Schools
Which Are Long Island's Best High Schools? 2014 Rankings Revealed
A recent report compares high schools across the nation.
U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of the best high schools in the nation.
Of the top-50 high schools in New York, 14 of them are on Long Island, according to the rankings.
The rankings are based on student-teacher ratios; state proficiency test results, overall and with a particular focus on how disadvantaged students were performing; and participation rates in AP/IB programs.
According to U.S. News, Long Island's top 20 high schools are as follows:
1. Jericho High School; Jericho
2. Manhasset Secondary School; Manhasset
3. William A. Shine Great Neck South High School; Great Neck
4. Garden City High School; Garden City
5. South Side High School, Rockville Centre
6. Cold Spring Harbor High School; Cold Spring Harbor
7. The Wheatley School; Old Westbury
8. Syosset Senior High School; Syosset
9. Herricks High School; New Hyde Park
10. Harborfields High School; Greenlawn
11. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School; Port Washington
12. Roslyn High School; Roslyn Heights
13. Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School; Plainview
14. Half Hollow Hills High School West; Dix Hills
15. Floral Park Memorial High School; Floral Park
16. Locust Valley High School; Locust Valley
17. Carle Place Middle/High School; Carle Place
18. Walt Whitman High School; Huntington Station
19. Babylon Junior Senior High School; Babylon
20. Greenport High School; Greenport
See the complete rankings from U.S. News and World Report here.
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