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
331	Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Public, Charter	9-12	447 Wales Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 421-4523	488			86.7%	6 (1.2%)	163 (33.4%)	292 (59.8%)	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$25,798			$1,554			$24,244	69.9	47.4	673	342		360118206634
332	Sachem High School East	Public	9-12	177 Granny Rd	Farmingville	11738	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 716-8200	1,984	154	12.8	34.1%	1,246 (62.8%)	92 (4.6%)	474 (23.9%)	111 (5.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (2.6%)	$29,550			$627			$28,923	69.9	67.8	384	52		362535005740
333	Oakfield-Alabama Middle School High School	Public	6-12	7001 Lewiston Rd	Oakfield	14125	Genesee County	Oakfield-Alabama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 948-5211	360	45	8	41.1%	333 (92.5%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$34,382			$740			$33,641	69.9	70	335	2		362151003055
334	Monroe-Woodbury High School	Public	9-12	155 Dunderberg Rd	Central Valley	10917	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 460-7000	2,285	164	13.9	38.2%	780 (34.1%)	262 (11.5%)	1,026 (44.9%)	149 (6.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	57 (2.5%)	$30,748			$1,247			$29,501	69.9	69.6	344	10		361965001795
335	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	219	32	6.8	34.2%	195 (89.0%)	5 (2.3%)	12 (5.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$48,607			$692			$47,915	69.9	66.9	409	74		360924000709
336	Laurens Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	55 Main St	Laurens	13796	Otsego County	Laurens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 432-2050	287	35	8.2	54.7%	248 (86.4%)	4 (1.4%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$35,461			$1,803			$33,658	69.8	54.1	599	263		361680001498
337	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Public	7-12	84 Greenwood St	Canisteo	14823	Steuben County	Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 698-4225	450	39	11.5	57.6%	430 (95.6%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$27,789			$1,877			$25,912	69.8	68.1	377	40		360012400426
338	Chenango Valley High School	Public	9-12	221 Chenango Bridge Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6900	507	38	13.2	35.7%	434 (85.6%)	10 (2.0%)	15 (3.0%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$26,696			$1,658			$25,039	69.8	70.8	328	10		360729000517
339	Carmel High School	Public	9-12	30 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 225-8441	1,299	103	12.5	35.9%	663 (51.0%)	51 (3.9%)	507 (39.0%)	25 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.8%)	$35,559			$1,124			$34,434	69.8	75	240	99		360657000438
340	Nyc Museum School	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-6206	481	32	15.1	55.9%	168 (34.9%)	35 (7.3%)	146 (30.4%)	92 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	$25,333			$1,324			$24,009	69.7	70.4	330	10		360007702871

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.