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
211	Special Music School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	129 W 67th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 501-3318	305	30	10.2	24.3%	117 (38.4%)	17 (5.6%)	49 (16.1%)	60 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60 (19.7%)	$29,559			$1,282			$28,277	76.5	78.4	161	50		360007806115
212	Hamilton Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	47 W Kendrick Ave	Hamilton	13346	Madison County	Hamilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 824-6320	286	27	10.7	26.9%	257 (89.9%)	9 (3.1%)	6 (2.1%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,554			$265			$25,289	76.5	80	125	87		361338001102
213	Baccalaureate School For Global Education	Public	7-12	34-12 36th Ave	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-5275	523	37	14.2	55.1%	164 (31.4%)	14 (2.7%)	103 (19.7%)	195 (37.3%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	$24,489			$1,285			$23,204	76.3	75.5	224	11		360010205735
214	Holland High School	Public	9-12	103 Canada St	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8220	216	27	8	30.1%	203 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$32,566			$1,648			$30,917	76.3	72.6	294	80		361455001205
215	Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	Public	6-12	3131 Five Mile Rd	Allegany	14706	Cattaraugus County	Allegany-Limestone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 375-6600	562	59	9.6	40.9%	513 (91.3%)	7 (1.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$27,630			$2,389			$25,240	76.3	74.6	250	35		360001500053
216	Edwards-Knox Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2512 County Route 24	Hermon	13652	St. Lawrence County	Edwards-Knox Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 562-8131	205	23	8.8	42.4%	199 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$38,492			$2,102			$36,390	76.3	76.4	208	8		360000304543
217	Mahopac High School	Public	7-12	421 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 628-3256	1,255	110	11.3	23.4%	828 (66.0%)	34 (2.7%)	340 (27.1%)	28 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	$32,828			$492			$32,337	76.2	69.7	341	124		361812001624
218	East Islip High School	Public	9-12	1 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2006	1,170	102	11.4	26.4%	773 (66.1%)	41 (3.5%)	279 (23.8%)	42 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	$32,080			$593			$31,487	76.1	73.4	281	63		360972000747
219	Long Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 School Ln	Long Lake	12847	Hamilton County	Long Lake Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 624-2147	59	18	3.3	33.9%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	$65,312			$1,829			$63,483	76.1	77.9	173	46		361776001601
220	Pioneer Senior High School	Public	9-12	12145 County Line Rd	Yorkshire	14173	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9345	636	70	9	46.9%	597 (93.9%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$28,900			$2,258			$26,642	76.1	76.2	210	10		360897000686

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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:

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

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.