Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
421	Center Moriches High School	Public	9-12	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0092	511	46	11.2	28.4%	342 (66.9%)	18 (3.5%)	122 (23.9%)	10 (2.0%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,683	$492	$37,191	64.6	59.4	527	106	360684000470
422	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	2,008	163	12.3	33.8%	1,247 (62.1%)	102 (5.1%)	454 (22.6%)	126 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.6%)	$29,522	$627	$28,896	64.5	64.9	439	17	362535004567
423	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$38,986	$681	$38,304	64.5	65.2	436	13	360996000769
424	Brockport High School	Public	9-12	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 637-1877	995	93	10.7	42.3%	735 (73.9%)	47 (4.7%)	135 (13.6%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	$28,906	$980	$27,926	64.5	63.8	457	33	360558000285
425	Highland High School	Public	9-12	320 Pancake Hollow Rd	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 691-1020	513	35	14.4	36.5%	344 (67.1%)	46 (9.0%)	87 (17.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$29,057	$1,149	$27,908	64.5	58	551	126	361440001192
426	Deposit Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Delaware County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2197	243	28	8.7	51.9%	218 (89.7%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$34,713	$2,106	$32,607	64.5	67.8	387	39	360906000694
427	Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,704	152	11.1	26.9%	874 (51.3%)	121 (7.1%)	517 (30.3%)	130 (7.6%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	43 (2.5%)	$35,601	$373	$35,228	64.5	63.9	456	29	361098000877
428	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,052	105	10	40.7%	735 (69.9%)	89 (8.5%)	117 (11.1%)	43 (4.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	$29,055	$1,506	$27,550	64.4	66.9	408	20	361623001410
429	Cuba-Rushford High School	Public	9-12	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	202	27	7.5	42.6%	188 (93.1%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$42,297	$2,082	$40,215	64.4	67.1	405	24	363201000050
430	Plattsburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Clifford Dr	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 561-7500	566	57	9.8	72.1%	472 (83.4%)	46 (8.1%)	19 (3.4%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$24,841	$1,577	$23,264	64.3	63.3	465	35	362328003263

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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
421	Center Moriches High School	Public	9-12	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0092	511	46	11.2	28.4%	342 (66.9%)	18 (3.5%)	122 (23.9%)	10 (2.0%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,683			$492			$37,191	64.6	59.4	527	106		360684000470
422	Sachem High School North	Public	9-12	212 Smith Rd	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1400	2,008	163	12.3	33.8%	1,247 (62.1%)	102 (5.1%)	454 (22.6%)	126 (6.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.6%)	$29,522			$627			$28,896	64.5	64.9	439	17		362535004567
423	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$38,986			$681			$38,304	64.5	65.2	436	13		360996000769
424	Brockport High School	Public	9-12	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 637-1877	995	93	10.7	42.3%	735 (73.9%)	47 (4.7%)	135 (13.6%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.3%)	$28,906			$980			$27,926	64.5	63.8	457	33		360558000285
425	Highland High School	Public	9-12	320 Pancake Hollow Rd	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 691-1020	513	35	14.4	36.5%	344 (67.1%)	46 (9.0%)	87 (17.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$29,057			$1,149			$27,908	64.5	58	551	126		361440001192
426	Deposit Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Delaware County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2197	243	28	8.7	51.9%	218 (89.7%)	7 (2.9%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$34,713			$2,106			$32,607	64.5	67.8	387	39		360906000694
427	Farmingdale Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 Lincoln St	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-5210	1,704	152	11.1	26.9%	874 (51.3%)	121 (7.1%)	517 (30.3%)	130 (7.6%)	11 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	43 (2.5%)	$35,601			$373			$35,228	64.5	63.9	456	29		361098000877
428	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,052	105	10	40.7%	735 (69.9%)	89 (8.5%)	117 (11.1%)	43 (4.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	$29,055			$1,506			$27,550	64.4	66.9	408	20		361623001410
429	Cuba-Rushford High School	Public	9-12	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	202	27	7.5	42.6%	188 (93.1%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$42,297			$2,082			$40,215	64.4	67.1	405	24		363201000050
430	Plattsburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Clifford Dr	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 561-7500	566	57	9.8	72.1%	472 (83.4%)	46 (8.1%)	19 (3.4%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$24,841			$1,577			$23,264	64.3	63.3	465	35		362328003263