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
171	Salem High School	Public	7-12	41 E Broadway	Salem	12865	Washington County	Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 854-7600	230	27	8.5	43.9%	219 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$51,990			$2,927			$49,063	78.7	81.1	104	67		362547003521
172	Randolph Senior High School	Public	7-12	18 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7007	388	41	9.5	42.3%	343 (88.4%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$29,045			$2,154			$26,891	78.6	76.7	202	30		362409003321
173	Carle Place Middle Senior High School	Public	7-12	168 Cherry Ln	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 622-6433	617	71	8.6	24.3%	378 (61.3%)	17 (2.8%)	153 (24.8%)	64 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$42,789			$671			$42,118	78.3	73.9	263	90		360654000435
174	Floral Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	210 Locust St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9300	1,308	101	12.9	23.1%	549 (42.0%)	131 (10.0%)	314 (24.0%)	277 (21.2%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (1.9%)	$29,558			$741			$28,817	78.2	74.5	252	78		362652003627
175	Greene High School	Public	9-12	40 S Canal St	Greene	13778	Chenango County	Greene Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 656-4161	273	21	12.8	35.2%	256 (93.8%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,035			$1,260			$32,775	78.1	76.6	204	29		361275001052
176	Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics	Public	9-12	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-4639	1,657	104	15.9	81.4%	163 (9.8%)	276 (16.7%)	734 (44.3%)	414 (25.0%)	16 (1.0%)	9 (0.5%)	43 (2.6%)	$25,208			$2,340			$22,868	78.1	77.5	183	7		360007904518
177	Pharos Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Intervale Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Pharos Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 915-0025	695	54	12.8	90.8%	5 (0.7%)	202 (29.1%)	468 (67.3%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$23,808			$1,392			$22,416	78.1	69.6	343	166		360011105662
178	Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8820	868	80	10.9	29.0%	731 (84.2%)	11 (1.3%)	52 (6.0%)	33 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$22,531			$606			$21,925	78.1	78.8	150	28		360702000494
179	Hammond Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	51 S Main St	Hammond	13646	St. Lawrence County	Hammond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 324-5931	225	27	8.4	48.0%	219 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$40,771			$776			$39,995	78	79	148	31		361344004511
180	Le Roy Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9300 South St Rd	Le Roy	14482	Genesee County	Le Roy Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 768-8131	520	49	10.5	35.4%	480 (92.3%)	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$23,933			$772			$23,161	78	75.5	225	45		361695001506

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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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Educational resources:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.