Peekskill, Cortlandt High Schools Rank Near Top Statewide

Niche.com, a rankings and review site, has compiled its list of “2016 Best Public High Schools in New York.”

These rankings are based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews, and more.

Niche.com compiled a nationwide list of all high schools with 11 New York schools in the top 50, including No. 19 Rye High School, No. 40 Chappaqua’s Horace Greeley High School, No. 46 Scarsdale High School and No. 50 Blind Brook High School in Rye Brook.

According to Niche.com, the top 5 public high schools are: No. 1. Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, N.Y., No. 2 High Technology High School in Lincroft, N.J., No. 3. Staten Island Technical High School in Staten Island, N.Y., No. 4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, and No. 5 Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois.

Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose came in at 113th in the state and 864th nationally. Close behind was Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak—115th statewide; 881st nationally. Coming in at No. 153 in the state and No. 1,276 in the nation was Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor. Peekskill High School was ranked at No. 771 in New York and No. 11,705 in the United States. Click on each high school’s name to see the complete ranking.

For the complete listing of all high schools, go here.