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1 / 25#25. Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate
- School type: Private School
- Location: Auburn, NY
- Enrollment: 68 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
Best high schools in the Syracuse metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Syracuse metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Mater Dei Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Warners, NY
- Enrollment: 118 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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3 / 25#23. Nottingham High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Syracuse City School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,226 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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4 / 25#22. Jordan-Elbridge High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 343 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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5 / 25#21. Oneida Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Oneida City School District, NY
- Enrollment: 564 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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6 / 25#20. Marcellus High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Marcellus Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 466 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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7 / 25#19. Charles W. Baker High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwinsville Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,281 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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8 / 25#18. Cazenovia High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Cazenovia Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 543 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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9 / 25#17. Solvay High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Solvay Union Free School District, NY
- Enrollment: 458 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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10 / 25#16. Cicero-North Syracuse High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: North Syracuse Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,764 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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11 / 25#15. Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Syracuse, NY
- Enrollment: 272 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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12 / 25#14. Chittenango High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Chittenango Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 623 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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13 / 25#13. Faith Heritage School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Syracuse, NY
- Enrollment: 214 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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14 / 25#12. Baldwinsville Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Baldwinsville, NY
- Enrollment: 120 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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15 / 25#11. East Syracuse Minoa Central High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,183 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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16 / 25#10. Liverpool High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Liverpool Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 2,124 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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17 / 25#9. Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: East Syracuse, NY
- Enrollment: 293 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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18 / 25#8. Westhill High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Westhill Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 550 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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19 / 25#7. West Genesee Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: West Genesee Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,357 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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20 / 25#6. Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central
- School type: Public School
- Location: Syracuse City School District, NY
- Enrollment: 581 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 25#5. Skaneateles Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Skaneateles Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 428 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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22 / 25#4. Jamesville-Dewitt High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 870 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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23 / 25#3. Christian Brothers Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Syracuse, NY
- Enrollment: 750 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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24 / 25#2. Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,416 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Manlius Pebble Hill School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Syracuse, NY
- Enrollment: 330 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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