Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
381	South Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	574	42	13.5	38.3%	536 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$20,816	$1,918	$18,899	66.9	70	336	45	360234000006
382	Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	874	59	14.7	87.4%	93 (10.6%)	44 (5.0%)	422 (48.3%)	164 (18.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (16.1%)	$24,296	$2,040	$22,256	66.9	67.2	401	19	360009805828
383	Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School	Public	9-12	35-12 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-9920	854	56	15.2	34.4%	291 (34.1%)	78 (9.1%)	243 (28.5%)	86 (10.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	143 (16.7%)	$26,535	$1,278	$25,257	66.7	64.2	450	67	360010204894
384	Ballston Spa Senior High School	Public	9-12	220 Ballston Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7150	1,300	110	11.8	32.8%	1,097 (84.4%)	16 (1.2%)	95 (7.3%)	23 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.2%)	$25,765	$583	$25,183	66.7	68.3	372	12	360393000149
385	Wallkill Senior High School	Public	9-12	90 Robinson Dr	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7150	930	76	12.2	37.4%	537 (57.7%)	65 (7.0%)	292 (31.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	$27,206	$348	$26,858	66.6	69.6	345	40	362979004004
386	Westhill High School	Public	9-12	4501 Onondaga Blvd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 426-3100	525	51	10.2	30.7%	405 (77.1%)	45 (8.6%)	33 (6.3%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	$26,986	$769	$26,216	66.6	67.6	395	9	360732000524
387	Southold Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	420 Oaklawn Ave	Southold	11971	Suffolk County	Southold Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 765-5081	333	43	7.8	42.9%	208 (62.5%)	3 (0.9%)	117 (35.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$54,881	$958	$53,923	66.5	67.4	397	10	362762003751
388	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Pl	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4110	1,326	117	11.3	44.6%	369 (27.8%)	296 (22.3%)	387 (29.2%)	227 (17.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.0%)	$34,050	$1,085	$32,965	66.5	66.3	421	33	360888004714
389	Duanesburg High School	Public	7-12	163 School Dr	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-3000	290	35	8.3	29.7%	276 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,443	$1,399	$26,044	66.3	66.6	415	26	360936000715
390	Unatego Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5098	221	21	10.4	40.7%	200 (90.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$28,945	$749	$28,196	66.3	59.7	525	135	362924003934

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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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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
381	South Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	574	42	13.5	38.3%	536 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$20,816			$1,918			$18,899	66.9	70	336	45		360234000006
382	Academy Of Finance And Enterprise	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3623	874	59	14.7	87.4%	93 (10.6%)	44 (5.0%)	422 (48.3%)	164 (18.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (16.1%)	$24,296			$2,040			$22,256	66.9	67.2	401	19		360009805828
383	Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School	Public	9-12	35-12 35th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-9920	854	56	15.2	34.4%	291 (34.1%)	78 (9.1%)	243 (28.5%)	86 (10.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	143 (16.7%)	$26,535			$1,278			$25,257	66.7	64.2	450	67		360010204894
384	Ballston Spa Senior High School	Public	9-12	220 Ballston Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 884-7150	1,300	110	11.8	32.8%	1,097 (84.4%)	16 (1.2%)	95 (7.3%)	23 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (4.2%)	$25,765			$583			$25,183	66.7	68.3	372	12		360393000149
385	Wallkill Senior High School	Public	9-12	90 Robinson Dr	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7150	930	76	12.2	37.4%	537 (57.7%)	65 (7.0%)	292 (31.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	$27,206			$348			$26,858	66.6	69.6	345	40		362979004004
386	Westhill High School	Public	9-12	4501 Onondaga Blvd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 426-3100	525	51	10.2	30.7%	405 (77.1%)	45 (8.6%)	33 (6.3%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	$26,986			$769			$26,216	66.6	67.6	395	9		360732000524
387	Southold Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	420 Oaklawn Ave	Southold	11971	Suffolk County	Southold Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 765-5081	333	43	7.8	42.9%	208 (62.5%)	3 (0.9%)	117 (35.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$54,881			$958			$53,923	66.5	67.4	397	10		362762003751
388	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Pl	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4110	1,326	117	11.3	44.6%	369 (27.8%)	296 (22.3%)	387 (29.2%)	227 (17.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.0%)	$34,050			$1,085			$32,965	66.5	66.3	421	33		360888004714
389	Duanesburg High School	Public	7-12	163 School Dr	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-3000	290	35	8.3	29.7%	276 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$27,443			$1,399			$26,044	66.3	66.6	415	26		360936000715
390	Unatego Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5098	221	21	10.4	40.7%	200 (90.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$28,945			$749			$28,196	66.3	59.7	525	135		362924003934