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
181	Elwood/John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 266-5410	677	60	11.2	25.4%	349 (51.6%)	43 (6.4%)	182 (26.9%)	84 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$36,894			$1,214			$35,680	78	77.6	180	1		361068000843
182	Bard High School Early College Queens	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 361-3133	643	59	10.9	64.7%	133 (20.7%)	97 (15.1%)	199 (30.9%)	188 (29.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	$26,529			$1,315			$25,214	78	75	239	57		360009806004
183	Chateaugay High School	Public	7-12	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6611	231	26	8.8	43.3%	226 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,952			$1,737			$33,215	77.9	74.8	246	63		360708000498
184	Maine-Endwell Senior High School	Public	9-12	750 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 748-8070	720	54	13.3	36.0%	612 (85.0%)	18 (2.5%)	35 (4.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.0%)	$24,353			$1,317			$23,036	77.8	77.3	185	1		361815001630
185	George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	96	22	4.4	41.7%	48 (50.0%)	15 (15.6%)	30 (31.3%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$78,381			$1,411			$76,971	77.8	76.9	193	8		362919003930
186	Ithaca Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2145	1,411	102	13.7	26.7%	868 (61.5%)	97 (6.9%)	136 (9.6%)	142 (10.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (11.0%)	$25,914			$644			$25,270	77.8	78.2	166	20		361557001340
187	Weedsport Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2821 E Brutus St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6652	374	40	9.2	34.8%	339 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$25,811			$1,255			$24,556	77.7	79.5	138	49		363042004095
188	Thousand Islands High School	Public	9-12	8481 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 686-5594	262	21	12.6	37.8%	236 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$23,679			$837			$22,842	77.7	77.6	178	10		360765000548
189	Wilson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	374-80 Lake St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	487	59	8.2	40.0%	432 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$33,832			$706			$33,127	77.5	76.8	198	9		363156004223
190	Alden Senior High School	Public	9-12	13190 Park St	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 937-9116	488	35	14.1	26.4%	465 (95.3%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,464			$1,179			$22,285	77.4	77.3	186	4		360255000039

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.