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
871	Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-1837	506	38	13.4	82.4%	4 (0.8%)	370 (73.1%)	71 (14.0%)	41 (8.1%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$27,596			$1,992			$25,604	29	36.7	785	86		360010101408
872	Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	408	49	8.4	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	280 (68.6%)	108 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$38,005			$3,034			$34,970	28.9	20.3	982	110		360008105115
873	Gorton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Shonnard Pl	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8350	1,068	71	14.9	82.0%	84 (7.9%)	215 (20.1%)	690 (64.6%)	41 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.4%)	$28,277			$1,532			$26,745	28.9	27.2	886	13		363192004243
874	Urban Assembly Maker Academy	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 225-0890	535	49	10.8	73.5%	82 (15.3%)	139 (26.0%)	255 (47.7%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$28,854			$2,384			$26,470	28.9	28.9	863	11		360007706463
875	Richmond Hill High School	Public	9-12	89-30 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-3335	1,841	135	13.6	87.9%	48 (2.6%)	172 (9.3%)	1,026 (55.7%)	527 (28.6%)	48 (2.6%)	7 (0.4%)	13 (0.7%)	$28,453			$2,166			$26,287	28.7	23.7	932	57		360012302863
876	Women's Academy Of Excellence	Public	9-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-0740	168	19	8.9	91.7%	17 (10.1%)	46 (27.4%)	74 (44.0%)	22 (13.1%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$37,748			$3,062			$34,686	28.5	10.7	1128	252		360008505653
877	Geneva High School	Public	9-12	101 Carter Rd	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0402	602	60	10.1	62.1%	239 (39.7%)	74 (12.3%)	205 (34.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.6%)	$26,668			$1,708			$24,960	28.5	30	854	23		361197000964
878	Binghamton High School	Public	9-12	31 Main St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8239	1,262	123	10.2	71.2%	477 (37.8%)	398 (31.5%)	196 (15.5%)	45 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (11.3%)	$28,512			$2,561			$25,950	28.4	22.9	941	63		360487004380
879	Flushing High School	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7500	1,650	116	14.2	83.7%	34 (2.1%)	101 (6.1%)	1,176 (71.3%)	249 (15.1%)	14 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	72 (4.4%)	$27,528			$2,140			$25,389	28.4	20.6	975	96		360012201950
880	Riverside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	565 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8425	934	61	15.3	83.3%	38 (4.1%)	218 (23.3%)	632 (67.7%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	$29,165			$1,473			$27,692	28.3	20.4	980	100		363192000448

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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.