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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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