Best High Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Regents test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
1141	Bronx Leadership Academy II High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7171	381	48	7.8	96.6%	7 (1.8%)	118 (31.0%)	248 (65.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,443			$3,035			$33,407	9.8	13	1094	47		360008405189
1142	Urban Assembly School For Green Careers (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) 787-1189	326	33	9.9	90.2%	12 (3.7%)	57 (17.5%)	244 (74.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$34,334			$2,835			$31,498	9.8	10.6	1130	12		360007806148
1143	West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$33,243			$3,698			$29,546	9.8	5.1	1208	65		360008705674
1144	Longwood Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	965 Longwood Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-1242	352	34	10.2	96.0%	4 (1.1%)	107 (30.4%)	233 (66.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$38,374			$4,168			$34,206	9.7	16.7	1026	118		360008502968
1145	Health Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1140 Ellicott St	Buffalo	14209	Erie County	Health Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 888-4080	452	33	13.6	92.0%	5 (1.1%)	406 (89.8%)	33 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,315			$969			$12,345	9.7	18.1	1004	141		360102206239
1146	Bronx Design And Construction Academy	Public	9-12	333 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-7690	223	32	6.8	94.6%	2 (0.9%)	70 (31.4%)	145 (65.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	$48,292			$3,595			$44,697	9.7	8.7	1162	16		360008406253
1147	Origins High School	Public	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 891-0037	479	44	10.8	91.0%	194 (40.5%)	108 (22.5%)	68 (14.2%)	86 (18.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	10 (2.1%)	$31,111			$2,842			$28,269	9.7	12.5	1100	47		360015306422
1148	Ebc High School For Public Service-Bushwick	Public	9-12	1155 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 452-3440	415	43	9.5	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.6%)	353 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$31,669			$2,752			$28,917	9.7	7.6	1176	28		360009700827
1149	Bronxdale High School	Public	9-12	925 Astor Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-3655	393	41	9.6	88.0%	26 (6.6%)	111 (28.2%)	234 (59.5%)	17 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$36,685			$2,588			$34,097	9.5	13	1091	58		360008806270
1150	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	223	33	6.6	59.6%	134 (60.1%)	29 (13.0%)	18 (8.1%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.8%)	$36,233			$4,829			$31,403	9.4	12.3	1103	47		361266001043

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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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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.