Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1111	Urban Action Academy	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8720	178	17	10.5	87.1%	4 (2.2%)	116 (65.2%)	50 (28.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$34,195	$2,366	$31,829	12	10.5	1131	20	360009606052
1112	Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	132	24	5.6	92.4%	2 (1.5%)	93 (70.5%)	34 (25.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$51,410	$2,760	$48,649	11.9	8.4	1165	53	360009102781
1113	United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-5380	250	22	11.3	91.2%	2 (0.8%)	92 (36.8%)	153 (61.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,237	$1,035	$29,201	11.7	16	1042	71	360107306320
1114	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	513	63	8.1	82.5%	5 (1.0%)	371 (72.3%)	114 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,183	$648	$25,534	11.7	12.2	1105	9	360109406404
1115	Global Learning Collaborative (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 877-1103	393	33	11.9	92.1%	15 (3.8%)	81 (20.6%)	280 (71.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$32,250	$2,744	$29,507	11.7	15.6	1049	66	360007806146
1116	Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,151	99	11.6	80.5%	45 (3.9%)	487 (42.3%)	535 (46.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.8%)	$35,116	$2,134	$32,983	11.6	12.1	1109	7	362376003307
1117	Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Public, Charter	10-12	31-20 37th St	Astoria	11103	Queens County	Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 588-5159	55	12	4.6	87.3%	5 (9.1%)	26 (47.3%)	23 (41.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$86,836	$10,236	$76,600	11.6	2	1240	123	360106706319
1118	High School For Law & Public Service	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6130	505	36	14	97.2%	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.5%)	456 (90.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$31,817	$2,924	$28,893	11.6	14.1	1069	49	360008303691
1119	South Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	173 Conover St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 237-8902	138	16	8.8	94.2%	10 (7.2%)	26 (18.8%)	97 (70.3%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$43,283	$2,621	$40,662	11.6	23.8	928	191	360009205243
1120	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	$18,018	$826	$17,191	11.6	8.2	1167	47	360099306157

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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
1111	Urban Action Academy	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8720	178	17	10.5	87.1%	4 (2.2%)	116 (65.2%)	50 (28.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$34,195			$2,366			$31,829	12	10.5	1131	20		360009606052
1112	Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	132	24	5.6	92.4%	2 (1.5%)	93 (70.5%)	34 (25.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$51,410			$2,760			$48,649	11.9	8.4	1165	53		360009102781
1113	United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Public, Charter	9-12	900 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	United Charter High School For The Humanities II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-5380	250	22	11.3	91.2%	2 (0.8%)	92 (36.8%)	153 (61.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,237			$1,035			$29,201	11.7	16	1042	71		360107306320
1114	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	513	63	8.1	82.5%	5 (1.0%)	371 (72.3%)	114 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,183			$648			$25,534	11.7	12.2	1105	9		360109406404
1115	Global Learning Collaborative (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 877-1103	393	33	11.9	92.1%	15 (3.8%)	81 (20.6%)	280 (71.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$32,250			$2,744			$29,507	11.7	15.6	1049	66		360007806146
1116	Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,151	99	11.6	80.5%	45 (3.9%)	487 (42.3%)	535 (46.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.8%)	$35,116			$2,134			$32,983	11.6	12.1	1109	7		362376003307
1117	Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Public, Charter	10-12	31-20 37th St	Astoria	11103	Queens County	Urban Dove Team Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 588-5159	55	12	4.6	87.3%	5 (9.1%)	26 (47.3%)	23 (41.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$86,836			$10,236			$76,600	11.6	2	1240	123		360106706319
1118	High School For Law & Public Service	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6130	505	36	14	97.2%	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.5%)	456 (90.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$31,817			$2,924			$28,893	11.6	14.1	1069	49		360008303691
1119	South Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	173 Conover St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 237-8902	138	16	8.8	94.2%	10 (7.2%)	26 (18.8%)	97 (70.3%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$43,283			$2,621			$40,662	11.6	23.8	928	191		360009205243
1120	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	$18,018			$826			$17,191	11.6	8.2	1167	47		360099306157