Southern Tier School Rankings

Alfred Almond, Hammondsport and Vestal high schools are among the best high schools in the Southern Tier, according to U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of New York State public high schools ahead of the 2024-25 school year.

U.S. News’ Best High Schools rankings include data on approximately 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Nearly 18,000 schools, including 1,210 in New York State, were rated on six factors:

College Readiness
State assessment competence
Performance in the state assessment
Below-average performance of students
Scope of the university curriculum
Completion rate

The top three places on the list are taken by the New York schools Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Stuyvesant High School and High School Math Science and Engineering at CCNY.

Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School was ranked 126th, according to US News. The high school in Allegany County has about 180 students in grades 9 through 12.

According to US News, Vestal Senior High School in Broome County is ranked 190th. Vestal Senior High School has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students.

Here’s how more than three dozen high schools in the Southern Tier and Western New York State fared in U.S. News’ rankings.

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Allegany County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

126. Alfred Almond Junior/Senior High School
485. Fillmore Central School
610. Wellsville High School
733. Andover High School
753. Friendship High School
788. Cuba Rushford High School
803. Scio Central School
834. Belfast High School

Broome County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

190. Vestal High School
319. Maine-Endwell High School
369. Union Endicott High School
380. Susquehanna Valley High School
432. Chenango Valley High School
521. Windsor Central High School
557. Johnson City High School
628. Chenango Forks High School
789. Binghamton High School

Chemung County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

364. Horseheads High School

Chenango County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

476. Bainbridge-Guilford High School
564. Norwich Grammar School
665. Unadilla Valley Secondary School
694. Greene High School

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Livingston County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

453. Dansville High Schoolm

Schuyler County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

666. Watkins Glen High School

Schools in Tioga County, NY ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

375. Spencer-Van Etten High School
505. Newark Valley High School
508. Free Academy Owego
671. Tioga High School

Steuben County schools ranked among U.S. News’ best high schools

182. Hammondsport Junior-Senior High School
307. Arkport-Gymnasium
371. Hornell Junior-Senior High School
451. Canisteo-Greenwood High School
490. Corning Painted Post High School
615. Jasper-Troupsburg Junior-Senior High School
767. Wayland-Cohocton High School
815. Avoca Central School
835. Prattsburgh Central School
861. Haverling High School

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