Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1071	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	174	23	7.5	91.4%	20 (11.5%)	112 (64.4%)	22 (12.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$39,272	$3,601	$35,672	14.6	13.6	1079	8	360585006689
1072	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	951	62	15.3	89.5%	10 (1.1%)	823 (86.5%)	79 (8.3%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$21,639	$1,392	$20,247	14.5	11.6	1116	44	360096606069
1073	Judith S Kaye School (The)	Public	9-12	321 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1509	205	18	11.3	87.3%	6 (2.9%)	79 (38.5%)	93 (45.4%)	21 (10.2%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$30,351	$2,359	$27,992	14.5	17.9	1009	64	360007906603
1074	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$22,010	$1,182	$20,829	14.5	17.9	1010	64	360014705821
1075	Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School	Public	9-12	1363 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 992-7154	365	31	11.7	90.7%	7 (1.9%)	106 (29.0%)	249 (68.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,298	$2,895	$28,403	14.5	18	1008	67	360008605791
1076	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	884			82.0%	55 (6.2%)	445 (50.3%)	326 (36.9%)	21 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$24,178	$1,322	$22,856	14.4	23.4	937	139	360099606147
1077	Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women	Public	9-12	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 668-0169	127	12	10.5	93.7%	6 (4.7%)	37 (29.1%)	80 (63.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$34,833	$2,140	$32,693	14.4	11.2	1121	44	360007705764
1078	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	294	31	9.3	96.6%	7 (2.4%)	82 (27.9%)	200 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$36,835	$4,254	$32,581	14.3	13.8	1075	3	360008605882
1079	Brooklyn Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-2550	591	42	14.1	87.6%	12 (2.0%)	240 (40.6%)	320 (54.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$26,487	$2,385	$24,102	14.3	16.5	1033	46	360011905699
1080	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	311	28	10.9	86.8%	9 (2.9%)	145 (46.6%)	139 (44.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$37,512	$3,117	$34,396	14.3	11.6	1115	35	360012305730

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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
1071	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	174	23	7.5	91.4%	20 (11.5%)	112 (64.4%)	22 (12.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$39,272			$3,601			$35,672	14.6	13.6	1079	8		360585006689
1072	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	951	62	15.3	89.5%	10 (1.1%)	823 (86.5%)	79 (8.3%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$21,639			$1,392			$20,247	14.5	11.6	1116	44		360096606069
1073	Judith S Kaye School (The)	Public	9-12	321 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1509	205	18	11.3	87.3%	6 (2.9%)	79 (38.5%)	93 (45.4%)	21 (10.2%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$30,351			$2,359			$27,992	14.5	17.9	1009	64		360007906603
1074	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	$22,010			$1,182			$20,829	14.5	17.9	1010	64		360014705821
1075	Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School	Public	9-12	1363 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 992-7154	365	31	11.7	90.7%	7 (1.9%)	106 (29.0%)	249 (68.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,298			$2,895			$28,403	14.5	18	1008	67		360008605791
1076	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	884			82.0%	55 (6.2%)	445 (50.3%)	326 (36.9%)	21 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$24,178			$1,322			$22,856	14.4	23.4	937	139		360099606147
1077	Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women	Public	9-12	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 668-0169	127	12	10.5	93.7%	6 (4.7%)	37 (29.1%)	80 (63.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$34,833			$2,140			$32,693	14.4	11.2	1121	44		360007705764
1078	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	294	31	9.3	96.6%	7 (2.4%)	82 (27.9%)	200 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$36,835			$4,254			$32,581	14.3	13.8	1075	3		360008605882
1079	Brooklyn Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-2550	591	42	14.1	87.6%	12 (2.0%)	240 (40.6%)	320 (54.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$26,487			$2,385			$24,102	14.3	16.5	1033	46		360011905699
1080	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	311	28	10.9	86.8%	9 (2.9%)	145 (46.6%)	139 (44.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$37,512			$3,117			$34,396	14.3	11.6	1115	35		360012305730