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
81	Hauppauge High School	Public	9-12	500 Lincoln Blvd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	1,038	110	9.4	20.4%	651 (62.7%)	50 (4.8%)	201 (19.4%)	95 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.3%)	$44,137			$569			$43,569	83.3	80.6	114	33		361398001135
82	Brighton High School	Public	9-12	1150 Winton Rd S	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 242-5000	1,164	102	11.4	24.3%	742 (63.7%)	114 (9.8%)	80 (6.9%)	118 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.1%)	$26,422			$474			$25,948	83.2	80.3	118	36		360546000272
83	Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Linden Ave	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-8181	387	30	12.8	27.9%	338 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,351			$1,050			$27,301	83.1	83.4	63	20		360825000606
84	Niskayuna High School	Public	9-12	1626 Balltown Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-2511	1,379	109	12.6	21.7%	870 (63.1%)	77 (5.6%)	98 (7.1%)	257 (18.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.0%)	$24,476			$452			$24,024	83	82.6	73	11		362088002959
85	Town Of Webb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3002 Main St	Old Forge	13420	Herkimer County	Town Of Webb Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 369-3222	236	27	8.7	45.8%	225 (95.3%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$43,612			$417			$43,195	83	72	308	223		362880003908
86	Schuylerville High School	Public	9-12	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	454	47	9.7	31.7%	418 (92.1%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$31,937			$1,207			$30,730	83	82.3	80	6		362616003602
87	Panama High School	Public	7-12	41 North St	Panama	14767	Chautauqua County	Panama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 782-4413	189	22	8.4	41.3%	179 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$33,107			$948			$32,159	82.9	78.2	167	80		362241003156
88	West Islip Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Lion's Path	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5800	1,163	122	9.5	20.2%	925 (79.5%)	11 (0.9%)	163 (14.0%)	25 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.0%)	$36,909			$375			$36,534	82.9	81.3	100	12		363069004135
89	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	299	42	7.1	23.4%	278 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$43,683			$1,235			$42,447	82.8	83.9	50	39		361647001458
90	Bayport-Blue Point High School	Public	9-12	200 Snedecor Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7800	579	63	9.1	18.7%	491 (84.8%)	11 (1.9%)	46 (7.9%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$41,494			$567			$40,927	82.8	81.4	97	7		360411000173

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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:

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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.