Reply(1) WalletHub created a ranking of the best public high schools in New York, and five Long Island schools cracked the top 10. (Shutterstock) LONG ISLAND, NY — Five Long Island high schools were named among the best public schools in the state in a recent study conducted by WalletHub. WalletHub compared more than 1,200 public high schools across the state across multiple metrics, which it grouped into four categories: college readiness, school experience, diversity and teacher and staff. It combined the metrics to create a score out of 100 for each school. College readiness was the most important metric, and was worth 40 points. The other three were worth 20 points each.