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
571	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	250 Lake Ave	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8300	1,176	85	13.8	56.0%	892 (75.9%)	73 (6.2%)	70 (6.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (11.5%)	$23,546			$1,581			$21,964	55.8	57.3	563	8		360348000101
572	Beacon High School	Public	9-12	101 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 838-6900	831	78	10.6	45.0%	348 (41.9%)	134 (16.1%)	254 (30.6%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.1%)	$30,349			$693			$29,656	55.8	49.6	649	77		360414000177
573	Sherburne-Earlville Senior High School	Public	9-12	13 School St	Sherburne	13460	Chenango County	Sherburne-Earlville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 674-7380	382	35	10.9	43.5%	369 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$32,585			$1,547			$31,038	55.6	60.4	518	55		362670003645
574	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Senior High School	Public	9-12	2025 Rt 9w	Ravena	12143	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	514	57	9	38.1%	399 (77.6%)	27 (5.3%)	43 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	$26,300			$1,263			$25,037	55.5	57.5	558	16		362415003327
575	Waterville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Madison St	Waterville	13480	Oneida County	Waterville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 841-3818	349	33	10.5	42.7%	342 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,574			$260			$28,314	55.5	67.6	393	182		363016004538
576	Corning-Painted Post High School	Public	9-12	201 Cantigny St	Corning	14830	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 654-2988	1,524	121	12.6	37.5%	1,282 (84.1%)	34 (2.2%)	57 (3.7%)	50 (3.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (6.2%)	$28,291			$935			$27,356	55.3	56.9	568	8		360840000628
577	Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	538	51	10.6	42.0%	206 (38.3%)	80 (14.9%)	220 (40.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$30,721			$678			$30,044	55.3	62.8	475	102		360738000527
578	Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	291 Main St	Middleburgh	12122	Schoharie County	Middleburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 827-3600	284	32	8.9	57.0%	272 (95.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$37,198			$1,522			$35,676	55.2	66	426	152		361926001758
579	Holley Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	16848 Lynch Rd	Holley	14470	Orleans County	Holley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 638-6335	423	44	9.5	58.6%	360 (85.1%)	6 (1.4%)	31 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$26,999			$2,302			$24,697	55.2	46.9	678	99		361461001213
580	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	928	79	11.7	61.4%	267 (28.8%)	263 (28.3%)	123 (13.3%)	227 (24.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)	$24,696			$2,333			$22,363	55.1	46.1	690	110		360585000348

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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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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.