Best High Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Regents test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1242)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
362265003181	1021	Peekskill High School	Public	9-12	1072 Elm St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-0201	1,115	94	11.8	40.3%	52 (4.7%)	170 (15.2%)	846 (75.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	$19,174			$1,478			$17,696	17.1	14.8	1017	4
360009105563	1022	Brooklyn Academy High School	Public	10-12	832 Marcy Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-4237	104	14	7.3	88.5%	1 (1.0%)	70 (67.3%)	30 (28.8%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,521			$4,349			$39,172	17	17.1	981	41
360007706178	1023	Manhattan Academy For Arts And Languages	Public	9-12	111 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 576-0502	313	26	12.1	98.4%	7 (2.2%)	9 (2.9%)	295 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$27,244			$2,360			$24,884	16.9	19.8	948	75
360010202887	1024	William Cullen Bryant High School	Public	9-12	48-10 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 721-5404	1,959	144	13.5	88.2%	190 (9.7%)	128 (6.5%)	1,222 (62.4%)	376 (19.2%)	16 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.0%)	$16,533			$1,510			$15,022	16.8	21.2	933	91
363192006001	1025	Barack Obama School For Social Justice	Public, Magnet	7-12	201 Palisade Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8177	780	48	16.1	82.6%	37 (4.7%)	207 (26.5%)	478 (61.3%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$14,841			$1,600			$13,240	16.8	17.7	975	50
360008502968	1026	Longwood Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	965 Longwood Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-1242	354	35	10.1	96.3%	5 (1.4%)	109 (30.8%)	235 (66.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,596			$3,234			$23,362	16.7	14.2	1027	1
360003804346	1027	Tapestry Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	65 Great Arrow Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Tapestry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 204-5883	1,126	94	12	68.2%	228 (20.2%)	595 (52.8%)	172 (15.3%)	28 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.8%)	$14,091			$2,626			$11,464	16.7	9.4	1120	93
360010202022	1028	Long Island City High School	Public	9-12	14-30 Broadway	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 545-7095	1,860	159	11.6	85.9%	140 (7.5%)	178 (9.6%)	1,361 (73.2%)	134 (7.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	35 (1.9%)	$17,111			$1,129			$15,982	16.7	17.9	972	56
360114706595	1029	South Bronx Community Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1110 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Community Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 470-5594	380	22	17.6	90.0%	3 (0.8%)	136 (35.8%)	233 (61.3%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,057			$3,991			$19,066	16.6	7.9	1145	116
360012006031	1030	Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1672	409	37	11.1	89.2%	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.0%)	328 (80.2%)	22 (5.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,189			$1,947			$16,242	16.6	8.7	1132	102

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Common Core Algebra I, Regents Chemistry, Regents Common Core Algebra II, Regents Common Core English Language Arts, Regents Common Core Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government, Regents Algebra I test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.