Syosset High School Among Best In The State: Niche

Niche.com has released its list of the best public high schools in the nation and New York for 2018.

Syosset High School ranked among the best in the state coming in at No. 11.

“While we believe that Syosset is one of New York State’s Best School Districts, we try to not place too much emphasis on these types of rankings,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tom Rogers said. “The acknowledgment is a welcome positive reflection on our programs and practices, and the dedication of our staff members in teaching and motivating students.”

The top school in the country: Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago. In New York: Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.

A total of 30 Long Island schools made the top 100 list for New York, with Great Neck South High School and Jericho High School coming in among the top 10. Last year, 35 Long Island schools were in the top 100.

Here's are the top 10 public high schools in New York, according to Niche:

1. Stuyvesant High School
2. Staten Island Technical High School
3. Bronx High School of Science
4. Great Neck South High School
5. Townsend Harris High School
6. Jericho Senior High School
7. Scarsdale High School
8. Rye High School
9. High School Math Science and Engineering at the City College of New York
10. Pittsford-Mendon High School

Check out the full list of Long Island high schools that made the top 100:

• Great Neck South High School - No. 4
• Jericho High School - No. 6
• Syosset High School - No. 11
• Great Neck North High School - No. 16
• Roslyn High School- No. 17
• Paul D. Schreiber High School - No. 21
• Herricks High School - No. 25
• George W. Hewlett High School - No. 26
• Wheatley School - No. 27
• Manhasset Secondary School - No. 28
• Half Hollow Hills High School West - No. 35
• Half Hollow Hills High School East - No. 37
• Harborfields High School - No. 39
• Southampton High School - No. 52
• Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School- No. 56
• Garden City High School - No. 58
• Oceanside High School - No. 66
• South Side High School- No. 70
• Huntington High School - No. 74
• North Shore High School- No. 75
• Walt Whitman High School - No. 79
• Ward Melville High School- No. 80
• Wellington C. Mepham High School - No. 83
• Cold Spring Harbor High School- No. 84
• Commack High School - No. 86
• Smithtown High School West - No. 87
• East Meadow High School - No. 88
• Sanford H. Calhoun High School - No. 94
• Bay Shore High School - No. 96
• Westhampton Beach High School - No. 97

To view the full list of all schools, click here.

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The rankings are based on an analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Read more about the methodology here.

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