Byram Hills High School Ranks Among New York's Best

ARMONK, N.Y. -- Byram Hills High School has been ranked among the best in New York State by U.S. News & World Report in rankings released Tuesday morning.

Byram Hills was ranked the 27th-best high school in New York.
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Joe Jenkins

05/12/2015 3:00 p.m.

BHHS was ranked 27th in the state, good for sixth-best in Westchester County.

Byram Hills' student population of 882 exceeded the state average in all of the surveys major metrics, which included: College readiness, mathematics proficiency and English proficiency. The school also boasts an Advanced Placement participation rate of 76 percent.

Several other high schools in Westchester County were ranked in the top 50 in the state, including:

Blind Brook (No. 9)
Rye (No. 11)
Yonkers Middle/High School (No. 18)
Hastings (No. 24)
Horace Greeley (No. 25)
Edgemont (No. 29)
Briarcliff (No. 31)
Irvington (No. 32)
John Jay (No. 35)
Pleasantville (No. 36)
Rye Neck (No. 39)
Ardsley (No. 43)
Fox Lane (No. 46)
North Salem (No. 49)

The top ranked high school in New York was The High School of American Studies in the Bronx.

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