Rye Neck High School Ranks Among Best In New York

MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School was named the 174th best high school in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of best high schools Tuesday. It was also named the 31st best in New York.

Rye Neck High School was ranked among the best in New York State.
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Joe Jenkins

04/20/2016 10:00 a.m.

U.S. News & World Report enlisted the help of social science research firm RTI International to compile its rankings. They measured schools using four key metrics:

Math and reading proficiency for all students
Testing proficiency for disadvantaged students
Graduation rates
College readiness via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

Rye Neck boasts a student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1 and has 78 percent of the student body participating in AP exams.

Nine other Westchester schools made the top 40 in New York:

Rye (No. 10)
Edgemont (No. 20)
Yonkers High School (No. 26)
Horace Greeley (No. 27)
Pleasantville (No. 29)
Byram Hills (No. 30)
Blind Brook (No. 32)
Hastings (No. 33)
Irvington (No. 35)

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