Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
691	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 Doat St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 284-5388	704	67	10.5	92.2%	31 (4.4%)	340 (48.3%)	59 (8.4%)	259 (36.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$13,100	$706	$12,394	46.6			(n/a)	360121606709
692	Carthage Senior High School	Public	9-12	36500 Nys Rt 26	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 493-5030	887	75	11.7	43.5%	650 (73.3%)	33 (3.7%)	107 (12.1%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.9%)	$25,801	$1,286	$24,515	46.6	55.4	584	108	360663000446
693	Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5 Calkins Pl	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	325	30	11	44.3%	316 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,521	$2,764	$27,757	46.3	46.8	680	13	362868003895
694	High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	644	47	13.8	80.4%	59 (9.2%)	118 (18.3%)	338 (52.5%)	115 (17.9%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$26,225	$2,396	$23,829	46.3	48.1	660	34	360007700700
695	Mount Vernon Steam Academy	Public	9-12	350 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5120	747	52	14.4	70.1%	50 (6.7%)	421 (56.4%)	245 (32.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$31,002	$2,032	$28,969	46.3	36.9	783	88	362010006668
696	Susan E Wagner High School	Public	9-12	1200 Manor Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-4200	2,743	186	14.7	69.4%	876 (31.9%)	235 (8.6%)	938 (34.2%)	615 (22.4%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	66 (2.4%)	$28,117	$1,768	$26,349	46.1	50.1	644	52	360010302878
697	Forest Hills High School	Public	9-12	67-01 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 268-3137	3,394	221	15.3	72.6%	802 (23.6%)	242 (7.1%)	1,387 (40.9%)	847 (25.0%)	25 (0.7%)	13 (0.4%)	76 (2.2%)	$24,795	$1,985	$22,810	46.1	44.5	711	14	360010001951
698	Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies	Public	9-12	521 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-0329	619	46	13.5	84.3%	345 (55.7%)	53 (8.6%)	111 (17.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.9%)	$29,287	$2,828	$26,459	45.8	42.6	733	35	360015205826
699	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	334	35	9.5	54.5%	326 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$31,547	$2,244	$29,303	45.8	52.5	616	83	360582000294
700	Coxsackie-Athens High School	Public	9-12	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 731-1800	379	39	9.7	26.4%	319 (84.2%)	21 (5.5%)	33 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,696	$1,575	$30,121	45.7	52.6	613	87	360849000656

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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
691	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 Doat St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 284-5388	704	67	10.5	92.2%	31 (4.4%)	340 (48.3%)	59 (8.4%)	259 (36.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$13,100			$706			$12,394	46.6			(n/a)		360121606709
692	Carthage Senior High School	Public	9-12	36500 Nys Rt 26	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 493-5030	887	75	11.7	43.5%	650 (73.3%)	33 (3.7%)	107 (12.1%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.9%)	$25,801			$1,286			$24,515	46.6	55.4	584	108		360663000446
693	Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5 Calkins Pl	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	325	30	11	44.3%	316 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,521			$2,764			$27,757	46.3	46.8	680	13		362868003895
694	High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	644	47	13.8	80.4%	59 (9.2%)	118 (18.3%)	338 (52.5%)	115 (17.9%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$26,225			$2,396			$23,829	46.3	48.1	660	34		360007700700
695	Mount Vernon Steam Academy	Public	9-12	350 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5120	747	52	14.4	70.1%	50 (6.7%)	421 (56.4%)	245 (32.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$31,002			$2,032			$28,969	46.3	36.9	783	88		362010006668
696	Susan E Wagner High School	Public	9-12	1200 Manor Rd	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 698-4200	2,743	186	14.7	69.4%	876 (31.9%)	235 (8.6%)	938 (34.2%)	615 (22.4%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	66 (2.4%)	$28,117			$1,768			$26,349	46.1	50.1	644	52		360010302878
697	Forest Hills High School	Public	9-12	67-01 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 268-3137	3,394	221	15.3	72.6%	802 (23.6%)	242 (7.1%)	1,387 (40.9%)	847 (25.0%)	25 (0.7%)	13 (0.4%)	76 (2.2%)	$24,795			$1,985			$22,810	46.1	44.5	711	14		360010001951
698	Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies	Public	9-12	521 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-0329	619	46	13.5	84.3%	345 (55.7%)	53 (8.6%)	111 (17.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.9%)	$29,287			$2,828			$26,459	45.8	42.6	733	35		360015205826
699	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	334	35	9.5	54.5%	326 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$31,547			$2,244			$29,303	45.8	52.5	616	83		360582000294
700	Coxsackie-Athens High School	Public	9-12	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 731-1800	379	39	9.7	26.4%	319 (84.2%)	21 (5.5%)	33 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,696			$1,575			$30,121	45.7	52.6	613	87		360849000656