Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
721	Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical	Public	9-12	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-8357	613	41	14.8	82.1%	55 (9.0%)	58 (9.5%)	319 (52.0%)	131 (21.4%)	25 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.9%)	$26,287	$2,243	$24,044	43.3	41.1	744	23	360012306047
722	Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	471	54	8.7	55.6%	355 (75.4%)	13 (2.8%)	71 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	$37,389	$2,223	$35,165	43.1	55.1	586	136	362862003886
723	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	369	40	9.3	52.0%	240 (65.0%)	58 (15.7%)	34 (9.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$29,903	$2,012	$27,891	43	46.7	683	40	363117004172
724	Oswego High School	Public	9-12	2 Buccaneer Blvd	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2200	1,079	87	12.4	36.1%	919 (85.2%)	21 (1.9%)	87 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.5%)	$28,037	$873	$27,163	42.8	49.5	650	74	362205003130
725	Frank McCourt High School	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 362-2015	407	33	12.1	69.0%	95 (23.3%)	68 (16.7%)	210 (51.6%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	$25,682	$1,362	$24,320	42.7	37.2	780	55	360007806185
726	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	24 Agassiz Circle	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 854-2490	899	78	11.6	96.0%	66 (7.3%)	451 (50.2%)	108 (12.0%)	239 (26.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	$18,700	$639	$18,061	42.6	58.3	548	178	360010505602
727	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,127	69	16.4	82.3%	14 (1.2%)	444 (39.4%)	620 (55.0%)	21 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.0%)	$18,523	$1,723	$16,800	42.5	30.9	849	122	360015505844
728	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	264	31	8.4	52.7%	250 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$37,131	$2,089	$35,042	42.4	48.8	656	72	362658003631
729	John Dewey High School	Public	9-12	50 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-6400	2,209	163	13.5	88.6%	536 (24.3%)	355 (16.1%)	605 (27.4%)	634 (28.7%)	16 (0.7%)	12 (0.5%)	51 (2.3%)	$28,357	$2,630	$25,726	42.4	37.6	776	47	360015204312
730	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	2,866	193	14.8	72.1%	208 (7.3%)	565 (19.7%)	703 (24.5%)	1,248 (43.5%)	41 (1.4%)	10 (0.3%)	91 (3.2%)	$24,940	$2,044	$22,896	42.3	46.4	686	44	360009901919

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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.
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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.

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
721	Robert H Goddard High School-Community/Technical	Public	9-12	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-8357	613	41	14.8	82.1%	55 (9.0%)	58 (9.5%)	319 (52.0%)	131 (21.4%)	25 (4.1%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.9%)	$26,287			$2,243			$24,044	43.3	41.1	744	23		360012306047
722	Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	471	54	8.7	55.6%	355 (75.4%)	13 (2.8%)	71 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	$37,389			$2,223			$35,165	43.1	55.1	586	136		362862003886
723	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	369	40	9.3	52.0%	240 (65.0%)	58 (15.7%)	34 (9.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$29,903			$2,012			$27,891	43	46.7	683	40		363117004172
724	Oswego High School	Public	9-12	2 Buccaneer Blvd	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2200	1,079	87	12.4	36.1%	919 (85.2%)	21 (1.9%)	87 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.5%)	$28,037			$873			$27,163	42.8	49.5	650	74		362205003130
725	Frank McCourt High School	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 362-2015	407	33	12.1	69.0%	95 (23.3%)	68 (16.7%)	210 (51.6%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	$25,682			$1,362			$24,320	42.7	37.2	780	55		360007806185
726	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	24 Agassiz Circle	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 854-2490	899	78	11.6	96.0%	66 (7.3%)	451 (50.2%)	108 (12.0%)	239 (26.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	$18,700			$639			$18,061	42.6	58.3	548	178		360010505602
727	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,127	69	16.4	82.3%	14 (1.2%)	444 (39.4%)	620 (55.0%)	21 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.0%)	$18,523			$1,723			$16,800	42.5	30.9	849	122		360015505844
728	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	264	31	8.4	52.7%	250 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$37,131			$2,089			$35,042	42.4	48.8	656	72		362658003631
729	John Dewey High School	Public	9-12	50 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-6400	2,209	163	13.5	88.6%	536 (24.3%)	355 (16.1%)	605 (27.4%)	634 (28.7%)	16 (0.7%)	12 (0.5%)	51 (2.3%)	$28,357			$2,630			$25,726	42.4	37.6	776	47		360015204312
730	Benjamin N Cardozo High School	Public	9-12	57-00 223rd St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 279-6500	2,866	193	14.8	72.1%	208 (7.3%)	565 (19.7%)	703 (24.5%)	1,248 (43.5%)	41 (1.4%)	10 (0.3%)	91 (3.2%)	$24,940			$2,044			$22,896	42.3	46.4	686	44		360009901919