Best High Schools in New York

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best New York high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New York test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Regents test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
541	Walton High School	Public, Alternative	2-12	47-49 Stockton Ave	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	271	22	12.1	53.1%	256 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,099			$2,044			$31,055	57.9	52.5	617	76		362982004006
542	Dalton-Nunda Secondary School	Public	9-12	13 Mill St	Nunda	14517	Livingston County	Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 468-2900	190	22	8.8	37.9%	186 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$35,036			$2,724			$32,312	57.9	51	635	93		362145003047
543	Newfane Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Panther Dr	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 778-6451	393	39	10.1	38.2%	344 (87.5%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	$27,320			$1,705			$25,615	57.9	69.4	350	193		362076002922
544	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	310	23	13.5	35.2%	303 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,552			$412			$30,139	57.9	51	633	89		360861000661
545	Newfield High School	Public	9-12	145 Marshall Dr	Selden	11784	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8300	1,553	104	14.9	45.1%	693 (44.6%)	144 (9.3%)	512 (33.0%)	154 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.2%)	$26,581			$637			$25,944	57.8	61.7	494	51		361920001742
546	Academy Of American Studies	Public	9-12	40-11 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-8786	1,206	77	15.6	67.8%	437 (36.2%)	41 (3.4%)	423 (35.1%)	265 (22.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)	$24,742			$2,019			$22,723	57.8	62	493	53		360010202562
547	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1571 State Rt 30	Wells	12190	Hamilton County	Wells Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 924-6000	128	23	5.6	43.0%	121 (94.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$54,087			$00			$54,087	57.7	52.6	615	68		363045004096
548	Dundee Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 Water St	Dundee	14837	Yates County	Dundee Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 243-5534	281	32	8.7	53.7%	259 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$34,468			$3,237			$31,231	57.6	58.5	544	4		360939000717
549	Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School	Public	10-12	240 2nd Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 353-2010	620	47	13	94.2%	24 (3.9%)	262 (42.3%)	299 (48.2%)	33 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,717			$3,189			$29,528	57.5	48.8	655	106		360007704778
550	Norwood-Norfolk School	Public	9-12	7852 State Hwy 56	Norwood	13668	St. Lawrence County	Norwood-Norfolk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 353-6631	290	31	9.4	53.1%	278 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$31,148			$1,412			$29,736	57.5	58.1	549	1		362136003045

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for New York

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NY student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.