[3] In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Edgemont 19th best public high school in New York state and 96th best in the US.

More recently in 2013, Newsweek ranked Edgemont as the 18th best high school in the Northeast, and 72nd overall in the nation.

[4] Edgemont offers a rigorous academic curriculum that includes 13 Advanced Placement courses and 17 Honors courses in subjects including math, art, history, science, economics and foreign languages.

Musically inclined students may choose from playing in the regular orchestra, the sports pep band, the chorus, the Chamber Choir, and the wind ensemble, among other programs.

[5] Edgemont's debate and Model UN teams are highly regarded, and frequently do well in tournaments and conferences.

The school fields over 60 different interscholastic sports teams, including soccer, cross-country, tennis, golf, bowling, field hockey, volleyball, football, wrestling, lacrosse, basketball, golf, winter and spring track, baseball, swimming, and softball.