Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Irvington High Schools Ranked Among Best in New York

Education website Niche.com recently named Ardsley High School the 29th, Irvington High School the 46th, Dobbs Ferry High School the 48th and Hastings High School the 53rd 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, Ardsley High received an overall “A+” grade, and A-pluses for Academics, Administration & Policies and Teachers. Irvington High also received an overall ”A+” grade, and A-pluses for Teachers and Extracurriculars, among others.

Dobbs Ferry High received an overall “A+” grade, and an A-plus for Teachers, and Hastings High also received a grade of “A+” overall, and an A-plus for Academics.

“The teachers, parents, and other staff members do an incredible amount of work for the success of their students, wrote one Ardsley High reviewer on the assessment. “If I had the chance to go back in time and do it all over, I wouldn’t do anything differently. The positive and competitive atmosphere of the school has helped me achieve my goals and more.”

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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