Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360015205942	1071	Liberation Diploma Plus	Public	9-12	2865 W 19th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 946-6812	152	13	11.6	94.1%	14 (9.2%)	62 (40.8%)	68 (44.7%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$27,247	$3,193	$24,054	13.8	13.2	1043	28
360008805686	1072	Bronx Academy Of Health Careers	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3340	327	28	11.8	91.1%	8 (2.4%)	145 (44.3%)	159 (48.6%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,201	$1,977	$16,224	13.8	9.7	1114	42
360008505985	1073	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	496	52	9.4	89.3%	15 (3.0%)	109 (22.0%)	324 (65.3%)	31 (6.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,186	$2,549	$19,637	13.8	12.7	1056	17
360010106220	1074	Cambria Heights Academy	Public	9-12	188-04 91st Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 736-7320	362	32	11.4	77.9%	2 (0.6%)	227 (62.7%)	80 (22.1%)	31 (8.6%)	17 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,084	$756	$15,328	13.8	12.8	1052	22
360008605882	1075	Dreamyard Preparatory School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4242	289	28	10.1	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	68 (23.5%)	209 (72.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,399	$2,137	$17,261	13.8	16.3	999	76
360012105721	1076	Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School	Public	9-12	2021 Bergen St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-1145	483	42	11.5	87.6%	3 (0.6%)	336 (69.6%)	100 (20.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	$22,737	$1,746	$20,991	13.7	11.8	1072	4
360009605964	1077	It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	260	31	8.4	80.0%	14 (5.4%)	205 (78.8%)	29 (11.2%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$23,399	$4,058	$19,341	13.7	9.7	1112	35
360012001941	1078	Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	836	84	9.9	81.3%	15 (1.8%)	414 (49.5%)	235 (28.1%)	81 (9.7%)	27 (3.2%)	7 (0.8%)	57 (6.8%)	$23,378	$2,503	$20,875	13.6	12.3	1064	14
360585006689	1079	Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic	Public	9-12	2495 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	181	22	8.1	89.5%	22 (12.2%)	114 (63.0%)	24 (13.3%)	15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$42,211	$7,987	$34,225	13.6	14.4	1024	55
360103606225	1080	Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	409	27	15.1	89.7%	4 (1.0%)	179 (43.8%)	219 (53.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,902	$2,230	$21,671	13.6	12.6	1059	21

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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.

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)
360015205942	1071	Liberation Diploma Plus	Public	9-12	2865 W 19th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 946-6812	152	13	11.6	94.1%	14 (9.2%)	62 (40.8%)	68 (44.7%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$27,247			$3,193			$24,054	13.8	13.2	1043	28
360008805686	1072	Bronx Academy Of Health Careers	Public	9-12	800 E Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-3340	327	28	11.8	91.1%	8 (2.4%)	145 (44.3%)	159 (48.6%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,201			$1,977			$16,224	13.8	9.7	1114	42
360008505985	1073	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	496	52	9.4	89.3%	15 (3.0%)	109 (22.0%)	324 (65.3%)	31 (6.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,186			$2,549			$19,637	13.8	12.7	1056	17
360010106220	1074	Cambria Heights Academy	Public	9-12	188-04 91st Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 736-7320	362	32	11.4	77.9%	2 (0.6%)	227 (62.7%)	80 (22.1%)	31 (8.6%)	17 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,084			$756			$15,328	13.8	12.8	1052	22
360008605882	1075	Dreamyard Preparatory School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4242	289	28	10.1	97.9%	5 (1.7%)	68 (23.5%)	209 (72.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,399			$2,137			$17,261	13.8	16.3	999	76
360012105721	1076	Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School	Public	9-12	2021 Bergen St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-1145	483	42	11.5	87.6%	3 (0.6%)	336 (69.6%)	100 (20.7%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.2%)	$22,737			$1,746			$20,991	13.7	11.8	1072	4
360009605964	1077	It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	260	31	8.4	80.0%	14 (5.4%)	205 (78.8%)	29 (11.2%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$23,399			$4,058			$19,341	13.7	9.7	1112	35
360012001941	1078	Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	836	84	9.9	81.3%	15 (1.8%)	414 (49.5%)	235 (28.1%)	81 (9.7%)	27 (3.2%)	7 (0.8%)	57 (6.8%)	$23,378			$2,503			$20,875	13.6	12.3	1064	14
360585006689	1079	Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic	Public	9-12	2495 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	181	22	8.1	89.5%	22 (12.2%)	114 (63.0%)	24 (13.3%)	15 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$42,211			$7,987			$34,225	13.6	14.4	1024	55
360103606225	1080	Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	409	27	15.1	89.7%	4 (1.0%)	179 (43.8%)	219 (53.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,902			$2,230			$21,671	13.6	12.6	1059	21