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Website Ranks Top Public High Schools in the Lower Hudson Valley
Of the top 100 schools in New York, 26 are in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, according to Niche.com.

In a recently released report, Niche.com ranked public high schools across the country, with 26 schools from the lower Hudson Valley making the list of the top 100 in New York.
Niche says it used a detailed set of methods to rank 14,431 schools nationwide and collected 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents.
Here are the Long Island high schools that made the top 100 list in New York (click the links for more details on each school’s ranking):
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- 4. Rye High School
- 5. Horace Greeley High School
- 6. Edgemont Junior/Senior High School
- 8. Scarsdale Senior High School
- 9. Blind Brook High School
- 13. Bronxville High School
- 15. Rye Neck Senior High School
- 20. Byram Hills High School
- 25. Harrison High School
- 27. Briarcliff High School
- 29. Ardsley High School
- 31. Fox Lane High School
- 33. John Jay High School
- 36. Pelham Memorial High School
- 45. Mamaroneck High School
- 46. Irvington High School
- 48. Dobbs Ferry High School
- 53. Hastings High School
- 54. Tappan Zee High School
- 56. Haldane High School
- 61. North Salem Middle/High School
- 66. Clarkstown South Senior High School
- 90. Pleasantville High School
- 91. White Plains Senior High School
- 95. Hendrick Hudson High School
- 100. Clarkstown North Senior High School
According to Niche, a high 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’s methods, click here.
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Click here to see Niche’s full list of the top 100 public high schools in New York. You can also search for and see rankings of schools that fall outside the top 100.
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