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
431	Hoosick Falls High School	Public	9-12	21187 Ny Rt 22	Hoosick Falls	12090	Rensselaer County	Hoosick Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 686-7321	342	35	9.6	38.9%	305 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$28,296			$1,551			$26,744	64.3	61.7	496	65		361476001229
432	Lake Shore Senior High School	Public	9-12	959 Beach Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-2310	665	63	10.5	43.3%	508 (76.4%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	106 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$34,018			$5,207			$28,811	64.3	58.7	537	105		361656001469
433	Charles D'Amico High School	Public	9-12	302 East Ave	Albion	14411	Orleans County	Albion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 589-2040	499	40	12.4	59.5%	370 (74.1%)	61 (12.2%)	55 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$24,256			$1,761			$22,495	64.3	64.4	449	16		360252000033
434	Central Park East High School	Public	9-12	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5929	481	42	11.3	77.1%	36 (7.5%)	107 (22.2%)	273 (56.8%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	$28,104			$2,275			$25,828	64.2	66.7	413	21		360007900638
435	Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences	Public, Magnet	9-12	1830 Shore Blvd	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 368-8500	952	60	15.9	65.8%	352 (37.0%)	211 (22.2%)	127 (13.3%)	224 (23.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	23 (2.4%)	$26,665			$1,503			$25,162	64.2	63.1	470	35		360015300871
436	Liverpool High School	Public	9-12	4338 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1500	2,062	147	13.9	42.0%	1,358 (65.9%)	250 (12.1%)	166 (8.1%)	134 (6.5%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	138 (6.7%)	$24,887			$1,346			$23,542	64.2	64	455	19		361752001565
437	Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Senior High School	Public	9-12	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	584	44	13.3	30.8%	541 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	$26,112			$1,200			$24,913	63.9	63.8	458	21		362676003653
438	Oxford Academy High School	Public	9-12	50 S Washington Ave	Oxford	13830	Chenango County	Oxford Academy And Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 843-2025	205	20	10.3	42.9%	194 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$34,625			$1,573			$33,052	63.9	67.7	389	49		362226003143
439	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	467	53	8.8	35.8%	362 (77.5%)	5 (1.1%)	62 (13.3%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$25,104			$946			$24,159	63.7	75	238	201		361194000961
440	Irondequoit High School	Public	9-12	260 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 266-7351	1,160	92	12.5	30.7%	776 (66.9%)	119 (10.3%)	168 (14.5%)	36 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.8%)	$25,083			$1,071			$24,012	63.6	68.3	368	72		361539001302

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.