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
621	Adirondack High School	Public	9-12	8181 State Rt 294	Boonville	13309	Oneida County	Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 942-9250	383	30	12.6	44.1%	374 (97.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$28,192			$1,711			$26,481	51.6	61.1	505	116		360504000241
622	Solvay High School	Public	9-12	600 Gertrude Ave	Solvay	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 468-2551	434	47	9.2	64.3%	287 (66.1%)	42 (9.7%)	48 (11.1%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.8%)	$32,533			$1,086			$31,447	51.5	44.5	710	88		362715003699
623	Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	103 Schroon River Rd	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-2862	262	35	7.5	52.7%	250 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$41,665			$875			$40,790	51.4	54.9	590	33		362991004028
624	Madison Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7303 Rt 20	Madison	13402	Madison County	Madison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 893-1878	413	40	10.3	50.1%	402 (97.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,558			$534			$29,024	51.3	44.8	708	84		361808001616
625	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	2,003	123	16.2	84.4%	6 (0.3%)	646 (32.3%)	1,299 (64.9%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.1%)	$22,561			$1,781			$20,781	51.2	48.7	657	32		360099706131
626	Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	342	33	10.3	97.4%	12 (3.5%)	95 (27.8%)	204 (59.6%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$31,033			$2,711			$28,322	51.1	51.6	626			360009706274
627	Cairo-Durham High School	Public	9-12	1301 Rt 145	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-8543	333	42	7.8	58.9%	276 (82.9%)	8 (2.4%)	26 (7.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$29,867			$1,337			$28,530	51.1	57.4	561	66		360616000396
628	Maryvale High School	Public	9-12	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7481	660	58	11.3	59.1%	396 (60.0%)	80 (12.1%)	65 (9.8%)	83 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$23,760			$1,486			$22,274	51	57.4	560	68		361860001678
629	Oneida Senior High School	Public	9-12	560 Seneca St	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-6901	487	43	11.3	33.1%	415 (85.2%)	7 (1.4%)	23 (4.7%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$32,757			$1,956			$30,802	51	57.9	555	74		360001301199
630	Whitney Point Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Keibel Rd	Whitney Point	13862	Broome County	Whitney Point Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 692-8201	393	37	10.6	53.4%	364 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$29,455			$2,278			$27,177	51	54.9	591	39		363138004202

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.