Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
801	Collegiate Institute For Math And Science	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3635	563	47	11.9	85.3%	93 (16.5%)	143 (25.4%)	211 (37.5%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	$26,618	$2,740	$23,878	35.6	35.1	799	2	360008805685
802	Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics	Public	9-12	501 W 165th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-1202	658	51	12.8	88.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	626 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$28,421	$2,870	$25,551	35.3	27.5	880	78	360008301265
803	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	487	46	10.6	86.9%	96 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	92 (18.9%)	245 (50.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$30,360	$2,652	$27,708	35.1	36.1	792	11	360015105955
804	Information Technology High School	Public	9-12	21-16 44th Rd	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-4270	779	63	12.3	86.9%	58 (7.4%)	51 (6.5%)	496 (63.7%)	152 (19.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$30,167	$2,357	$27,810	35	37.8	774	30	360010205511
805	Manhattan Business Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-1983	441	36	12.3	90.7%	23 (5.2%)	111 (25.2%)	271 (61.5%)	26 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$30,159	$2,685	$27,474	35	32.4	831	26	360007706108
806	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,423	113	12.6	67.8%	392 (27.5%)	296 (20.8%)	502 (35.3%)	175 (12.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	46 (3.2%)	$33,671	$1,948	$31,724	34.9	36.5	786	20	360010301827
807	Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$30,337	$3,178	$27,158	34.9	30.1	852	45	360008705183
808	Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	100 California Rd	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5300	1,062	78	13.6	66.4%	32 (3.0%)	670 (63.1%)	326 (30.7%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$35,331	$2,313	$33,018	34.8	20.2	983	175	362010001839
809	Brocton Middle High School	Public	6-12	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2189	252	30	8.4	60.3%	204 (81.0%)	3 (1.2%)	35 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$36,267	$2,227	$34,040	34.6	43.4	719	90	360561000289
810	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	5800 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 621-8800	3,403	253	13.4	85.0%	532 (15.6%)	195 (5.7%)	1,347 (39.6%)	1,267 (37.2%)	18 (0.5%)	10 (0.3%)	34 (1.0%)	$26,935	$2,389	$24,547	34.5	34.3	803	7	360015101947

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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
801	Collegiate Institute For Math And Science	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3635	563	47	11.9	85.3%	93 (16.5%)	143 (25.4%)	211 (37.5%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	$26,618			$2,740			$23,878	35.6	35.1	799	2		360008805685
802	Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics	Public	9-12	501 W 165th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-1202	658	51	12.8	88.6%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	626 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$28,421			$2,870			$25,551	35.3	27.5	880	78		360008301265
803	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	487	46	10.6	86.9%	96 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	92 (18.9%)	245 (50.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$30,360			$2,652			$27,708	35.1	36.1	792	11		360015105955
804	Information Technology High School	Public	9-12	21-16 44th Rd	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-4270	779	63	12.3	86.9%	58 (7.4%)	51 (6.5%)	496 (63.7%)	152 (19.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$30,167			$2,357			$27,810	35	37.8	774	30		360010205511
805	Manhattan Business Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-1983	441	36	12.3	90.7%	23 (5.2%)	111 (25.2%)	271 (61.5%)	26 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$30,159			$2,685			$27,474	35	32.4	831	26		360007706108
806	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,423	113	12.6	67.8%	392 (27.5%)	296 (20.8%)	502 (35.3%)	175 (12.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	46 (3.2%)	$33,671			$1,948			$31,724	34.9	36.5	786	20		360010301827
807	Fordham High School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 733-4656	351	34	10.2	88.3%	4 (1.1%)	96 (27.4%)	231 (65.8%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$30,337			$3,178			$27,158	34.9	30.1	852	45		360008705183
808	Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	100 California Rd	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5300	1,062	78	13.6	66.4%	32 (3.0%)	670 (63.1%)	326 (30.7%)	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$35,331			$2,313			$33,018	34.8	20.2	983	175		362010001839
809	Brocton Middle High School	Public	6-12	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2189	252	30	8.4	60.3%	204 (81.0%)	3 (1.2%)	35 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$36,267			$2,227			$34,040	34.6	43.4	719	90		360561000289
810	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	5800 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 621-8800	3,403	253	13.4	85.0%	532 (15.6%)	195 (5.7%)	1,347 (39.6%)	1,267 (37.2%)	18 (0.5%)	10 (0.3%)	34 (1.0%)	$26,935			$2,389			$24,547	34.5	34.3	803	7		360015101947