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
201	Fort Ann Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Catherine St	Fort Ann	12827	Washington County	Fort Ann Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 639-5594	233	23	10	43.8%	213 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$34,573			$1,231			$33,342	76.9	78.7	157	44		361128000891
202	Pawling High School	Public	9-12	30 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4620	360	31	11.4	28.3%	208 (57.8%)	14 (3.9%)	124 (34.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$38,236			$419			$37,817	76.9	73.7	270	68		362253003173
203	Guilderland High School	Public	9-12	8 School Rd	Guilderland Center	12085	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 861-8591	1,476	134	11	28.3%	981 (66.5%)	85 (5.8%)	102 (6.9%)	231 (15.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	$24,736			$756			$23,980	76.9	77	189	14		361308001070
204	Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5746	309	29	10.4	41.1%	290 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$31,867			$1,187			$30,679	76.9	75.9	214	10		361809001618
205	Union Springs High School	Public	9-12	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4110	212	19	10.9	34.4%	184 (86.8%)	4 (1.9%)	14 (6.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	$32,273			$1,243			$31,030	76.7	75.8	215	10		362925003937
206	Griffith Institute High School	Public	9-12	290 N Buffalo St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3202	501	44	11.4	34.3%	466 (93.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$27,706			$1,663			$26,042	76.6	77.5	182	24		361299001064
207	Morris Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	65 Main St	Morris	13808	Otsego County	Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 263-6100	323	37	8.6	45.5%	298 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$31,089			$3,726			$27,364	76.6	75.6	223	16		361986001816
208	Arkport Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35 East Ave	Arkport	14807	Steuben County	Arkport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 295-7471	435	48	9	37.2%	392 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$28,451			$1,047			$27,404	76.6	80.6	112	96		360324000085
209	Windham Ashland Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5411 State Rt 23	Windham	12496	Greene County	Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 734-3400	282	37	7.6	46.1%	238 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	$45,113			$1,059			$44,054	76.5	72.1	303	94		363159004225
210	Rye Neck Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 Hornidge Rd	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4800	469	46	10.1	21.5%	279 (59.5%)	20 (4.3%)	115 (24.5%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$34,054			$362			$33,692	76.5	73.8	265	55		362529003496

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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.