Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
521	Gouverneur High School	Public	9-12	113 E Barney St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-1900	450	39	11.6	56.4%	436 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$30,588	$714	$29,874	59.5	67.3	399	122	361236001002
522	Spencer-Van Etten High School	Public	9-12	16 Dartts Crossroad	Spencer	14883	Tioga County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 589-7140	234	25	9.5	61.1%	222 (94.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$36,066	$1,551	$34,515	59.3	63.5	460	62	362775003759
523	Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 College Ave	Odessa	14869	Schuyler County	Odessa-Montour Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 594-3341	284	31	9	46.1%	265 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$31,096	$1,739	$29,357	59.1	61.6	497	26	362163003068
524	Letchworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2571	268	29	9.2	38.8%	253 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,765	$1,689	$27,076	59.1	71.2	321	203	361713001516
525	Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	165-65 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-6580	2,146	139	15.4	77.7%	68 (3.2%)	356 (16.6%)	561 (26.1%)	982 (45.8%)	113 (5.3%)	30 (1.4%)	36 (1.7%)	$26,270	$2,323	$23,947	58.9	58.3	547	22	360010002881
526	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	112	21	5.3	63.4%	100 (89.3%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$49,106	$2,901	$46,206	58.8	35.1	800	274	360771000553
527	Unity Center For Urban Technologies	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 576-0530	259	18	14.4	86.9%	19 (7.3%)	37 (14.3%)	166 (64.1%)	29 (11.2%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$31,711	$2,818	$28,893	58.8	48.9	654	127	360007700595
528	Falconer Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2 East Ave N	Falconer	14733	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 665-6624	616	59	10.4	49.4%	567 (92.0%)	13 (2.1%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,880	$805	$25,075	58.7	60.5	516	12	361092000869
529	Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	396	36	11	47.0%	355 (89.6%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$30,934	$2,650	$28,284	58.6	54.7	594	65	361302001068
530	University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447			88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,472	$1,004	$22,468	58.5	40.9	747	217	360096306039

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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
521	Gouverneur High School	Public	9-12	113 E Barney St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-1900	450	39	11.6	56.4%	436 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$30,588			$714			$29,874	59.5	67.3	399	122		361236001002
522	Spencer-Van Etten High School	Public	9-12	16 Dartts Crossroad	Spencer	14883	Tioga County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 589-7140	234	25	9.5	61.1%	222 (94.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$36,066			$1,551			$34,515	59.3	63.5	460	62		362775003759
523	Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 College Ave	Odessa	14869	Schuyler County	Odessa-Montour Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 594-3341	284	31	9	46.1%	265 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$31,096			$1,739			$29,357	59.1	61.6	497	26		362163003068
524	Letchworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2571	268	29	9.2	38.8%	253 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,765			$1,689			$27,076	59.1	71.2	321	203		361713001516
525	Thomas A Edison Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	165-65 84th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 297-6580	2,146	139	15.4	77.7%	68 (3.2%)	356 (16.6%)	561 (26.1%)	982 (45.8%)	113 (5.3%)	30 (1.4%)	36 (1.7%)	$26,270			$2,323			$23,947	58.9	58.3	547	22		360010002881
526	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	112	21	5.3	63.4%	100 (89.3%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$49,106			$2,901			$46,206	58.8	35.1	800	274		360771000553
527	Unity Center For Urban Technologies	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 576-0530	259	18	14.4	86.9%	19 (7.3%)	37 (14.3%)	166 (64.1%)	29 (11.2%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$31,711			$2,818			$28,893	58.8	48.9	654	127		360007700595
528	Falconer Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2 East Ave N	Falconer	14733	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 665-6624	616	59	10.4	49.4%	567 (92.0%)	13 (2.1%)	27 (4.4%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,880			$805			$25,075	58.7	60.5	516	12		361092000869
529	Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	396	36	11	47.0%	355 (89.6%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$30,934			$2,650			$28,284	58.6	54.7	594	65		361302001068
530	University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447			88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,472			$1,004			$22,468	58.5	40.9	747	217		360096306039