Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
281	Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	1175 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	1,385	115	12	36.2%	693 (50.0%)	132 (9.5%)	463 (33.4%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.0%)	$27,946	$1,788	$26,158	72.8	71.9	311	30	361968001803
282	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	448	41	10.9	45.3%	417 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$23,383	$1,589	$21,793	72.8	76.7	201	81	361638001446
283	Attica Senior High School	Public	9-12	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 591-0400	326	31	10.3	36.2%	301 (92.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,539	$2,168	$27,371	72.4	73.2	284	1	360342000099
284	George W Hewlett High School	Public	9-12	60 Everit Ave	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4100	1,051	100	10.5	23.8%	633 (60.2%)	100 (9.5%)	189 (18.0%)	103 (9.8%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	$46,904	$642	$46,262	72.3	74	260	24	363171004227
285	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	24	9.4	42.0%	211 (94.2%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$31,716	$620	$31,096	72.2	75.2	235	50	360267004333
286	Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	634	33	19.4	75.9%	28 (4.4%)	463 (73.0%)	75 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.5%)	$24,365	$2,145	$22,220	72.2	66.2	424	138	360015300829
287	Tioga Senior High School	Public	9-12	27 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-8001	273	27	10.2	46.9%	268 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,288	$1,113	$24,175	72.2	79.3	140	147	362871003899
288	Indian River High School	Public	9-12	32925 Us Rt 11	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 642-3427	791	74	10.7	46.5%	565 (71.4%)	63 (8.0%)	89 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (7.2%)	$30,327	$1,399	$28,929	72.1	72.6	297	9	361530001288
289	Rocky Point High School	Public	9-12	82 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7505	894	73	12.3	31.1%	639 (71.5%)	21 (2.3%)	188 (21.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$37,581	$962	$36,619	72.1	73.2	283	6	362484003437
290	Marcus Whitman High School	Public	9-12	4100 Baldwin Rd	Rushville	14544	Ontario County	Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)	No	No	No	No	(585) 554-6441	339	37	9.1	39.5%	318 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$33,870	$1,133	$32,737	72.1	76.4	206	84	361230000993

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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
281	Valley Central High School	Public	9-12	1175 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	1,385	115	12	36.2%	693 (50.0%)	132 (9.5%)	463 (33.4%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.0%)	$27,946			$1,788			$26,158	72.8	71.9	311	30		361968001803
282	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	448	41	10.9	45.3%	417 (93.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$23,383			$1,589			$21,793	72.8	76.7	201	81		361638001446
283	Attica Senior High School	Public	9-12	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 591-0400	326	31	10.3	36.2%	301 (92.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,539			$2,168			$27,371	72.4	73.2	284	1		360342000099
284	George W Hewlett High School	Public	9-12	60 Everit Ave	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4100	1,051	100	10.5	23.8%	633 (60.2%)	100 (9.5%)	189 (18.0%)	103 (9.8%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	$46,904			$642			$46,262	72.3	74	260	24		363171004227
285	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	24	9.4	42.0%	211 (94.2%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$31,716			$620			$31,096	72.2	75.2	235	50		360267004333
286	Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	634	33	19.4	75.9%	28 (4.4%)	463 (73.0%)	75 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.5%)	$24,365			$2,145			$22,220	72.2	66.2	424	138		360015300829
287	Tioga Senior High School	Public	9-12	27 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-8001	273	27	10.2	46.9%	268 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,288			$1,113			$24,175	72.2	79.3	140	147		362871003899
288	Indian River High School	Public	9-12	32925 Us Rt 11	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 642-3427	791	74	10.7	46.5%	565 (71.4%)	63 (8.0%)	89 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (7.2%)	$30,327			$1,399			$28,929	72.1	72.6	297	9		361530001288
289	Rocky Point High School	Public	9-12	82 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7505	894	73	12.3	31.1%	639 (71.5%)	21 (2.3%)	188 (21.0%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$37,581			$962			$36,619	72.1	73.2	283	6		362484003437
290	Marcus Whitman High School	Public	9-12	4100 Baldwin Rd	Rushville	14544	Ontario County	Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)	No	No	No	No	(585) 554-6441	339	37	9.1	39.5%	318 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$33,870			$1,133			$32,737	72.1	76.4	206	84		361230000993