U.S. News Ranks Yorktown High School as One of the Best in New York

Another judgement is out on the top high schools in New York State as U.S. News & World Report released its rankings Tuesday.

Yorktown High School is among them.

The latest rankings, released Tuesday, put the school at No. 86 in New York State and No. 814 in the country.

Rankings are based on student to teacher ratios, college readiness with regard to Advanced Placement exam scores, and proficiency in mathematics and English.

Of the 51 percent of Yorktown High School students who take AP exams, 41 percent of them pass, according to the report. About 95 percent of students are proficient in math and 92 percent are proficient in English.

The school has a 15:1 student to teacher ratio.

There were 439 New York high schools that made the rankings.

See the full rankings for best High Schools in New York from U.S. New & World Report.

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