U.S. News 2020 High School Rankings: Top Hudson Valley Schools

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Attending high school in the age of the new coronavirus is an experience like no other in history, but U.S. News & World Report has kept up its rankings, finding 25 schools in the Hudson Valley among the top 100 in New York.

“The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, said in a news release. “Families can use this information to see how their local schools compare on graduation rates and state assessments, as well as academic performance by students who are traditionally underserved — those who are black, Hispanic or from low-income households.”

Here are the schools in the Hudson Valley ranked by U.S. News in the top 100 in the state (followed by national ranking).

12. Rye High School (125)
14. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School (138)
17. Bronxville High School (170)
18. Horace Greeley High School (176)
22. Byram Hills High School (184)
29. Blind Brook High School (251)
32. Briarcliff High School (262)
34. Dobbs Ferry High School (274)
39. Yonkers High School (346)
43. Pleasantville High School (382)
44. Harrison High School (386)
45. North Salem Middle School/High School (394)
47. Croton-Harmon High School (433)
49. Hastings High School (445)
53. John Jay High School (480)
56. Yorktown High School (526)
58. Mamaroneck High School (575)
61. Ardsley High School (590)
67. Fox Lane High School (684)
68. Pelham Memorial High School (715)
70. Rye Neck Senior High School (764)
71. Scarsdale Senior High School (776)
79. Irvington High School (848)
87. Pearl River High School (950)
100. Spackenkill High School (1,074)

U.S. News used a number of weighted criteria to come up with the rankings, the most important being college readiness. You can see the full methodology here.

2020 Best High Schools National Rankings:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
2. Academic Magnet High School (SC)
3. Merrol Hyde Magnet School (TN)
4. School for Advanced Studies (FL)
5. Townsend Harris High School (NY)
6. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TX)
7. BASIS Chandler (AZ)
8. Haas Hall Academy Bentonville (AR)
9. Payton College Preparatory High School (IL)
10. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School (TX)

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