Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1181	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	794 Monroe St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1875	871	85	10.2	83.1%	13 (1.5%)	667 (76.6%)	139 (16.0%)	22 (2.5%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	$24,809	$1,083	$23,725	7	5	1210	29	360100006112
1182	Randolph Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	336 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Academy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-6866	80	16	4.9	28.8%	49 (61.3%)	9 (11.3%)	15 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	$57,383	$4,157	$53,226	6.9	3.2	1234	52	360744004507
1183	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2219 S Park Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 842-6289	392	42	9.2	14.8%	64 (16.3%)	163 (41.6%)	148 (37.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$19,246	$1,178	$18,068	6.9	7.1	1182	1	360010605603
1184	Academy For Health Careers	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-0128	159	21	7.7	86.8%	7 (4.4%)	98 (61.6%)	40 (25.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.7%)	$36,015	$2,907	$33,108	6.9	14.2	1067	117	360009506200
1185	Research And Service High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6800	184	14	12.8	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	123 (66.8%)	55 (29.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$34,543	$3,573	$30,970	6.8	5.1	1207	22	360009406408
1186	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	514			61.1%	15 (2.9%)	367 (71.4%)	86 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	$17,323	$17,323	$00	6.7	4.2	1219	33	360100806204
1187	Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	121 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 453-0295	270			88.9%	4 (1.5%)	141 (52.2%)	111 (41.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$28,839	$00	$28,839	6.6	4.9	1212	25	360104306268
1188	Brooklyn High School For Leadership And Community Service	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3062	154	18	8.8	96.1%	2 (1.3%)	78 (50.6%)	70 (45.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,758	$4,043	$39,715	6.6	4.7	1215	27	360009106029
1189	Henninger High School	Public	9-12	600 Robinson St	Syracuse	13206	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4343	1,483	112	13.2	81.4%	279 (18.8%)	731 (49.3%)	171 (11.5%)	156 (10.5%)	23 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (8.0%)	$27,338	$3,193	$24,145	6.5	6.7	1188	1	362859003864
1190	Spring Creek Community School	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7200	350	33	10.7	90.0%	7 (2.0%)	234 (66.9%)	87 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	$33,596	$3,147	$30,449	6.3	7.7	1174	16	360012006339

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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.
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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
1181	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	794 Monroe St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1875	871	85	10.2	83.1%	13 (1.5%)	667 (76.6%)	139 (16.0%)	22 (2.5%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	$24,809			$1,083			$23,725	7	5	1210	29		360100006112
1182	Randolph Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	336 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Academy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-6866	80	16	4.9	28.8%	49 (61.3%)	9 (11.3%)	15 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	$57,383			$4,157			$53,226	6.9	3.2	1234	52		360744004507
1183	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2219 S Park Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 842-6289	392	42	9.2	14.8%	64 (16.3%)	163 (41.6%)	148 (37.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$19,246			$1,178			$18,068	6.9	7.1	1182	1		360010605603
1184	Academy For Health Careers	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-0128	159	21	7.7	86.8%	7 (4.4%)	98 (61.6%)	40 (25.2%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.7%)	$36,015			$2,907			$33,108	6.9	14.2	1067	117		360009506200
1185	Research And Service High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6800	184	14	12.8	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	123 (66.8%)	55 (29.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$34,543			$3,573			$30,970	6.8	5.1	1207	22		360009406408
1186	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	514			61.1%	15 (2.9%)	367 (71.4%)	86 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	$17,323			$17,323			$00	6.7	4.2	1219	33		360100806204
1187	Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	121 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 453-0295	270			88.9%	4 (1.5%)	141 (52.2%)	111 (41.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$28,839			$00			$28,839	6.6	4.9	1212	25		360104306268
1188	Brooklyn High School For Leadership And Community Service	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3062	154	18	8.8	96.1%	2 (1.3%)	78 (50.6%)	70 (45.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,758			$4,043			$39,715	6.6	4.7	1215	27		360009106029
1189	Henninger High School	Public	9-12	600 Robinson St	Syracuse	13206	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4343	1,483	112	13.2	81.4%	279 (18.8%)	731 (49.3%)	171 (11.5%)	156 (10.5%)	23 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (8.0%)	$27,338			$3,193			$24,145	6.5	6.7	1188	1		362859003864
1190	Spring Creek Community School	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7200	350	33	10.7	90.0%	7 (2.0%)	234 (66.9%)	87 (24.9%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	$33,596			$3,147			$30,449	6.3	7.7	1174	16		360012006339