New York · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best-Resourced School Districts in New York Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026
50 Districts ranked
148,675 Students enrolled
57/100 Avg quality score
B- Top grade The ranking in one line
Syosset Central School District in Syosset leads New York's districts with an average school quality score of 65.6/100 across 10 schools.
65.6/100 top district score (grade B-)
10 schools in Syosset Central School District
6,938 students in the top district
57/100 average across the top 50
# District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Syosset Central School District Syosset B- 6,938 10 10.7:1 $35,347 65.6 2 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District North Merrick C+ 5,243 5 11.4:1 $31,191 63 3 White Plains City School District White Plains C+ 6,723 7 11.4:1 $33,404 62.1 4 North Salem Central School District North Salem C+ 985 2 8.3:1 $45,106 62 5 Massapequa Union Free School District Massapequa C+ 6,536 9 10.8:1 $31,865 61.9 6 Edgemont Union Free School District Scarsdale C+ 1,936 3 10.7:1 $30,867 61 7 Cuba-Rushford Central School District Cuba C 772 3 8.8:1 $28,793 59.7 8 Clarkstown Central School District New City C 7,845 16 10.4:1 $28,451 58.6 9 Brighton Central School District Rochester C 3,461 4 12.3:1 $24,706 58.3 10 Three Village Central School District Stony Brook C 5,717 8 11.6:1 $36,733 58.1 11 Chappaqua Central School District Chappaqua C 3,574 6 11.8:1 $34,303 58 12 Lynbrook Union Free School District Lynbrook C 2,764 7 10.4:1 $32,394 57.7 13 Bronxville Union Free School District Bronxville C 1,555 3 12.4:1 $30,652 57.3 14 Yorktown Central School District Yorktown Heights C 3,472 5 11:1 $30,075 57.2 15 Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District Woodmere C 2,884 5 9.3:1 $41,006 57.2 16 Gananda Central School District Walworth C 912 3 9:1 $24,924 57 17 Weedsport Central School District Weedsport C 719 2 11.3:1 $24,636 57 18 South Orangetown Central School District Blauvelt C 2,886 4 10.2:1 $33,740 56.5 19 Byram Hills Central School District Armonk C 2,313 4 10.4:1 $40,038 56.5 20 Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District Rye Brook C 1,304 3 10.7:1 $35,488 56.3 21 Avon Central School District Avon C 950 3 9.9:1 $21,201 56.3 22 Great Neck Union Free School District Great Neck C 6,836 10 11.8:1 $35,597 56.3 23 Shoreham-Wading River Central School District Shoreham C 2,000 4 10.1:1 $35,485 56 24 Irvington Union Free School District Irvington C 1,772 4 9.4:1 $34,841 56 25 Bellmore Union Free School District Bellmore C 1,080 3 15:1 $31,903 56 26 Island Park Union Free School District Island Park C 707 2 9.5:1 $40,392 56 27 Pavilion Central School District Pavilion C 659 2 7.5:1 $27,519 56 28 Rye City School District Rye C 2,868 5 9.8:1 $32,449 55.6 29 Poland Central School District Poland C 530 2 10.2:1 $26,406 55.5 30 Smithtown Central School District Smithtown C 7,924 12 11.1:1 $33,016 55.4 31 East Williston Union Free School District Old Westbury C 1,609 3 8.9:1 $38,812 55.3 32 Farmingdale Union Free School District Farmingdale C 5,251 6 10.8:1 $34,386 55.2 33 Scarsdale Union Free School District Scarsdale C 4,704 7 11.9:1 $35,003 55 34 Merrick Union Free School District Merrick C 1,664 3 11.3:1 $31,350 55 35 Haldane Central School District Cold Spring C 811 3 10.2:1 $30,850 55 36 Williamsville Central School District East Amherst C- 9,717 13 11.2:1 $19,702 54.9 37 Saranac Lake Central School District Saranac Lake C- 1,073 4 10:1 $30,995 54.8 38 Valhalla Union Free School District Valhalla C- 1,381 4 10.6:1 $36,427 54.5 39 Kings Park Central School District Kings Park C- 2,698 5 10.6:1 $33,870 54.4 40 Harborfields Central School District Greenlawn C- 2,794 4 10.8:1 $31,996 54.3 41 Somers Central School District Somers C- 2,635 4 9.8:1 $38,085 54.3 42 Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Plainview C- 5,245 7 11.2:1 $31,332 54 43 Valley Stream 24 Union Free School District Valley Stream C- 1,055 3 12.4:1 $31,617 54 44 Sayville Union Free School District Sayville C- 2,694 5 11.7:1 $34,832 53.8 45 Westhampton Beach Union Free School District Westhampton Beach C- 1,767 3 8.4:1 $31,010 53.7 46 Pleasantville Union Free School District Pleasantville C- 1,629 3 10.6:1 $30,276 53.7 47 Bethpage Union Free School District Bethpage C- 2,990 5 11.9:1 $31,596 53.6 48 Miller Place Union Free School District Miller Place C- 2,343 4 10.2:1 $30,630 53.5 49 Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District Oyster Bay C- 1,400 4 8.7:1 $41,325 53.5 50 Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District Briarcliff Manor C- 1,350 3 10.9:1 $37,019 53.3
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in New York? ▼ The top-ranked district in New York is Syosset Central School District in Syosset with 6,938 students across 10 schools. Average quality score: 65.6/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in New York? ▼ New York has 50+ school districts serving 2,505,133 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.
Explore More for New York Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.