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)
360006804870	971	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-1st Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	793	68	11.6	90.2%	11 (1.4%)	465 (58.6%)	299 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$25,166			$6,222			$18,944	20.7	27.7	865	106
360104106263	972	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities	Public, Charter	9-12	99 Terrace View Ave-Rm 360	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 817-7686	407	38	10.6	89.2%	6 (1.5%)	122 (30.0%)	275 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$25,224			$3,853			$21,371	20.6	19.3	952	20
360009606152	973	East Brooklyn Community High School	Public	11-12	9517 Kings Hwy	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-6880	141	20	7	89.4%	1 (0.7%)	109 (77.3%)	31 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,794			$4,689			$33,105	20.6	14.3	1025	52
360009806066	974	Voyages Preparatory	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-7851	187	18	10.4	85.6%	8 (4.3%)	32 (17.1%)	135 (72.2%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$29,038			$1,747			$27,291	20.6	20.6	939	35
360012201950	975	Flushing High School	Public	9-12	35-01 Union St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 888-7500	1,579	100	15.7	83.0%	45 (2.8%)	124 (7.9%)	1,069 (67.7%)	238 (15.1%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	88 (5.6%)	$15,121			$925			$14,196	20.6	16.5	991	16
360009805829	976	High School Of Applied Communications	Public	9-12	30-20 Thomson Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 389-3163	412	35	11.9	87.1%	33 (8.0%)	21 (5.1%)	292 (70.9%)	55 (13.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$18,190			$755			$17,435	20.5	14.4	1022	46
360008605547	977	High School For Violin And Dance	Public	9-12	1100 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-0687	117	19	6.2	96.6%	1 (0.9%)	32 (27.4%)	83 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,021			$3,878			$26,144	20.5	10.1	1100	123
360009206111	978	Sunset Park High School	Public	9-12	153 35th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1900	1,343	111	12	85.9%	77 (5.7%)	79 (5.9%)	987 (73.5%)	187 (13.9%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,611			$1,143			$14,469	20.5	18.9	960	18
360012005718	979	Performing Arts And Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7900	370	31	11.9	90.3%	3 (0.8%)	216 (58.4%)	127 (34.3%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$20,365			$2,678			$17,687	20.5	20.8	936	43
363192000448	980	Riverside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	565 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8425	981	61	16.1		43 (4.4%)	230 (23.4%)	667 (68.0%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	$17,456			$1,586			$15,870	20.4	22.3	921	59

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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.