Online database, Niche recently released their 2018 top schools list, and 38 Hudson Valley school districts ranked within the top 100 in New York State.
Rankings were based on an analysis of each school’s academic and student life, with information obtained by the U.S. Department of Education, test scores, college data, and input submitted by Niche users. A series of factors were considered, each holding a different weight of importance in determining the school’s ranking.
Heavily weighted factors included a standardized test-based academic grade (50 percent weight), Niche-initiated survey grades for overall experience and culture & diversity (10 percent, each), as well as a teacher grade based on teacher salary, absenteeism, state test results, and a Niche survey that polled students and parents (15 percent). Other factors like clubs & activities, health & safety, resources & facilities, and sports were also considered, but held less weight (2.5-5 percent) in the final ranking process.
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5. Edgemont
6. Scarsdale
10. Rye Neck
11. Rye City
12. Briarcliff Manor
13. Bronxville
14. Byram Hills
16. Hastings-on-Hudson
20. Ardsley
22. Pelham
24. Chappaqua
26. Ramapo Central
28. Katonah-Lewisboro
31. Mamaroneck
38. Bedford
40. Irvington
42. Harrison
43. Pleasantville
44. Blind Brook
49. White Plains
52. Eastchester
54. Yorktown
56. Dobbs Ferry
57. Croton-Harmon
62. North Salem
68. Nyack
71. South Orangetown
73. Haldane
76. Tarrytowns
77. Cornwall
78. Clarkstown
79. Spackenkill
85. Arlington
86. Somers
89. Nanuet
92. Tuckahoe
94. New Rochelle
95. New Paltz
