Hastings, Irvington Rank Among New York's Best High Schools

HASTINGS, N.Y. -- Hastings High School was named the 179th 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 33rd best in New York.

Hastings High School was ranked among the best in New York.
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Joe Jenkins

04/20/2016 10:30 a.m.

Irvington High also made the list coming in at No. 198 in the country and No. 35 in the state.

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.

Hastings boasts a student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1 and has 82 percent of its student body participating in AP exams.

Irvington had a slightly higher student-to-teacher ratio at 12:1 with 84 percent of students taking AP tests.

Eight 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)
Rye Neck (No. 31)
Blind Brook (No. 32)

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