Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
991	Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (The)	Public	6-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-7800	530	67	7.9	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.1%)	377 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$36,826	$3,323	$33,504	19.6	12.5	1099	108	360008605673
992	It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	262	29	9.1	81.3%	6 (2.3%)	207 (79.0%)	37 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$38,953	$3,992	$34,961	19.5	13.7	1077	85	360009605964
993	Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	795	77	10.3	82.4%	13 (1.6%)	376 (47.3%)	239 (30.1%)	83 (10.4%)	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	$35,443	$2,989	$32,454	19.5	13.6	1078	85	360012001941
994	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 316-7602	836	67	12.5	89.4%	13 (1.6%)	413 (49.4%)	376 (45.0%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	$17,565	$978	$16,587	19.5	26.8	888	106	360107806310
995	August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	643	54	11.9	79.8%	11 (1.7%)	327 (50.9%)	184 (28.6%)	78 (12.1%)	32 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	$29,785	$1,961	$27,825	19.4	26.9	887	108	360012301912
996	William Cullen Bryant High School	Public	9-12	48-10 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 721-5404	1,996	160	12.5	87.2%	185 (9.3%)	111 (5.6%)	1,295 (64.9%)	353 (17.7%)	10 (0.5%)	17 (0.9%)	24 (1.2%)	$28,716	$2,482	$26,235	19.3	16.8	1024	28	360010202887
997	Explorations Academy High School	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-6173	240	28	8.4	97.9%	3 (1.3%)	57 (23.8%)	174 (72.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$42,136	$3,727	$38,410	19.1	15.5	1052	55	360009005792
998	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,072	75	14.2	87.5%	10 (0.9%)	542 (50.6%)	483 (45.1%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	$21,381	$1,274	$20,107	18.8	32.2	833	165	360014905824
999	Edward A Reynolds West Side High School	Public	9-12	105 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 678-7300	348	27	12.8	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	112 (32.2%)	219 (62.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,199	$2,582	$30,617	18.7	29	861	138	360007900619
1000	Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-5748	360	44	8.2	86.9%	5 (1.4%)	228 (63.3%)	118 (32.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$40,950	$2,837	$38,113	18.7	14.5	1060	60	360009105962

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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
991	Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (The)	Public	6-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-7800	530	67	7.9	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.1%)	377 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$36,826			$3,323			$33,504	19.6	12.5	1099	108		360008605673
992	It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	262	29	9.1	81.3%	6 (2.3%)	207 (79.0%)	37 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$38,953			$3,992			$34,961	19.5	13.7	1077	85		360009605964
993	Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	795	77	10.3	82.4%	13 (1.6%)	376 (47.3%)	239 (30.1%)	83 (10.4%)	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	$35,443			$2,989			$32,454	19.5	13.6	1078	85		360012001941
994	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 316-7602	836	67	12.5	89.4%	13 (1.6%)	413 (49.4%)	376 (45.0%)	5 (0.6%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	$17,565			$978			$16,587	19.5	26.8	888	106		360107806310
995	August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	643	54	11.9	79.8%	11 (1.7%)	327 (50.9%)	184 (28.6%)	78 (12.1%)	32 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	$29,785			$1,961			$27,825	19.4	26.9	887	108		360012301912
996	William Cullen Bryant High School	Public	9-12	48-10 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 721-5404	1,996	160	12.5	87.2%	185 (9.3%)	111 (5.6%)	1,295 (64.9%)	353 (17.7%)	10 (0.5%)	17 (0.9%)	24 (1.2%)	$28,716			$2,482			$26,235	19.3	16.8	1024	28		360010202887
997	Explorations Academy High School	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-6173	240	28	8.4	97.9%	3 (1.3%)	57 (23.8%)	174 (72.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$42,136			$3,727			$38,410	19.1	15.5	1052	55		360009005792
998	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,072	75	14.2	87.5%	10 (0.9%)	542 (50.6%)	483 (45.1%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	$21,381			$1,274			$20,107	18.8	32.2	833	165		360014905824
999	Edward A Reynolds West Side High School	Public	9-12	105 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 678-7300	348	27	12.8	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	112 (32.2%)	219 (62.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,199			$2,582			$30,617	18.7	29	861	138		360007900619
1000	Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-5748	360	44	8.2	86.9%	5 (1.4%)	228 (63.3%)	118 (32.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$40,950			$2,837			$38,113	18.7	14.5	1060	60		360009105962