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
261	Valley Stream North High School	Public	7-12	750 Herman Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-5510	1,260	118	10.6	36.0%	262 (20.8%)	241 (19.1%)	424 (33.7%)	307 (24.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.0%)	$34,199			$1,048			$33,151	73.6	72.4	299	38		362952003982
262	Naples High School	Public	7-12	136 N Main St	Naples	14512	Ontario County	Naples Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 374-7927	286	36	7.8	45.1%	266 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$32,287			$1,464			$30,823	73.6	74	259	3		362022001856
263	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	244	24	10.1	38.9%	232 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$35,744			$1,586			$34,158	73.5	58.5	545	282		360306000078
264	Valley Stream Central High School	Public	10-12	135 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 561-4410	1,121	84	13.3	44.1%	76 (6.8%)	445 (39.7%)	306 (27.3%)	257 (22.9%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	22 (2.0%)	$33,186			$1,368			$31,818	73.5	74.3	256	8		362952003980
265	Honeoye Middle/High School	Public	6-12	8528 Main St	Honeoye	14471	Ontario County	Honeoye Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 229-5171	292	39	7.4	41.4%	272 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$33,581			$1,543			$32,038	73.4	74.4	254	11		361467001221
266	Chittenango High School	Public	9-12	150 W Genesee St	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2900	592	52	11.2	36.5%	531 (89.7%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$24,840			$210			$24,630	73.4	80.3	116	150		360747000531
267	Belfast School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 King St	Belfast	14711	Allegany County	Belfast Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 365-2646	318	41	7.8	51.9%	306 (96.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$35,740			$1,914			$33,827	73.4	75.3	229	38		360435000187
268	Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	31 N Main St	Franklinville	14737	Cattaraugus County	Franklinville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 676-8060	318	33	9.6	42.8%	290 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$35,812			$2,007			$33,805	73.3	78.5	160	108		361149000905
269	Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	143	17	8.4	83.9%	6 (4.2%)	110 (76.9%)	19 (13.3%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$34,717			$2,483			$32,234	73.3	75.6	220	49		360009605961
270	Sullivan West High School At Lake Huntington	Public	7-12	6604 State Rt 52	Lake Huntington	12752	Sullivan County	Sullivan West Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 932-8401	492	50	9.8	40.9%	412 (83.7%)	9 (1.8%)	57 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$37,778			$877			$36,900	73.3	74.5	253	17		360002301358

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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.