Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
681	Academy For Language And Technology	Public	9-12	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 731-0219	356	22	16.1	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,598	$3,984	$25,614	47.3	44.3	713	32	360008605981
682	Lansingburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6806	625	58	10.7	69.8%	312 (49.9%)	143 (22.9%)	101 (16.2%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	$29,214	$3,316	$25,898	47.2	47.7	666	16	361674001494
683	Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers	Public	9-12	250 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 691-0934	460	35	13	90.2%	22 (4.8%)	128 (27.8%)	296 (64.3%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,090	$2,356	$25,734	47.2	22.8	942	259	360007700637
684	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	30	8.2	47.2%	223 (89.9%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,564	$2,421	$35,142	47.2	52.6	612	72	362802003796
685	Afton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8201	219	33	6.6	56.6%	194 (88.6%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$50,276	$2,739	$47,536	47.1	42.9	727	42	360240000011
686	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481			88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$25,933	$829	$25,104	46.9			(n/a)	360113806563
687	Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1260	622	33	18.8	86.7%	35 (5.6%)	159 (25.6%)	394 (63.3%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$28,408	$2,835	$25,573	46.9	53.2	606	81	360011905703
688	Central Valley Academy	Public	9-12	111 Frederick St	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	No	(315) 895-7471	615	48	12.7	0.5%	548 (89.1%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$26,238	$1,295	$24,943	46.8	49	653	35	360108701283
689	Westbury High School	Public	9-12	1 Post Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5047	1,574	116	13.5	64.3%	42 (2.7%)	314 (19.9%)	1,190 (75.6%)	21 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$36,782	$2,203	$34,579	46.6	38.7	765	76	363096004162
690	Tupper Lake Middle-High School	Public	6-12	25 Chaney Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-3322	394	33	12	49.5%	372 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$27,885	$1,926	$25,958	46.6	44.5	712	22	362916003929

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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
681	Academy For Language And Technology	Public	9-12	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 731-0219	356	22	16.1	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,598			$3,984			$25,614	47.3	44.3	713	32		360008605981
682	Lansingburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6806	625	58	10.7	69.8%	312 (49.9%)	143 (22.9%)	101 (16.2%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	$29,214			$3,316			$25,898	47.2	47.7	666	16		361674001494
683	Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers	Public	9-12	250 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 691-0934	460	35	13	90.2%	22 (4.8%)	128 (27.8%)	296 (64.3%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,090			$2,356			$25,734	47.2	22.8	942	259		360007700637
684	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	30	8.2	47.2%	223 (89.9%)	6 (2.4%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,564			$2,421			$35,142	47.2	52.6	612	72		362802003796
685	Afton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8201	219	33	6.6	56.6%	194 (88.6%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$50,276			$2,739			$47,536	47.1	42.9	727	42		360240000011
686	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481			88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$25,933			$829			$25,104	46.9			(n/a)		360113806563
687	Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1260	622	33	18.8	86.7%	35 (5.6%)	159 (25.6%)	394 (63.3%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$28,408			$2,835			$25,573	46.9	53.2	606	81		360011905703
688	Central Valley Academy	Public	9-12	111 Frederick St	Ilion	13357	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	No	(315) 895-7471	615	48	12.7	0.5%	548 (89.1%)	11 (1.8%)	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$26,238			$1,295			$24,943	46.8	49	653	35		360108701283
689	Westbury High School	Public	9-12	1 Post Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5047	1,574	116	13.5	64.3%	42 (2.7%)	314 (19.9%)	1,190 (75.6%)	21 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$36,782			$2,203			$34,579	46.6	38.7	765	76		363096004162
690	Tupper Lake Middle-High School	Public	6-12	25 Chaney Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-3322	394	33	12	49.5%	372 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$27,885			$1,926			$25,958	46.6	44.5	712	22		362916003929