Fox Lane, John Jay High Schools Ranked Among Best in New York

Education website Niche.com recently named Fox Lane High School the 31st, and John Jay High School the 33rd, best public high schools in New York.

The website evaluated schools based on several key statistics, as well as parent and student reviews. It came out with a list of the top 100 in New York, and Hudson Valley-based schools made up more than a quarter of the rankings.

Among the other Westchester County high schools on the list are Rye, ranked fourth; Horace Greeley, ranked fifth; Edgemont, sixth; Scarsdale, eighth; Blind Brook, ninth; Bronxville, 13th; Rye Neck, 15th; and Harrison, 25th.

According to the report, Fox Lane High received an overall “A+” grade, and A-pluses for Academics and Extracurriculars, among other categories. John Jay High also received an overall ”A+” grade, and A-pluses for Academics and Teachers, among others.

“I have had an amazing HS experience,” wrote one Fox Lane senior on the assessment. “I believe, if taken advantage of, there are so many opportunities for the students here at Fox Lane and I find it a very inviting and comfortable environment for a high school. Education and high school in general is what you make of it and I am happy with how my four years have turned out.”

The website used a detailed set of methods to rank 14,431 public high schools across the country and collected 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents.

According to Niche.com, a high overall ranking includes the following criteria:

• Students are very happy with their experience in all aspects including academics, teachers, health, safety, resources, facilities, extracurriculars, sports, and fitness;
• District schools are exceptional academic institutions in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes;
• District schools are made up of a diverse population and fosters an accepting, positive school culture;
• Students are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the district offers.

For a more detailed look at Niche.com’s methods, click here .

Click here to see the full list of the top 100 public schools in New York.

Patch Editor Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.

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