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
951	Careers In Sports High School	Public	9-12	730 Concourse Village W	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7110	446	38	11.6	94.8%	7 (1.6%)	117 (26.2%)	318 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$35,486			$2,997			$32,489	22.9	9.6	1142	191		360008405512
952	Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	512	53	9.5	69.5%	66 (12.9%)	146 (28.5%)	236 (46.1%)	28 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	$32,604			$2,400			$30,205	22.9	26.6	890	62		360009205529
953	Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	511 W 182nd St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 781-0524	908	78	11.6	88.0%	22 (2.4%)	26 (2.9%)	833 (91.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.1%)	$32,370			$3,046			$29,324	22.6	25.5	899	54		360008305909
954	Olympus Academy	Public	9-12	755 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1926	181	16	11.4	89.5%	1 (0.6%)	153 (84.5%)	20 (11.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$35,898			$3,338			$32,560	22.6	43.2	722	232		360009606009
955	Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-6630	296	36	8.1	81.1%	1 (0.3%)	244 (82.4%)	38 (12.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$41,112			$2,774			$38,338	22.5	13	1092	137		360009606042
956	Mott Hall Bronx High School	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-6800	315	28	11.3	96.5%	2 (0.6%)	92 (29.2%)	216 (68.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,551			$3,401			$30,150	22.4	34.1	807	149		360008605793
957	City Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1473	454	32	14.1	76.9%	8 (1.8%)	271 (59.7%)	118 (26.0%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	$29,335			$2,663			$26,672	22.3	23.2	938	19		360009106164
958	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	900	85	10.6	89.7%	10 (1.1%)	600 (66.7%)	257 (28.6%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	$19,141			$1,030			$18,110	22.3	22.1	955	3		360101006183
959	American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	603			91.9%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	559 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,855			$1,143			$22,712	22.2	15.8	1047	88		360111906495
960	John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	450	33	13.7	85.3%	26 (5.8%)	207 (46.0%)	173 (38.4%)	31 (6.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	$28,337			$3,171			$25,167	22.1	25.5	902	58		360009204889

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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.