Scarsdale Union Free School District is No. 1 in Niche’s 2026 rankings of the best school districts in Westchester County.
Scarsdale was also ranked 15th out of more than 10,300 districts in the nation by the website.
Chappaqua Central School District ranked second in the county — and 44th in the nation — and Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District came in third in Westchester and 64th in the nation, according to Niche.
How Niche ranked other Westchester schools
Here is the rest of Niche’s county public school rankings, from 4th through 10th:
Keep in mind there are other school districts’ rankings out there, which can have different findings.
Niche’s website said its ranking analyzes statistics and reviews from students and parents, using U.S. Department of Education data. Factors “include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more.” SAT/ACT scores have been removed from this year’s rankings “to reflect a general de-emphasis on test scores in the college admissions process.”
Niche’s website gives a methodology breakdown of the things it looks at and how much weight is given to each.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Find out which Westchester school districts were ranked best by Niche
Reporting by Michael P. McKinney, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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