Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1031	Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,292	$3,479	$27,813	17.2	16.3	1038	7	360008705184
1032	Peekskill High School	Public	9-12	1072 Elm St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-0201	1,178	91	12.9	49.4%	55 (4.7%)	169 (14.3%)	906 (76.9%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.0%)	$30,787	$1,524	$29,263	17.1	17.1	1021	11	362265003181
1033	Leadership & Public Service High School	Public	9-12	90 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0007	264	21	12.5	83.0%	7 (2.7%)	65 (24.6%)	164 (62.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$29,176	$2,451	$26,725	16.9	26.5	895	138	360007700692
1034	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	993	59	16.8	76.8%	159 (16.0%)	569 (57.3%)	168 (16.9%)	35 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.1%)	$13,342	$4,323	$9,019	16.9	28.8	865	169	360010405549
1035	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	878	88	9.9		476 (54.2%)	225 (25.6%)	98 (11.2%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$17,730	$832	$16,897	16.8	25	913	122	360006704861
1036	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$30,906	$2,647	$28,259	16.8	23.7	933	103	360012306079
1037	New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$32,790	$2,787	$30,003	16.7	12.8	1097	60	360007705499
1038	Business Of Sports School	Public, Magnet	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 246-2183	407	40	10.2	87.0%	9 (2.2%)	121 (29.7%)	265 (65.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$32,685	$3,506	$29,179	16.6	16.3	1039	1	360007706126
1039	In-Technical Academy (Ms/High School 368)	Public, Magnet	6-12	2975 Tibbetts Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 432-4300	953	82	11.6	90.2%	27 (2.8%)	69 (7.2%)	826 (86.7%)	17 (1.8%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$31,871	$3,342	$28,530	16.5	17.3	1018	21	360008704473
1040	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	701	45	15.6	87.0%	30 (4.3%)	196 (28.0%)	421 (60.1%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$27,461	$1,707	$25,754	16.3	16.8	1025	15	363192006001

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on 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, Regents Life Science Biology, Regents Geometry, Regents Earth and Space Sciences test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, 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.
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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1234)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1031	Fordham Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5024	369	43	8.6	93.8%	11 (3.0%)	86 (23.3%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$31,292			$3,479			$27,813	17.2	16.3	1038	7		360008705184
1032	Peekskill High School	Public	9-12	1072 Elm St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-0201	1,178	91	12.9	49.4%	55 (4.7%)	169 (14.3%)	906 (76.9%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.0%)	$30,787			$1,524			$29,263	17.1	17.1	1021	11		362265003181
1033	Leadership & Public Service High School	Public	9-12	90 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0007	264	21	12.5	83.0%	7 (2.7%)	65 (24.6%)	164 (62.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$29,176			$2,451			$26,725	16.9	26.5	895	138		360007700692
1034	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	993	59	16.8	76.8%	159 (16.0%)	569 (57.3%)	168 (16.9%)	35 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.1%)	$13,342			$4,323			$9,019	16.9	28.8	865	169		360010405549
1035	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	878	88	9.9		476 (54.2%)	225 (25.6%)	98 (11.2%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$17,730			$832			$16,897	16.8	25	913	122		360006704861
1036	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$30,906			$2,647			$28,259	16.8	23.7	933	103		360012306079
1037	New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$32,790			$2,787			$30,003	16.7	12.8	1097	60		360007705499
1038	Business Of Sports School	Public, Magnet	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 246-2183	407	40	10.2	87.0%	9 (2.2%)	121 (29.7%)	265 (65.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$32,685			$3,506			$29,179	16.6	16.3	1039	1		360007706126
1039	In-Technical Academy (Ms/High School 368)	Public, Magnet	6-12	2975 Tibbetts Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 432-4300	953	82	11.6	90.2%	27 (2.8%)	69 (7.2%)	826 (86.7%)	17 (1.8%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	$31,871			$3,342			$28,530	16.5	17.3	1018	21		360008704473
1040	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	701	45	15.6	87.0%	30 (4.3%)	196 (28.0%)	421 (60.1%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$27,461			$1,707			$25,754	16.3	16.8	1025	15		363192006001