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
971	Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-5274	367	30	12	91.0%	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.3%)	272 (74.1%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$34,391			$3,334			$31,056	21.4	28.7	866	105		360008705185
972	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	647	65	9.9	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	388 (60.0%)	227 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	$19,839			$1,193			$18,646	21.3	20.7	971	1		360006804870
973	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Public, Charter	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-2041	363	38	9.5	74.4%	1 (0.3%)	296 (81.5%)	41 (11.3%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$26,444			$233			$26,212	21.3	14.2	1064	91		360113606549
974	Bronx Envision Academy	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-1590	266	27	9.7	97.4%	2 (0.8%)	84 (31.6%)	171 (64.3%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$40,720			$4,539			$36,180	21.3	16	1044	70		360009006275
975	Millenium Art Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 824-0978	348	32	10.8	89.9%	7 (2.0%)	97 (27.9%)	224 (64.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	$40,106			$2,812			$37,294	21.3	34.2	804	171		360008505654
976	Kingsbridge International High School	Public	9-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8580	199	18	10.9	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	8 (4.0%)	180 (90.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,676			$4,093			$31,583	21.1	14.7	1059	83		360008705799
977	World View High School	Public	9-12	100 W Mosholu Pkwy S	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 601-0391	635	57	11	87.7%	11 (1.7%)	99 (15.6%)	484 (76.2%)	20 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$29,093			$2,869			$26,223	21.1	15.5	1051	74		360008706398
978	Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	160	20	8.1	93.8%	7 (4.4%)	89 (55.6%)	56 (35.0%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,854			$3,881			$34,973	20.6	24.8	916	62		360009206279
979	Hannibal High School	Public	9-12	928 Cayuga St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8130	334	34	9.7	59.9%	322 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$33,579			$1,466			$32,113	20.6	28.7	867	112		361359001113
980	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	427	50	8.5	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	106 (24.8%)	305 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$39,689			$3,263			$36,426	20.5	25.3	906	74		360008705796

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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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.