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
121	Townsend Harris High School	Public	9-12	149-11 Melbourne Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 575-5580	1,342	90	14.8	59.8%	208 (15.5%)	74 (5.5%)	215 (16.0%)	761 (56.7%)	16 (1.2%)	11 (0.8%)	55 (4.1%)	$26,442			$1,424			$25,018	81.6	79.1	145	24		360012204485
122	Eden Middle & High School	Public	6-12	3150 Schoolview Rd	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 992-3600	652	60	10.7	11.0%	617 (94.6%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	$26,193			$779			$25,414	81.6	75.4	226	104		361017000791
123	Smithtown High School East	Public	9-12	10 School St	Saint James	11780	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2705	1,403	124	11.3	14.8%	1,059 (75.5%)	22 (1.6%)	153 (10.9%)	139 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.8%)	$35,568			$513			$35,055	81.5	80.9	108	15		362706005839
124	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	88 Lakehill Rd	Burnt Hills	12027	Saratoga County	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 399-9141	965	94	10.2	21.2%	863 (89.4%)	11 (1.1%)	31 (3.2%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.9%)	$26,910			$708			$26,202	81.4	82.7	71	53		360594000384
125	South Side High School	Public	9-12	140 Shepherd St	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8944	959	94	10.2	20.6%	642 (66.9%)	89 (9.3%)	172 (17.9%)	26 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.1%)	$43,232			$498			$42,734	81.3	80.2	122	3		362478003431
126	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	369	49	7.5	58.3%	345 (93.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$34,140			$2,145			$31,995	81.3	77	190	64		360363000117
127	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	287	29	9.8	40.8%	267 (93.0%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$33,646			$00			$33,646	81.2	81.3	98	29		362733003730
128	Barker Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3201	653	60	10.8	41.0%	555 (85.0%)	6 (0.9%)	52 (8.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$31,193			$501			$30,693	81.1	80.9	106	22		360396000155
129	Orchard Park High School	Public	9-12	4040 Baker Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6243	1,367	121	11.2	15.4%	1,235 (90.3%)	14 (1.0%)	49 (3.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.6%)	$27,900			$543			$27,357	81.1	81.6	93	36		362190003110
130	Clarkstown South Senior High School	Public	9-12	31 Demarest Mill Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 624-3400	1,386	114	12.1	22.8%	682 (49.2%)	90 (6.5%)	366 (26.4%)	214 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.2%)	$14,387			$368			$14,019	81	78.5	159	29		362034001865

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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.