Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
511	South Glens Falls Senior High School	Public	9-12	42 Merritt Rd	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 792-9987	939	65	14.4	37.4%	858 (91.4%)	10 (1.1%)	30 (3.2%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.9%)	$19,555	$582	$18,973	60.3	67.2	400	111	362724003718
512	Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	398	42	9.5	60.3%	158 (39.7%)	142 (35.7%)	24 (6.0%)	44 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$27,741	$1,532	$26,209	60.1	62.4	486	26	360768000549
513	Cortland High School	Public	9-12	8 Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4100	582	56	10.3	44.8%	492 (84.5%)	12 (2.1%)	22 (3.8%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	$25,870	$1,616	$24,254	60	59.3	530	17	360846000646
514	Rush-Henrietta Senior High School	Public	9-12	1799 Lehigh Station Rd	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5200	1,317	106	12.4	47.2%	686 (52.1%)	207 (15.7%)	123 (9.3%)	202 (15.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (7.0%)	$26,785	$1,176	$25,609	60	63.1	472	42	362517003485
515	Wayland-Cohocton High School	Public	9-12	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-2366	382	40	9.6	50.5%	362 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$26,445	$1,152	$25,294	59.9	61.4	500	15	360001101020
516	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	743	63	11.8	55.6%	421 (56.7%)	116 (15.6%)	186 (25.0%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$41,580	$2,408	$39,172	59.9	56.2	572	56	362352003286
517	Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6950	540	35	15.2	55.9%	245 (45.4%)	26 (4.8%)	151 (28.0%)	79 (14.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$29,547	$1,798	$27,749	59.8	54.3	596	79	360010306024
518	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	316	35	9	62.7%	274 (86.7%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$34,636	$1,881	$32,755	59.6	56	575	57	361137000895
519	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	583	54	10.7	49.1%	536 (91.9%)	8 (1.4%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$29,098	$1,470	$27,628	59.5	66.9	410	109	360879000667
520	East Syracuse Minoa Central High School	Public	9-12	6400 Fremont Rd	East Syracuse	13057	Onondaga County	East Syracuse Minoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 434-3300	1,185	97	12.2	43.3%	899 (75.9%)	117 (9.9%)	60 (5.1%)	56 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (3.8%)	$27,227	$1,485	$25,742	59.5	59.4	528	8	360999000772

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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
511	South Glens Falls Senior High School	Public	9-12	42 Merritt Rd	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 792-9987	939	65	14.4	37.4%	858 (91.4%)	10 (1.1%)	30 (3.2%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.9%)	$19,555			$582			$18,973	60.3	67.2	400	111		362724003718
512	Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	398	42	9.5	60.3%	158 (39.7%)	142 (35.7%)	24 (6.0%)	44 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$27,741			$1,532			$26,209	60.1	62.4	486	26		360768000549
513	Cortland High School	Public	9-12	8 Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4100	582	56	10.3	44.8%	492 (84.5%)	12 (2.1%)	22 (3.8%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	$25,870			$1,616			$24,254	60	59.3	530	17		360846000646
514	Rush-Henrietta Senior High School	Public	9-12	1799 Lehigh Station Rd	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5200	1,317	106	12.4	47.2%	686 (52.1%)	207 (15.7%)	123 (9.3%)	202 (15.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (7.0%)	$26,785			$1,176			$25,609	60	63.1	472	42		362517003485
515	Wayland-Cohocton High School	Public	9-12	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-2366	382	40	9.6	50.5%	362 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$26,445			$1,152			$25,294	59.9	61.4	500	15		360001101020
516	Port Jervis Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Rt 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 858-3100	743	63	11.8	55.6%	421 (56.7%)	116 (15.6%)	186 (25.0%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$41,580			$2,408			$39,172	59.9	56.2	572	56		362352003286
517	Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6950	540	35	15.2	55.9%	245 (45.4%)	26 (4.8%)	151 (28.0%)	79 (14.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$29,547			$1,798			$27,749	59.8	54.3	596	79		360010306024
518	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	316	35	9	62.7%	274 (86.7%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$34,636			$1,881			$32,755	59.6	56	575	57		361137000895
519	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	583	54	10.7	49.1%	536 (91.9%)	8 (1.4%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$29,098			$1,470			$27,628	59.5	66.9	410	109		360879000667
520	East Syracuse Minoa Central High School	Public	9-12	6400 Fremont Rd	East Syracuse	13057	Onondaga County	East Syracuse Minoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 434-3300	1,185	97	12.2	43.3%	899 (75.9%)	117 (9.9%)	60 (5.1%)	56 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (3.8%)	$27,227			$1,485			$25,742	59.5	59.4	528	8		360999000772