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
101	Indian Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6345 Nys Rt 30	Indian Lake	12842	Hamilton County	Indian Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 648-5024	126	20	6.3	2.4%	120 (95.2%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$52,130			$41			$52,089	82.4	58.7	539	438		361527001285
102	Vestal Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Woodlawn Dr	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 757-2281	1,015	81	12.5	30.8%	719 (70.8%)	41 (4.0%)	46 (4.5%)	169 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.5%)	$21,920			$640			$21,280	82.4	81.9	88	14		362961003992
103	Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	846	62	13.7	24.1%	449 (53.1%)	32 (3.8%)	118 (13.9%)	117 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (15.0%)	$25,215			$1,586			$23,629	82.3	82.6	72	31		360007704410
104	Williamsville North High School	Public	9-12	1595 Hopkins Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8500	1,307	117	11.1	27.8%	916 (70.1%)	60 (4.6%)	70 (5.4%)	189 (14.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (5.3%)	$22,624			$647			$21,978	82.3	79.9	129	25		363147004218
105	High School For Community Leadership	Public	9-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-9801	497	46	10.8	76.3%	14 (2.8%)	130 (26.2%)	180 (36.2%)	140 (28.2%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$24,939			$1,966			$22,974	82.2	74.9	243	138		360010006213
106	Jamesville-Dewitt High School	Public	9-12	6845 Edinger Dr	De Witt	13214	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 445-8340	820	70	11.6	27.6%	574 (70.0%)	64 (7.8%)	35 (4.3%)	83 (10.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.1%)	$28,491			$1,475			$27,016	82.2	83.3	65	41		360909000697
107	Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	4111 Legion Dr	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3300	979	74	13.1	24.7%	892 (91.1%)	13 (1.3%)	33 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	$23,833			$488			$23,345	82.2	77.9	171	64		361335001099
108	Village School	Public	9-12	614 Middle Neck Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4900	48	6	7.8	31.3%	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (20.8%)	10 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$52,300			$776			$51,524	82.2	89.5	1	107		361251002027
109	Haldane High School	Public	9-12	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 265-9254	318	31	10.3	19.5%	243 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	50 (15.7%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$35,227			$552			$34,675	82.1	82	84	25		361323001079
110	Kendall Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	16887 Roosevelt Hwy	Kendall	14476	Orleans County	Kendall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 659-2706	311	33	9.3	45.3%	284 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$28,005			$754			$27,252	82	76.4	207	97		361620001399

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.