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
1191	Quest To Learn	Public	6-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3645	390	40	9.7	76.4%	59 (15.1%)	85 (21.8%)	204 (52.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$38,109			$4,020			$34,089	6.3	21.6	961	230		360007706125
1192	Bronx Theatre High School	Public	9-12	99 Terrace View Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-2902	217	25	8.8	92.6%	5 (2.3%)	59 (27.2%)	147 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$40,655			$3,366			$37,289	6.3	20.9	965	227		360008705496
1193	McKinley Vocational High School	Public	9-12	1500 Elmwood Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4480	862	91	9.4	93.0%	101 (11.7%)	452 (52.4%)	201 (23.3%)	58 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	$34,850			$3,540			$31,309	6.2	5.1	1206	13		360585000315
1194	George Junior Republic School	Public	7-12	24 McDonald Rd	Freeville	13068	Tompkins County	George Junior Republic Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-6324	107	27	3.9	84.1%	65 (60.7%)	24 (22.4%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								6.2	6.7	1189	5		361503001257
1195	Gotham Collaborative High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1587	295	35	8.4	91.2%	9 (3.1%)	89 (30.2%)	178 (60.3%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,887			$5,131			$35,756	6.1	8.6	1164	31		360008505186
1196	Public Service Leadership Academy At Fowler	Public	9-12	227 Magnolia St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4408	1,126	88	12.8	89.1%	174 (15.5%)	587 (52.1%)	218 (19.4%)	49 (4.4%)	15 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.4%)	$28,234			$3,487			$24,746	5.9	6.2	1195	1		362859006480
1197	Buffalo School Of Culinary Arts And Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	75 W Huron St	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4778	436	44	9.9	90.1%	69 (15.8%)	225 (51.6%)	104 (23.9%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$34,040			$4,581			$29,458	5.8	8.1	1168	29		360585006643
1198	Bronx Haven High School	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3638	98	10	9.8	93.9%	1 (1.0%)	29 (29.6%)	63 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$46,259			$3,370			$42,889	5.7	9.3	1152	46		360008406056
1199	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	628	37	16.9	79.1%	6 (1.0%)	486 (77.4%)	120 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	$21,052			$898			$20,155	5.6	5	1209	10		360111106493
1200	Corcoran High School	Public	9-12	919 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4321	1,338	89	15	84.9%	203 (15.2%)	775 (57.9%)	182 (13.6%)	33 (2.5%)	26 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	113 (8.4%)	$26,768			$2,935			$23,833	5.6	5.8	1198	2		362859003850

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About our rankings:

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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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.