Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007805627	1191	Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 865-9260	318	36	8.9	92.5%	12 (3.8%)	184 (57.9%)	107 (33.6%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$23,757	$1,747	$22,010	6.5	7.2	1156	35
360847000652	1192	Mount Pleasant-Cottage School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1075 Broadway	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-0456	112	13	8.5	82.1%	11 (9.8%)	64 (57.1%)	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$24,498	$00	$24,498	6.3	13.9	1032	160
360008600795	1193	Bronx Leadership Academy High School	Public	9-12	1710 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-4274	376	32	11.6	94.4%	5 (1.3%)	125 (33.2%)	235 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,424	$2,346	$23,077	6.3	3.3	1204	11
360585006594	1194	East Community School	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3997	340	37	9.1	91.8%	34 (10.0%)	175 (51.5%)	61 (17.9%)	55 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$18,913	$2,017	$16,895	6.2	2.6	1211	17
362859006480	1195	Public Service Leadership Academy At Fowler	Public	9-12	227 Magnolia St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4408	1,077	91	11.7	89.2%	175 (16.2%)	564 (52.4%)	190 (17.6%)	56 (5.2%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.1%)	$14,451	$3,130	$11,320	6.2	7.1	1159	36
360009505762	1196	Brownsville Academy High School	Public	9-12	1150 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 778-7305	107	15	7.1	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	70 (65.4%)	33 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,919	$4,082	$33,837	6.1	2.3	1214	18
360009401921	1197	Boys And Girls High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-1700	375	44	8.5	94.9%	2 (0.5%)	283 (75.5%)	67 (17.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$28,464	$2,808	$25,656	6	9.4	1119	78
362859003850	1198	Corcoran High School	Public	9-12	919 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4321	1,244	95	13	86.9%	218 (17.5%)	689 (55.4%)	183 (14.7%)	26 (2.1%)	20 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	102 (8.2%)	$13,541	$2,623	$10,918	5.8	6.9	1166	32
360009606059	1199	High School For Innovation In Advertising And Media	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8760	346	36	9.4	85.5%	16 (4.6%)	268 (77.5%)	35 (10.1%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	$22,799	$2,015	$20,784	5.6	6.4	1171	28
360009006276	1200	Metropolitan Soundview High School (The)	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8240	386	43	9	97.4%	6 (1.6%)	88 (22.8%)	278 (72.0%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,579	$1,923	$20,656	5.6	13.1	1044	156

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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.
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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)
360007805627	1191	Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 865-9260	318	36	8.9	92.5%	12 (3.8%)	184 (57.9%)	107 (33.6%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$23,757			$1,747			$22,010	6.5	7.2	1156	35
360847000652	1192	Mount Pleasant-Cottage School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1075 Broadway	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-0456	112	13	8.5	82.1%	11 (9.8%)	64 (57.1%)	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$24,498			$00			$24,498	6.3	13.9	1032	160
360008600795	1193	Bronx Leadership Academy High School	Public	9-12	1710 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-4274	376	32	11.6	94.4%	5 (1.3%)	125 (33.2%)	235 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,424			$2,346			$23,077	6.3	3.3	1204	11
360585006594	1194	East Community School	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3997	340	37	9.1	91.8%	34 (10.0%)	175 (51.5%)	61 (17.9%)	55 (16.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$18,913			$2,017			$16,895	6.2	2.6	1211	17
362859006480	1195	Public Service Leadership Academy At Fowler	Public	9-12	227 Magnolia St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4408	1,077	91	11.7	89.2%	175 (16.2%)	564 (52.4%)	190 (17.6%)	56 (5.2%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (7.1%)	$14,451			$3,130			$11,320	6.2	7.1	1159	36
360009505762	1196	Brownsville Academy High School	Public	9-12	1150 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 778-7305	107	15	7.1	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	70 (65.4%)	33 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,919			$4,082			$33,837	6.1	2.3	1214	18
360009401921	1197	Boys And Girls High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-1700	375	44	8.5	94.9%	2 (0.5%)	283 (75.5%)	67 (17.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$28,464			$2,808			$25,656	6	9.4	1119	78
362859003850	1198	Corcoran High School	Public	9-12	919 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4321	1,244	95	13	86.9%	218 (17.5%)	689 (55.4%)	183 (14.7%)	26 (2.1%)	20 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	102 (8.2%)	$13,541			$2,623			$10,918	5.8	6.9	1166	32
360009606059	1199	High School For Innovation In Advertising And Media	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8760	346	36	9.4	85.5%	16 (4.6%)	268 (77.5%)	35 (10.1%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	$22,799			$2,015			$20,784	5.6	6.4	1171	28
360009006276	1200	Metropolitan Soundview High School (The)	Public	9-12	1300 Boynton Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-8240	386	43	9	97.4%	6 (1.6%)	88 (22.8%)	278 (72.0%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,579			$1,923			$20,656	5.6	13.1	1044	156