Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
841	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	663	65	10.2	70.9%	154 (23.2%)	60 (9.0%)	396 (59.7%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$45,999	$5,099	$40,900	31.5	31.2	844	3	361095000874
842	Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$32,814	$2,502	$30,312	31.4	34.1	805	37	360007705770
843	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	639 County Rt 22	Parish	13131	Oswego County	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 625-5222	410	49	8.3	48.5%	368 (89.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$38,793	$2,503	$36,290	31.3	38.4	769	74	360282000055
844	Civic Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1487	580	46	12.5	86.6%	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	500 (86.2%)	48 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,950	$2,197	$25,753	31.3	30.4	850	6	360009806028
845	Pathways In Technology Early College High School (P-Tech)	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1593	534	40	13.2	81.5%	3 (0.6%)	439 (82.2%)	69 (12.9%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$32,544	$2,898	$29,646	31.2	27.6	878	33	360009506273
846	Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School	Public	9-12	560 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0230	154	13	11.8	96.1%	4 (2.6%)	48 (31.2%)	100 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,481	$3,960	$37,521	31.2	69.8	340	506	360008705760
847	Martin Van Buren High School	Public	9-12	230-17 Hillside Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 776-4728	1,131	85	13.2	76.1%	31 (2.7%)	398 (35.2%)	260 (23.0%)	359 (31.7%)	53 (4.7%)	10 (0.9%)	20 (1.8%)	$28,400	$2,052	$26,348	31	31	846	1	360009902030
848	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,336	112	11.9	90.2%	192 (14.4%)	557 (41.7%)	470 (35.2%)	78 (5.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.6%)	$26,794	$26,794	$00	31	35.3	796	52	360100406101
849	Pelham Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3601	460	33	13.7	83.5%	42 (9.1%)	167 (36.3%)	219 (47.6%)	23 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,772	$2,456	$25,316	30.9	26.5	894	45	360008805541
850	John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	2,778	206	13.5	78.8%	117 (4.2%)	369 (13.3%)	1,432 (51.5%)	681 (24.5%)	35 (1.3%)	11 (0.4%)	133 (4.8%)	$27,815	$2,158	$25,657	30.8	31.8	837	13	360012202014

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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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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 (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
841	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	663	65	10.2	70.9%	154 (23.2%)	60 (9.0%)	396 (59.7%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$45,999			$5,099			$40,900	31.5	31.2	844	3		361095000874
842	Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$32,814			$2,502			$30,312	31.4	34.1	805	37		360007705770
843	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	639 County Rt 22	Parish	13131	Oswego County	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 625-5222	410	49	8.3	48.5%	368 (89.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$38,793			$2,503			$36,290	31.3	38.4	769	74		360282000055
844	Civic Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1487	580	46	12.5	86.6%	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	500 (86.2%)	48 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,950			$2,197			$25,753	31.3	30.4	850	6		360009806028
845	Pathways In Technology Early College High School (P-Tech)	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1593	534	40	13.2	81.5%	3 (0.6%)	439 (82.2%)	69 (12.9%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$32,544			$2,898			$29,646	31.2	27.6	878	33		360009506273
846	Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School	Public	9-12	560 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0230	154	13	11.8	96.1%	4 (2.6%)	48 (31.2%)	100 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,481			$3,960			$37,521	31.2	69.8	340	506		360008705760
847	Martin Van Buren High School	Public	9-12	230-17 Hillside Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 776-4728	1,131	85	13.2	76.1%	31 (2.7%)	398 (35.2%)	260 (23.0%)	359 (31.7%)	53 (4.7%)	10 (0.9%)	20 (1.8%)	$28,400			$2,052			$26,348	31	31	846	1		360009902030
848	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,336	112	11.9	90.2%	192 (14.4%)	557 (41.7%)	470 (35.2%)	78 (5.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.6%)	$26,794			$26,794			$00	31	35.3	796	52		360100406101
849	Pelham Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3601	460	33	13.7	83.5%	42 (9.1%)	167 (36.3%)	219 (47.6%)	23 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,772			$2,456			$25,316	30.9	26.5	894	45		360008805541
850	John Bowne High School	Public	9-12	63-25 Main St	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 263-1919	2,778	206	13.5	78.8%	117 (4.2%)	369 (13.3%)	1,432 (51.5%)	681 (24.5%)	35 (1.3%)	11 (0.4%)	133 (4.8%)	$27,815			$2,158			$25,657	30.8	31.8	837	13		360012202014