Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
551	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,228	88	14	28.5%	543 (44.2%)	145 (11.8%)	462 (37.6%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$33,145	$319	$32,826	57.4	55.9	577	26	363054004106
552	Red Creek High School	Public	9-12	6574 South St	Red Creek	13143	Wayne County	Red Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 754-2040	263	27	9.6	46.0%	239 (90.9%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	$90,210	$11,710	$78,500	57.4	54.8	593	41	362421003330
553	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,074	74	14.4	77.5%	84 (7.8%)	91 (8.5%)	434 (40.4%)	368 (34.3%)	59 (5.5%)	17 (1.6%)	21 (2.0%)	$27,355	$2,206	$25,149	57.3	64.9	438	115	360012305899
554	White Plains Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 North St	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 422-2182	2,239	168	13.3	49.8%	406 (18.1%)	279 (12.5%)	1,408 (62.9%)	68 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (3.4%)	$36,550	$869	$35,682	57.3	52.7	611	57	363126004188
555	Williamson Senior High School	Public	9-12	5891 Rt 21	Williamson	14589	Wayne County	Williamson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 589-9621	277	34	8.2	39.4%	217 (78.3%)	12 (4.3%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$28,890	$1,189	$27,701	57.3	58.6	540	15	363144004206
556	Queens High School For Language Studies	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7530	441	29	15.2	83.4%	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	307 (69.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$24,420	$2,097	$22,323	57.2	57.9	554	2	360012206435
557	Canajoharie Senior High School	Public	9-12	136 Scholastic Way	Canajoharie	13317	Montgomery County	Canajoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 673-6330	249	28	8.8	44.6%	239 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$26,790	$1,580	$25,210	57.2	58.8	536	21	360630000411
558	Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5586 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 594-3962	424	50	8.5	44.1%	412 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$35,487	$1,076	$34,411	57.1	61.1	506	52	362126003024
559	Massena Senior High School	Public	9-12	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3710	743	55	13.5	49.4%	585 (78.7%)	11 (1.5%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	117 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	$27,110	$2,195	$24,915	57	47.7	664	105	361866001695
560	Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	393	32	12.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$31,807	$3,245	$28,561	56.8	47.7	667	107	360007705500

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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.
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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
551	West Babylon Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Great E Neck Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 376-7115	1,228	88	14	28.5%	543 (44.2%)	145 (11.8%)	462 (37.6%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	$33,145			$319			$32,826	57.4	55.9	577	26		363054004106
552	Red Creek High School	Public	9-12	6574 South St	Red Creek	13143	Wayne County	Red Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 754-2040	263	27	9.6	46.0%	239 (90.9%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	$90,210			$11,710			$78,500	57.4	54.8	593	41		362421003330
553	High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,074	74	14.4	77.5%	84 (7.8%)	91 (8.5%)	434 (40.4%)	368 (34.3%)	59 (5.5%)	17 (1.6%)	21 (2.0%)	$27,355			$2,206			$25,149	57.3	64.9	438	115		360012305899
554	White Plains Senior High School	Public	9-12	550 North St	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 422-2182	2,239	168	13.3	49.8%	406 (18.1%)	279 (12.5%)	1,408 (62.9%)	68 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (3.4%)	$36,550			$869			$35,682	57.3	52.7	611	57		363126004188
555	Williamson Senior High School	Public	9-12	5891 Rt 21	Williamson	14589	Wayne County	Williamson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 589-9621	277	34	8.2	39.4%	217 (78.3%)	12 (4.3%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$28,890			$1,189			$27,701	57.3	58.6	540	15		363144004206
556	Queens High School For Language Studies	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7530	441	29	15.2	83.4%	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	307 (69.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$24,420			$2,097			$22,323	57.2	57.9	554	2		360012206435
557	Canajoharie Senior High School	Public	9-12	136 Scholastic Way	Canajoharie	13317	Montgomery County	Canajoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 673-6330	249	28	8.8	44.6%	239 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$26,790			$1,580			$25,210	57.2	58.8	536	21		360630000411
558	Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5586 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 594-3962	424	50	8.5	44.1%	412 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$35,487			$1,076			$34,411	57.1	61.1	506	52		362126003024
559	Massena Senior High School	Public	9-12	84 Nightengale Ave	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3710	743	55	13.5	49.4%	585 (78.7%)	11 (1.5%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	117 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	$27,110			$2,195			$24,915	57	47.7	664	105		361866001695
560	Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	393	32	12.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$31,807			$3,245			$28,561	56.8	47.7	667	107		360007705500