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White Plains on 2016 Best School Districts in New York List

Niche's list ranks districts based on teaching statistics and ratings from students and parents.

Have you ever wondered how your school district ranks in comparison to others in New York?

Niche.com recently released its 2016 list of the best school districts throughout the nation and in the state of New York, and White Plains received high marks.

In addition to naming the overall best high schools, Niche.com also ranked schools with the best extracurriculars, facilities, food, outcomes, sports and more.

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White Plains received all As, with an A+ in teachers and in student culture and diversity.

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Niche ranked thousands of districts based on dozens of statistics and 27 million opinions from 300,000 students and parents. Read how this ranking was calculated here.

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Six Hudson Valley school districts made the national list of the top 100 districts in the country, including Rye in the No. 8 spot.

Here are the local school districts that appeared on the national list (note that Niche listed the location of school districts based on the larger township they are a part of):

91. Bronxville Union Free School District, Eastchester

The top 100 school districts in New York as ranked by Niche.com (Hudson Valley districts in bold):

  1. Jericho School District, Oyster Bay
  2. Rye City School District, Rye
  3. Chappaqua Central School District, New Castle
  4. Great Neck School District, North Hempstead
  5. Scarsdale School District, Scarsdale
  6. Edgemont School District, Greenburgh
  7. Byram Hills Central School District, North Castle
  8. Pittsford Central School District, Pittsford
  9. Syosset Central School District, Oyster Bay
  10. Bronxville School District, Bronxville
  11. Port Washington School District, North Hempstead
  12. Ardsley School District, Greenburgh
  13. Brighton Central School District, Brighton
  14. Roslyn School District, North Hempstead
  15. Harborfields Central School District, Huntington
  16. Briarcliff Manor School District, Briarcliff Manor
  17. Manhasset School District, North Hempstead
  18. Blind Brook-Rye School District, Rye
  19. Rye Neck School District, Rye/Mamaroneck
  20. Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, Manlius
  21. Katonah-Lewisboro School District, Lewisboro
  22. Herricks School District, North Hempstead
  23. Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, Oyster Bay
  24. Mamaroneck School District, Mamaroneck
  25. Hewlett-Woodmere School District, Hempstead
  26. Harrison Central School District, Harrison
  27. Garden City School District, Garden City
  28. Hastings-on-Hudson School District, Greenburgh
  29. East Williston School District, North Hempstead
  30. Bedford Central School District, Bedford
  31. Pelham School District, Pelham
  32. Westhampton Beach School District, Southampton
  33. Half Hollow Hills Central School District, Huntington
  34. North Shore Central School District, Oyster Bay
  35. North Salem Central School District, North Salem
  36. Ramapo Central School District, Ramapo
  37. Williamsville Central School District, Amherst
  38. Dobbs Ferry School District, Greenburgh
  39. Skaneateles Central School District, Skaneateles
  40. Penfield Central School District, Penfield
  41. Lynbrook School District, Hempstead
  42. Irvington School District, Greenburgh
  43. White Plains City School District, White Plains
  44. Niskayuna Central School District, Niskayuna
  45. Bay Shore School District, Islip
  46. South Orangetown Central School District, Orangetown
  47. Southampton School District, Southampton
  48. Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District, De Witt
  49. New Hartford Central School District, New Hartford
  50. Bethpage School District, Oyster Bay
  51. Croton-Harmon School District, Cortlandt
  52. Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District, Oyster Bay
  53. Bethlehem Central School District, Bethlehem
  54. Yorktown Central School District, Yorktown
  55. Clarkstown Central School District, Clarkstown
  56. Haldane Central School District, Philipstown
  57. Commack School District, Commack
  58. Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns, Mount Pleasant
  59. Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, Hempstead
  60. South Huntington School District, Huntington
  61. Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, Oyster Bay
  62. East Hampton School District, East Hampton
  63. Rockville Centre School District, Hempstead
  64. New Rochelle City School District, New Rochelle
  65. Oceanside School District, Hempstead
  66. Carle Place School District, North Hempstead
  67. Mattituck-Cutchogue School District, Southold
  68. Somers Central School District, Somers
  69. Ithaca City School District, Danby
  70. Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District, Mendon
  71. Nanuet School District, Clarkstown
  72. Orchard Park Central School District, Orchard Park
  73. Hamilton Central School District, Hamilton
  74. Locust Valley Central School District, Oyster Bay
  75. Victor Central School District, Victor
  76. Clarence Central School District, Clarence
  77. Sag Harbor School District, Southampton
  78. Pleasantville School District, Mount Pleasant
  79. Spackenkill School District, Poughkeepsie
  80. Red Hook Central School District, Red Hook
  81. Smithtown Central School District, Smithtown
  82. Mount Sinai School District, Brookhaven
  83. Nyack School District, Clarkstown
  84. Keene Central School District, Keene
  85. Northport-East Northport School District, Huntington
  86. Three Village Central School District, Brookhaven
  87. Sewanhaka Central High School District, Hempstead
  88. Lansing Central School District, Lansing
  89. Fairport Central School District, Perinton
  90. Babylon School District, Babylon
  91. Warwick Valley Central School District, Warwick
  92. Huntington School District, Huntington
  93. Port Jefferson School District, Brookhaven
  94. Hendrick Hudson Central School District, Cortlandt
  95. Guilderland Central School District, Guilderland
  96. Lakeland Central School District, Cortlandt
  97. Valley Stream Central High School District, Hempstead
  98. West Irondequoit Central School District, Irondequoit
  99. East Meadow School District, Hempstead
  100. Highland Falls Central School District, Highlands

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