Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1081	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	398	44	9	89.2%	7 (1.8%)	252 (63.3%)	116 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$33,735	$3,217	$30,517	14.2	16.2	1041	40	360012005884
1082	Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	445	44	10.1	96.2%	5 (1.1%)	117 (26.3%)	318 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$41,788	$3,653	$38,135	14.2	36.4	787	295	360008605693
1083	Long Island City High School	Public	9-12	14-30 Broadway	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 545-7095	1,639	161	10.1	87.1%	124 (7.6%)	174 (10.6%)	1,184 (72.2%)	120 (7.3%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	20 (1.2%)	$33,654	$2,377	$31,277	13.8	16.7	1028	55	360010202022
1084	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	356	26	13.7	84.3%	45 (12.6%)	222 (62.4%)	79 (22.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,938	$2,005	$13,933	13.8	12.1	1108	24	360108006316
1085	High School For Excellence And Innovation	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-1022	198	19	10.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	192 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,254	$2,686	$33,569	13.6	19.6	987	98	360008306099
1086	Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	412	38	10.8	91.0%	3 (0.7%)	183 (44.4%)	219 (53.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$23,549	$964	$22,586	13.6	13.6	1080	6	360103606225
1087	Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative Technolgy	Public	9-12	2885 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	469	50	9.3	90.0%	29 (6.2%)	292 (62.3%)	79 (16.8%)	52 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$32,852	$3,063	$29,789	13.4	33.1	822	265	360585006611
1088	Niagara Falls High School	Public	9-12	4455 Porter Rd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5800	2,034	133	15.3	75.8%	698 (34.3%)	717 (35.3%)	187 (9.2%)	74 (3.6%)	31 (1.5%)	1 (0.0%)	326 (16.0%)	$26,003	$2,356	$23,647	13.4	10.1	1138	50	362082004834
1089	High School For Innovation In Advertising And Media	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8760	386	41	9.3	82.1%	17 (4.4%)	298 (77.2%)	49 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	$32,314	$2,630	$29,684	13.4	5.6	1199	110	360009606059
1090	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,165	106	10.9	86.1%	13 (1.1%)	883 (75.8%)	197 (16.9%)	29 (2.5%)	24 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.1%)	$19,229	$886	$18,344	13.3	7.4	1180	90	360017205868

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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
1081	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	398	44	9	89.2%	7 (1.8%)	252 (63.3%)	116 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$33,735			$3,217			$30,517	14.2	16.2	1041	40		360012005884
1082	Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	1110 Boston Rd	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 617-5312	445	44	10.1	96.2%	5 (1.1%)	117 (26.3%)	318 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$41,788			$3,653			$38,135	14.2	36.4	787	295		360008605693
1083	Long Island City High School	Public	9-12	14-30 Broadway	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 545-7095	1,639	161	10.1	87.1%	124 (7.6%)	174 (10.6%)	1,184 (72.2%)	120 (7.3%)	7 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	20 (1.2%)	$33,654			$2,377			$31,277	13.8	16.7	1028	55		360010202022
1084	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	356	26	13.7	84.3%	45 (12.6%)	222 (62.4%)	79 (22.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,938			$2,005			$13,933	13.8	12.1	1108	24		360108006316
1085	High School For Excellence And Innovation	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-1022	198	19	10.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	192 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,254			$2,686			$33,569	13.6	19.6	987	98		360008306099
1086	Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	412	38	10.8	91.0%	3 (0.7%)	183 (44.4%)	219 (53.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$23,549			$964			$22,586	13.6	13.6	1080	6		360103606225
1087	Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative Technolgy	Public	9-12	2885 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	469	50	9.3	90.0%	29 (6.2%)	292 (62.3%)	79 (16.8%)	52 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$32,852			$3,063			$29,789	13.4	33.1	822	265		360585006611
1088	Niagara Falls High School	Public	9-12	4455 Porter Rd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5800	2,034	133	15.3	75.8%	698 (34.3%)	717 (35.3%)	187 (9.2%)	74 (3.6%)	31 (1.5%)	1 (0.0%)	326 (16.0%)	$26,003			$2,356			$23,647	13.4	10.1	1138	50		362082004834
1089	High School For Innovation In Advertising And Media	Public	9-12	1600 Rockaway Pkwy	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 290-8760	386	41	9.3	82.1%	17 (4.4%)	298 (77.2%)	49 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	$32,314			$2,630			$29,684	13.4	5.6	1199	110		360009606059
1090	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,165	106	10.9	86.1%	13 (1.1%)	883 (75.8%)	197 (16.9%)	29 (2.5%)	24 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.1%)	$19,229			$886			$18,344	13.3	7.4	1180	90		360017205868