#T1Kiryas Joel
Orange County · 47,147 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall C+ · #458 of 745 in NY
Kiryas Joel, #1 on this list · Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia.; dropped by Beyond My Ken 20:59, 24 September 2014 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0New York rankings · Schools
Towns with the best schools in New York
Kiryas Joel and Palm Tree share first place on schools among New York’s 755 towns of 2,500+; 157 of the 755 grade A− or better (schools are graded within each state).
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). How grades work
#T1A+
#T1Palm Tree
Orange County · 47,147 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall B− · #360 of 745 in NY
#3Bronxville
Westchester County · 6,504 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #10 of 745 in NY
All 755 towns
Schools grade, best first (graded within New York). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 293 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
755 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
23Hastings-on-HudsonWestchester County · 8,440 peopleAgraded within the state·Overall A+ · #5 of 745
T95North GreenbushRensselaer County · 13,523 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #151 of 745
T100Saratoga SpringsSaratoga County · 28,768 peopleA−graded within the state·Overall A− · #199 of 745
177Sleepy HollowWestchester County · 11,474 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #248 of 745
T222Wappingers FallsDutchess County · 6,048 peopleB+graded within the state·Overall B+ · #235 of 745
T314South Blooming GroveOrange County · 3,810 peopleBgraded within the state·Overall D− · #731 of 745
T409Briarcliff ManorWestchester County · 7,481 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall A− · #179 of 745
T413South Glens FallsSaratoga County · 3,704 peopleB−graded within the state·Overall B− · #402 of 745
T576North DansvilleLivingston County · 5,223 peopleCgraded within the state·Overall B− · #387 of 745
Not ranked
3 towns without a schools grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Babylon Suffolk County · 219,766 people
- New York City Kings County · 8,584,629 people
- Oyster Bay Nassau County · 301,115 people
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Questions people ask
Which New York town has the best schools?
Kiryas Joel (Orange County) and Palm Tree (Orange County) share first place on schools among 755 towns. Schools are compared within New York, so the letter is a state grade.
How are these towns ranked?
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a schools grade (755 in New York). 3 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New York page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
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