Best High Schools in New York

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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
1091	Green Technical High Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	99 Slingerland St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Green Technical High Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-3400	450	36	12.6	57.1%	3 (0.7%)	373 (82.9%)	45 (10.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$16,566			$1,187			$15,378	13.2	8.9	1160	69		360094505946
1092	Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	352	35	9.9	83.0%	47 (13.4%)	183 (52.0%)	53 (15.1%)	52 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	$33,078			$3,051			$30,027	13.2	9.2	1154	62		360009105928
1093	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,262	98	12.8	86.5%	15 (1.2%)	1,042 (82.6%)	175 (13.9%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,997			$821			$18,176	13.2	9.3	1151	58		360094405974
1094	Pelham Lab High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5090	285	31	9.1	84.9%	26 (9.1%)	83 (29.1%)	143 (50.2%)	22 (7.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	$34,413			$3,687			$30,726	12.9	7.2	1181	87		360008506386
1095	Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,247			$3,013			$40,235	12.8	13	1089	6		360008105758
1096	High School For Health Careers & Sciences	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-1841	424	33	12.8	96.0%	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.3%)	378 (89.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$36,763			$3,737			$33,025	12.7	10.4	1134	38		360008303692
1097	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-5500	943	81	11.6	96.4%	6 (0.6%)	235 (24.9%)	693 (73.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$23,028			$1,183			$21,845	12.7	13	1095	2		360016505889
1098	Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-3789	292	36	8	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	205 (70.2%)	80 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$31,834			$2,590			$29,244	12.6	18	1007	91		360012105722
1099	Atlas	Public	9-12	28-01 41st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-6005	1,162	123	9.4	87.2%	52 (4.5%)	17 (1.5%)	1,028 (88.5%)	55 (4.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$31,741			$2,518			$29,224	12.5	9.5	1145	46		360010201821
1100	Burgard High School	Public	9-12	400 Kensington Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4450	502	48	10.4	94.8%	53 (10.6%)	256 (51.0%)	91 (18.1%)	79 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$33,995			$2,637			$31,358	12.5	18.5	996	104		360585000301

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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.
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.