At the end of each sport season, the NYSPHSAA honors those teams that excel in the classroom. For lacrosse, a team must have at least eleven players who have a 90% average or better during the spring season.
One hundred and forty-six NYS lacrosse teams were named this spring, with Babylon HS (Section 11 once again taking the highest honors, this year with a team average of 95.417. In Section V, twelve of the thirty-seven teams were honored, which is down from eighteen from 2011. They are as follows:
| Pal-Mac | 94.343 | Geneva | 93.051 |
| Penfield | 92.573 | Penn Yan | 92.533 |
| Victor | 92.507 | Thomas | 92.409 |
| Canandaigua | 92.252 | Honeoye Falls-Lima | 91.312 |
| Brockport | 90.495 | Batavia | 90.488 |
| Athena/Odyssey | 90.354 | Irondequoit | 90.336 |
