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
191	Nanuet Senior High School	Public	9-12	103 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 627-9808	745	67	11.1	32.5%	283 (38.0%)	75 (10.1%)	245 (32.9%)	111 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	$38,046			$595			$37,451	77.4	79.3	142	49		362019001854
192	Ogdensburg Free Academy	Public	7-12	1100 State St	Ogdensburg	13669	St. Lawrence County	Ogdensburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-0900	646	68	9.5	46.0%	634 (98.1%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$37,114			$2,021			$35,093	77.3	81.3	99	93		362166004325
193	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8311	566	58	9.8	18.7%	429 (75.8%)	5 (0.9%)	93 (16.4%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$35,799			$555			$35,245	77.3	77	191	2		362016001849
194	Cornwall Central High School	Public	9-12	10 Dragon Dr	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Cornwall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 534-8009	1,010	76	13.2	21.2%	576 (57.0%)	79 (7.8%)	254 (25.1%)	60 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.0%)	$26,962			$475			$26,487	77.2	78.8	152	42		360843000642
195	Walter Panas High School	Public	9-12	300 Croton Ave	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2823	845	74	11.3	35.6%	372 (44.0%)	86 (10.2%)	318 (37.6%)	39 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	$34,180			$729			$33,451	77.1	72.6	296	101		361662001479
196	Morristown Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 Gouverneur St	Morristown	13664	St. Lawrence County	Morristown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 375-8814	307	31	9.9	56.7%	301 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$33,390			$2,169			$31,220	77.1	80.2	119	77		361989001817
197	School 7-Oceanside Senior High School	Public	9-12	3160 Skillman Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-7526	1,668	147	11.3	20.1%	1,020 (61.2%)	59 (3.5%)	443 (26.6%)	78 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	59 (3.5%)	$32,947			$551			$32,396	77	71.6	315	118		362157003059
198	Iroquois Senior High School	Public	9-12	2111 Girdle Rd	Elma	14059	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 652-3000	628	59	10.5	21.0%	589 (93.8%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$28,008			$657			$27,351	77	74	261	63		361536001294
199	General Brown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	17643 Cemetery Rd	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	675	46	14.6	41.3%	611 (90.5%)	12 (1.8%)	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.0%)	$18,991			$1,001			$17,990	76.9	71.9	312	113		361191000960
200	Millbrook High School	Public	9-12	70 Church St	Millbrook	12545	Dutchess County	Millbrook Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 677-2510	252	27	9.3	27.4%	173 (68.7%)	8 (3.2%)	58 (23.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$42,896			$1,290			$41,606	76.9	67.9	383	183		361938005859

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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:

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

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.