Byram Hills High School Ranks Among New York's Best

ARMONK, N.Y. -- Byram Hills High School was named the 173rd 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 30th best in New York.

Byram Hills was ranked among the best high schools in New York State.
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Joe Jenkins

04/20/2016 6:00 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.

Byram Hills boasts a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio and has 76 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)
Rye Neck (No. 31)
Blind Brook (No. 32)
Hastings (No. 33)
Irvington (No. 35)

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