvd	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 322-0500	2,400	182	13.2	84.0%	79 (3.3%)	597 (24.9%)	988 (41.2%)	665 (27.7%)	52 (2.2%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	$28,627			$2,322			$26,305	39.1	39.7	757	2		360012302013
760	Johnson City Senior High School	Public	9-12	666 Reynolds Rd	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1009	705	57	12.4	68.2%	353 (50.1%)	96 (13.6%)	98 (13.9%)	85 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.1%)	$29,258			$2,199			$27,059	39.1	50.2	641	119		361590001375

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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.