15 Hudson Valley high schools excel in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘26-27 Best High Schools repor

U.S. News and World Report evaluated 27,000 public high schools nationwide ranking them based on student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness in addition to how well schools serve underserved students, participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes.

The magazine released its annual report Tuesday. The top 15 Hudson Valley high schools, with their state and national rankings, are: Harrison High School, No. 4 in New York and No. 211 nationally; Dobbs Ferry High School, No. 7 in New York and No. 410 nationally; Yonkers High School, No. 9 in New York and No. 521 nationally; Putnam Valley High School, No. 16 in New York and No. 1,742 nationally; Somers High School, No. 17 in New York and No. 1,994 nationally; Port Chester Senior High School, No. 19 in New York and No. 2,413 nationally; Woodlands Senior High School in Hartsdale, No. 24 in New York and No. 2,693 nationally; Edgemont Junior-Senior High School in Scarsdale, No. 33 in New York and No. 3,291 nationally; Red Hook Senior High School, No. 37 in New York and No. 3,532 nationally; Scarsdale Senior High School, No. 40 in New York and No. 3,866 nationally; Briarcliff High School, No. 44 in New York and No. 4,326 nationally; Bronxville High School, No. 50 in New York and No. 4,735 nationally; Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, No. 51 in New York and No. 4,745 nationally; Hastings High School, No. 53 in New York and No. 4,891 nationally; and Rye High School, No. 57 in New York and No. 5,027 nationally.

Putnam’s five high schools included: Brewster—713 in New York State—13,276 nationally; Carmel—233 in New York and 8,459 nationally; Mahopac High School –461 in New York and 10,969 nationally, Haldane High School in Cold Spring. 187 in New York State and 7,725 nationally and Putnam Valley which ranked 16^th in the state.

Massachusetts had the largest share of high schools ranked in the top 25 percent nationally, at 47 percent, followed by New Jersey at 44 percent and Maryland at 43 percent.