Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
111	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	164	18	9.3	52.4%	153 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	$37,569	$559	$37,011	81.8	72.6	295	184	361377001128
112	Locust Valley High School	Public	9-12	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-5100	583	79	7.3	27.3%	387 (66.4%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.4%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$50,080	$646	$49,434	81.8	76.9	194	82	361770001592
113	Starpoint High School	Public	9-12	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 210-2300	929	64	14.4	16.8%	853 (91.8%)	14 (1.5%)	26 (2.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$23,416	$741	$22,675	81.8	83.7	59	54	362805003798
114	Sherman High School	Public	7-12	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	180	21	8.5	49.4%	173 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$31,259	$3,401	$27,858	81.8	75.3	231	117	362673003650
115	Cazenovia High School	Public	8-12	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1314	560	49	11.4	27.1%	531 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$26,322	$825	$25,498	81.8	79.3	141	26	360678000466
116	Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	447	32	13.9	73.8%	78 (17.4%)	56 (12.5%)	184 (41.2%)	116 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$27,000	$2,236	$24,765	81.8	76.1	211	95	360007805505
117	Wellington C Mepham High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2401 Camp Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 992-1500	1,211	110	11	18.9%	806 (66.6%)	42 (3.5%)	190 (15.7%)	137 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	$33,765	$101	$33,664	81.7	80.5	115	2	361902001725
118	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	538	34	15.9	54.3%	182 (33.8%)	45 (8.4%)	147 (27.3%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	$24,263	$1,263	$23,000	81.6	77.8	175	57	360007705084
119	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	170	25	6.8	45.3%	146 (85.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	$45,310	$3,710	$41,600	81.6	73.4	277	158	361203006337
120	New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,711	119	14.3	22.5%	364 (21.3%)	47 (2.7%)	272 (15.9%)	1,003 (58.6%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	$28,329	$745	$27,585	81.6	80.9	109	11	362652003629

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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.
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.

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
111	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	164	18	9.3	52.4%	153 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	$37,569			$559			$37,011	81.8	72.6	295	184		361377001128
112	Locust Valley High School	Public	9-12	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-5100	583	79	7.3	27.3%	387 (66.4%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.4%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$50,080			$646			$49,434	81.8	76.9	194	82		361770001592
113	Starpoint High School	Public	9-12	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 210-2300	929	64	14.4	16.8%	853 (91.8%)	14 (1.5%)	26 (2.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$23,416			$741			$22,675	81.8	83.7	59	54		362805003798
114	Sherman High School	Public	7-12	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	180	21	8.5	49.4%	173 (96.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$31,259			$3,401			$27,858	81.8	75.3	231	117		362673003650
115	Cazenovia High School	Public	8-12	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1314	560	49	11.4	27.1%	531 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$26,322			$825			$25,498	81.8	79.3	141	26		360678000466
116	Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	447	32	13.9	73.8%	78 (17.4%)	56 (12.5%)	184 (41.2%)	116 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$27,000			$2,236			$24,765	81.8	76.1	211	95		360007805505
117	Wellington C Mepham High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2401 Camp Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 992-1500	1,211	110	11	18.9%	806 (66.6%)	42 (3.5%)	190 (15.7%)	137 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	$33,765			$101			$33,664	81.7	80.5	115	2		361902001725
118	Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	538	34	15.9	54.3%	182 (33.8%)	45 (8.4%)	147 (27.3%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	$24,263			$1,263			$23,000	81.6	77.8	175	57		360007705084
119	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	170	25	6.8	45.3%	146 (85.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	$45,310			$3,710			$41,600	81.6	73.4	277	158		361203006337
120	New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,711	119	14.3	22.5%	364 (21.3%)	47 (2.7%)	272 (15.9%)	1,003 (58.6%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	$28,329			$745			$27,585	81.6	80.9	109	11		362652003629