Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
931	Vertus Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	21 Humboldt St	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Vertus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 747-8911	348			82.5%	4 (1.1%)	229 (65.8%)	114 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,305	$1,052	$19,253	24.7	13.2	1085	154	360111706470
932	High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2470	513	29	17.7	84.4%	14 (2.7%)	334 (65.1%)	137 (26.7%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$31,238	$2,701	$28,536	24.6	7.8	1172	240	360009505714
933	Hillside Arts & Letters Academy	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-1249	414	31	13.4	75.8%	7 (1.7%)	125 (30.2%)	161 (38.9%)	96 (23.2%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$28,470	$2,124	$26,345	24.1	23.7	931	2	360010006174
934	Elmira High School	Public	10-12	777 S Main St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3201	1,273	57	22.3	67.2%	873 (68.6%)	165 (13.0%)	52 (4.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	170 (13.4%)	$24,841	$2,896	$21,945	24	34	808	126	361056000824
935	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	785	63	12.4	69.3%	289 (36.8%)	182 (23.2%)	133 (16.9%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.6%)	$22,586	$2,360	$20,225	24	21.9	957	22	363021004061
936	Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,550	256	13.8	49.7%	464 (13.1%)	714 (20.1%)	2,144 (60.4%)	76 (2.1%)	8 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	140 (3.9%)	$31,624	$2,310	$29,315	23.9	25.2	908	28	362070002910
937	Epic High School - North	Public	9-12	94-25 117th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 570-8230	373	35	10.5	80.7%	11 (2.9%)	45 (12.1%)	188 (50.4%)	108 (29.0%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	$27,909	$2,053	$25,857	23.9	20.1	984	47	360012306528
938	Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 225-0998	364	30	12.2	89.8%	14 (3.8%)	132 (36.3%)	204 (56.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$27,892	$2,556	$25,337	23.8	19.8	986	48	360007706372
939	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	400 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6400	1,694	127	13.3	82.8%	33 (1.9%)	309 (18.2%)	1,308 (77.2%)	28 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	$35,588	$4,425	$31,163	23.8	20.7	970	31	362781003779
940	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	370	30	12.3	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.9%)	285 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$30,341	$2,746	$27,596	23.7	17.3	1016	76	360008605865

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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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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
931	Vertus Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	21 Humboldt St	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Vertus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 747-8911	348			82.5%	4 (1.1%)	229 (65.8%)	114 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,305			$1,052			$19,253	24.7	13.2	1085	154		360111706470
932	High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2470	513	29	17.7	84.4%	14 (2.7%)	334 (65.1%)	137 (26.7%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$31,238			$2,701			$28,536	24.6	7.8	1172	240		360009505714
933	Hillside Arts & Letters Academy	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-1249	414	31	13.4	75.8%	7 (1.7%)	125 (30.2%)	161 (38.9%)	96 (23.2%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$28,470			$2,124			$26,345	24.1	23.7	931	2		360010006174
934	Elmira High School	Public	10-12	777 S Main St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3201	1,273	57	22.3	67.2%	873 (68.6%)	165 (13.0%)	52 (4.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	170 (13.4%)	$24,841			$2,896			$21,945	24	34	808	126		361056000824
935	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	785	63	12.4	69.3%	289 (36.8%)	182 (23.2%)	133 (16.9%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.6%)	$22,586			$2,360			$20,225	24	21.9	957	22		363021004061
936	Newburgh Free Academy	Public	9-12	201 Fullerton Ave	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-5400	3,550	256	13.8	49.7%	464 (13.1%)	714 (20.1%)	2,144 (60.4%)	76 (2.1%)	8 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	140 (3.9%)	$31,624			$2,310			$29,315	23.9	25.2	908	28		362070002910
937	Epic High School - North	Public	9-12	94-25 117th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 570-8230	373	35	10.5	80.7%	11 (2.9%)	45 (12.1%)	188 (50.4%)	108 (29.0%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	$27,909			$2,053			$25,857	23.9	20.1	984	47		360012306528
938	Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 225-0998	364	30	12.2	89.8%	14 (3.8%)	132 (36.3%)	204 (56.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$27,892			$2,556			$25,337	23.8	19.8	986	48		360007706372
939	Ramapo High School	Public	9-12	400 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6400	1,694	127	13.3	82.8%	33 (1.9%)	309 (18.2%)	1,308 (77.2%)	28 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	$35,588			$4,425			$31,163	23.8	20.7	970	31		362781003779
940	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	370	30	12.3	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.9%)	285 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$30,341			$2,746			$27,596	23.7	17.3	1016	76		360008605865