Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
501	North Tonawanda High School	Public	9-12	405 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3600	961	82	11.7	42.1%	813 (84.6%)	27 (2.8%)	58 (6.0%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$24,981	$991	$23,990	60.5	62.8	479	22	362124003013
502	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,235	119	10.3	46.0%	801 (64.9%)	130 (10.5%)	138 (11.2%)	73 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.1%)	$26,998	$1,379	$25,620	60.5	63.4	462	40	361623001412
503	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	427	42	10.1	39.6%	383 (89.7%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$29,955	$1,857	$28,098	60.4	66.7	412	91	362493004369
504	Centereach High School	Public	8-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,467	107	13.6	43.3%	745 (50.8%)	89 (6.1%)	475 (32.4%)	117 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.7%)	$29,171	$657	$28,514	60.4	67.1	404	100	361920001736
505	Canastota High School	Public	9-12	101 Roberts St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2003	373	27	13.6	33.0%	335 (89.8%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$26,219	$949	$25,270	60.4	62.6	483	22	360639000419
506	Southampton High School	Public	9-12	141 Narrow Ln	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Southampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 591-4601	582	69	8.4	46.7%	218 (37.5%)	7 (1.2%)	304 (52.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$32,990	$01	$32,988	60.4	58	552	46	362754003745
507	Campbell-Savona Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8455 County Rt 125	Campbell	14821	Steuben County	Campbell-Savona Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 527-9800	343	34	10	46.1%	320 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$30,899	$1,871	$29,028	60.4	59.2	532	25	360002000326
508	Waterford-Halfmoon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	125 Middletown Rd	Waterford	12188	Saratoga County	Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-0800	330	41	8	40.3%	288 (87.3%)	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$36,144	$1,756	$34,388	60.3	68.1	378	130	363006004042
509	Hampton Bays High School	Public	9-12	88 Argonne Rd	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 723-2110	784	64	12.3	22.4%	237 (30.2%)	4 (0.5%)	526 (67.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$29,229	$1,064	$28,165	60.3	57.1	565	56	361353001108
510	Sleepy Hollow High School	Public	9-12	210 N Broadway	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-8838	843	68	12.4	56.0%	227 (26.9%)	26 (3.1%)	548 (65.0%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	$33,742	$441	$33,300	60.3	59.9	523	13	362865003889

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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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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
501	North Tonawanda High School	Public	9-12	405 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3600	961	82	11.7	42.1%	813 (84.6%)	27 (2.8%)	58 (6.0%)	14 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$24,981			$991			$23,990	60.5	62.8	479	22		362124003013
502	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,235	119	10.3	46.0%	801 (64.9%)	130 (10.5%)	138 (11.2%)	73 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.1%)	$26,998			$1,379			$25,620	60.5	63.4	462	40		361623001412
503	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	427	42	10.1	39.6%	383 (89.7%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$29,955			$1,857			$28,098	60.4	66.7	412	91		362493004369
504	Centereach High School	Public	8-12	14 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8100	1,467	107	13.6	43.3%	745 (50.8%)	89 (6.1%)	475 (32.4%)	117 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.7%)	$29,171			$657			$28,514	60.4	67.1	404	100		361920001736
505	Canastota High School	Public	9-12	101 Roberts St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2003	373	27	13.6	33.0%	335 (89.8%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$26,219			$949			$25,270	60.4	62.6	483	22		360639000419
506	Southampton High School	Public	9-12	141 Narrow Ln	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Southampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 591-4601	582	69	8.4	46.7%	218 (37.5%)	7 (1.2%)	304 (52.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$32,990			$01			$32,988	60.4	58	552	46		362754003745
507	Campbell-Savona Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8455 County Rt 125	Campbell	14821	Steuben County	Campbell-Savona Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 527-9800	343	34	10	46.1%	320 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$30,899			$1,871			$29,028	60.4	59.2	532	25		360002000326
508	Waterford-Halfmoon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	125 Middletown Rd	Waterford	12188	Saratoga County	Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-0800	330	41	8	40.3%	288 (87.3%)	11 (3.3%)	11 (3.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$36,144			$1,756			$34,388	60.3	68.1	378	130		363006004042
509	Hampton Bays High School	Public	9-12	88 Argonne Rd	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 723-2110	784	64	12.3	22.4%	237 (30.2%)	4 (0.5%)	526 (67.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$29,229			$1,064			$28,165	60.3	57.1	565	56		361353001108
510	Sleepy Hollow High School	Public	9-12	210 N Broadway	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 631-8838	843	68	12.4	56.0%	227 (26.9%)	26 (3.1%)	548 (65.0%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	$33,742			$441			$33,300	60.3	59.9	523	13		362865003889