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
791	Rome Free Academy	Public	9-12	95 Dart Circle	Rome	13441	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-7203	1,512	114	13.2	52.7%	1,145 (75.7%)	148 (9.8%)	155 (10.3%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	25 (1.7%)	$19,284			$459			$18,825	36.4	42.7	729	62		362490003449
792	Discovery High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-3872	377	28	13.6	91.5%	9 (2.4%)	58 (15.4%)	298 (79.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$32,588			$3,033			$29,555	36.4	40.3	753	39		360008705557
793	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	199	22	8.9	41.7%	178 (89.4%)	7 (3.5%)	11 (5.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,150			$1,514			$35,635	36.4	56	576	217		361356001110
794	Moriah Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	292	34	8.5	53.8%	286 (97.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$32,589			$1,585			$31,004	36.1	45.9	694	100		361983001815
795	Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	45	13.9	81.6%	77 (12.3%)	18 (2.9%)	412 (65.8%)	95 (15.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	$27,753			$2,260			$25,493	36.1	36.1	789	6		360009801791
796	Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central	Public	9-12	258 E Adams St	Syracuse	13202	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4300	598	48	12.4	73.1%	120 (20.1%)	302 (50.5%)	73 (12.2%)	47 (7.9%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.7%)	$28,470			$2,603			$25,866	35.9	41.1	746	50		362859005977
797	Leonardo Da Vinci High School	Public	9-12	167 E Utica St	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4380	363	35	10.4	81.3%	76 (20.9%)	141 (38.8%)	72 (19.8%)	61 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$14,563			$2,350			$12,214	35.7	27.3	883	86		360585003275
798	Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	120 Island Cottage Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-3000	972	91	10.6	49.3%	509 (52.4%)	168 (17.3%)	193 (19.9%)	41 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.9%)	$28,197			$1,324			$26,873	35.7	32.9	823	25		361263001031
799	Victory Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1530	290	20	14.3	88.6%	11 (3.8%)	216 (74.5%)	39 (13.4%)	10 (3.4%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	$25,980			$2,485			$23,495	35.7	12.4	1102	303		360009605967
800	School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	45 Prince St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-7682	1,065	96	11.1	68.4%	245 (23.0%)	447 (42.0%)	306 (28.7%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.2%)	$33,368			$2,139			$31,229	35.7	33.8	810	10		362475004787

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.