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
251	Island Trees High School	Public	9-12	59 Straight Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2135	701	66	10.5	37.2%	349 (49.8%)	13 (1.9%)	186 (26.5%)	142 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$34,202			$609			$33,593	74.2	71.4	318	67		361551001320
252	Friendship Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 W Main St	Friendship	14739	Allegany County	Friendship Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 973-3311	259	32	8	58.7%	241 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$33,960			$3,803			$30,157	73.9	76.8	199	53		361164000919
253	Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1216 Maple Hill Rd	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 732-7701	399	40	9.8	23.1%	361 (90.5%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$29,151			$779			$28,372	73.9	68.1	375	122		362607003596
254	Belleville Henderson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8372 County Rt 75	Belleville	13611	Jefferson County	Belleville-Henderson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 846-5121	491	42	11.7	45.6%	456 (92.9%)	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$25,085			$00			$25,085	73.8	61.5	499	245		360437004801
255	S S Seward Institute	Public	6-12	51 N Main St	Florida	10921	Orange County	Florida Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 651-3095	391	42	9.2	33.8%	223 (57.0%)	26 (6.6%)	121 (30.9%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$37,467			$792			$36,674	73.8	67.7	391	136		362532003497
256	Hammondsport Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8272 Main St	Hammondsport	14840	Steuben County	Hammondsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 569-5200	193	23	8.2	55.4%	170 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$36,470			$3,533			$32,937	73.7	72.1	304	48		361347001105
257	Oneonta Senior High School	Public	9-12	130 East St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 433-8243	499	53	9.4	36.1%	381 (76.4%)	38 (7.6%)	37 (7.4%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$25,818			$1,224			$24,595	73.7	73.4	279	22		362178003095
258	Copenhagen Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3020 Mechanic St	Copenhagen	13626	Lewis County	Copenhagen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 688-4411	473	41	11.4	28.1%	435 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$24,450			$2,473			$21,977	73.7	74.3	257	1		360828000608
259	Beekmantown High School	Public	9-12	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8787	557	50	11.1	46.9%	527 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,810			$754			$26,056	73.7	74.7	247	12		360429000185
260	Hilton High School	Public	9-12	400 East Ave	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	1,358	114	11.8	24.2%	1,171 (86.2%)	40 (2.9%)	88 (6.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.2%)	$25,234			$1,200			$24,034	73.6	73.4	278	18		361446001198

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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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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.