Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360009101955	1111	George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 625-6130	572	56	10.2	87.4%	20 (3.5%)	342 (59.8%)	175 (30.6%)	21 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$22,567	$2,843	$19,725	12.1	11.9	1069	42
360015205940	1112	Life Academy High School For Film And Music	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7750	214	20	10.5	86.0%	57 (26.6%)	26 (12.1%)	101 (47.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,813	$965	$16,847	11.9	8.5	1135	23
360009006160	1113	Cinema School (The)	Public	9-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-2560	323	28	11.6	90.7%	2 (0.6%)	62 (19.2%)	249 (77.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,031	$1,456	$14,575	11.8	13.8	1033	80
360010302850	1114	Port Richmond High School	Public	9-12	85 St Josephs Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 420-2100	1,746	147	11.8	79.8%	255 (14.6%)	383 (21.9%)	943 (54.0%)	117 (6.7%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.8%)	$18,513	$1,312	$17,201	11.8	9.8	1106	8
360012305730	1115	Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-2154	280	25	11.1	91.1%	5 (1.8%)	129 (46.1%)	133 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$26,024	$2,712	$23,312	11.6	7.4	1153	38
360096606069	1116	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	205 Rockaway Pkwy-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	1,264	83	15.3	90.3%	11 (0.9%)	1,098 (86.9%)	105 (8.3%)	6 (0.5%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.4%)	$20,142	$6,119	$14,022	11.6	20.7	937	179
360009000744	1117	Bronx Regional High School	Public	10-12	1010 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-2020	117	13	9	93.2%	4 (3.4%)	44 (37.6%)	66 (56.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,321	$2,222	$26,099	11.6	24.8	893	224
360008100701	1118	Frederick Douglass Academy	Public	6-12	2581 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-4107	708	61	11.6	88.7%	22 (3.1%)	427 (60.3%)	235 (33.2%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$19,127	$2,932	$16,195	11.4	11	1083	35
360009505709	1119	School For Human Rights (The)	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-4793	139	22	6.4	88.5%	4 (2.9%)	115 (82.7%)	14 (10.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$25,555	$3,012	$22,544	11.4	9.8	1109	10
360009505514	1120	Brooklyn School For Music & Theater	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6250	210	22	9.3	84.8%	5 (2.4%)	161 (76.7%)	40 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$23,641	$3,349	$20,292	11.3	9.8	1108	12

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.

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)
360009101955	1111	George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 625-6130	572	56	10.2	87.4%	20 (3.5%)	342 (59.8%)	175 (30.6%)	21 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$22,567			$2,843			$19,725	12.1	11.9	1069	42
360015205940	1112	Life Academy High School For Film And Music	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7750	214	20	10.5	86.0%	57 (26.6%)	26 (12.1%)	101 (47.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,813			$965			$16,847	11.9	8.5	1135	23
360009006160	1113	Cinema School (The)	Public	9-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-2560	323	28	11.6	90.7%	2 (0.6%)	62 (19.2%)	249 (77.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,031			$1,456			$14,575	11.8	13.8	1033	80
360010302850	1114	Port Richmond High School	Public	9-12	85 St Josephs Ave	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 420-2100	1,746	147	11.8	79.8%	255 (14.6%)	383 (21.9%)	943 (54.0%)	117 (6.7%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	32 (1.8%)	$18,513			$1,312			$17,201	11.8	9.8	1106	8
360012305730	1115	Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School	Public	9-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-2154	280	25	11.1	91.1%	5 (1.8%)	129 (46.1%)	133 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$26,024			$2,712			$23,312	11.6	7.4	1153	38
360096606069	1116	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	205 Rockaway Pkwy-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	1,264	83	15.3	90.3%	11 (0.9%)	1,098 (86.9%)	105 (8.3%)	6 (0.5%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.4%)	$20,142			$6,119			$14,022	11.6	20.7	937	179
360009000744	1117	Bronx Regional High School	Public	10-12	1010 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-2020	117	13	9	93.2%	4 (3.4%)	44 (37.6%)	66 (56.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,321			$2,222			$26,099	11.6	24.8	893	224
360008100701	1118	Frederick Douglass Academy	Public	6-12	2581 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-4107	708	61	11.6	88.7%	22 (3.1%)	427 (60.3%)	235 (33.2%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$19,127			$2,932			$16,195	11.4	11	1083	35
360009505709	1119	School For Human Rights (The)	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-4793	139	22	6.4	88.5%	4 (2.9%)	115 (82.7%)	14 (10.1%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$25,555			$3,012			$22,544	11.4	9.8	1109	10
360009505514	1120	Brooklyn School For Music & Theater	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6250	210	22	9.3	84.8%	5 (2.4%)	161 (76.7%)	40 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$23,641			$3,349			$20,292	11.3	9.8	1108	12