Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1011	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	786	47	16.7	97.3%	5 (0.6%)	151 (19.2%)	619 (78.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,377	$682	$23,695	18	17.9	1011		360102506233
1012	Nottingham High School	Public	9-12	3100 E Genesee St	Syracuse	13224	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4380	1,350	89	15.1	78.7%	280 (20.7%)	662 (49.0%)	153 (11.3%)	159 (11.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.4%)	$26,526	$3,050	$23,476	17.9	19.2	992	20	362859003871
1013	High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The)	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	526	47	11.2	85.0%	13 (2.5%)	103 (19.6%)	391 (74.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,257	$3,291	$26,967	17.9	9.3	1153	140	360011903091
1014	Brooklyn Community High School For Excellence And Equity	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-4200	253	23	10.9	80.6%	15 (5.9%)	172 (68.0%)	44 (17.4%)	12 (4.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$35,816	$3,270	$32,546	17.8	12.5	1098	84	360009605956
1015	Schuylerville Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5080	324	28	11.4	88.9%	26 (8.0%)	87 (26.9%)	159 (49.1%)	34 (10.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$29,239	$2,981	$26,257	17.8	12.8	1096	81	360008506387
1016	New Ventures Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1441 South Ave-Corporate Comm	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New Ventures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	134			82.8%	25 (18.7%)	42 (31.3%)	58 (43.3%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$21,403	$1,087	$20,316	17.7	32.4	830	186	360113006565
1017	George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-6439	421	28	15.1	76.7%	5 (1.2%)	258 (61.3%)	111 (26.4%)	27 (6.4%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$31,425	$2,272	$29,153	17.6	10.7	1127	110	360010105734
1018	Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 599-1207	424	34	12.5	81.1%	17 (4.0%)	108 (25.5%)	272 (64.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	$32,276	$3,123	$29,153	17.6	29	862	156	360011905896
1019	Spring Valley High School	Public	9-12	361 Rt 59	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6500	1,501	124	12.1	86.0%	26 (1.7%)	290 (19.3%)	1,146 (76.3%)	28 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	$38,989	$4,754	$34,234	17.6	5.1	1205	186	362781003782
1020	Progress High School For Professional Careers	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0228	418	33	12.6	95.5%	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.5%)	334 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$34,621	$3,858	$30,763	17.6	5.2	1204	184	360011903074

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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
1011	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	786	47	16.7	97.3%	5 (0.6%)	151 (19.2%)	619 (78.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,377			$682			$23,695	18	17.9	1011			360102506233
1012	Nottingham High School	Public	9-12	3100 E Genesee St	Syracuse	13224	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4380	1,350	89	15.1	78.7%	280 (20.7%)	662 (49.0%)	153 (11.3%)	159 (11.8%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.4%)	$26,526			$3,050			$23,476	17.9	19.2	992	20		362859003871
1013	High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The)	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	526	47	11.2	85.0%	13 (2.5%)	103 (19.6%)	391 (74.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,257			$3,291			$26,967	17.9	9.3	1153	140		360011903091
1014	Brooklyn Community High School For Excellence And Equity	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-4200	253	23	10.9	80.6%	15 (5.9%)	172 (68.0%)	44 (17.4%)	12 (4.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$35,816			$3,270			$32,546	17.8	12.5	1098	84		360009605956
1015	Schuylerville Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5080	324	28	11.4	88.9%	26 (8.0%)	87 (26.9%)	159 (49.1%)	34 (10.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$29,239			$2,981			$26,257	17.8	12.8	1096	81		360008506387
1016	New Ventures Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1441 South Ave-Corporate Comm	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New Ventures Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	134			82.8%	25 (18.7%)	42 (31.3%)	58 (43.3%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$21,403			$1,087			$20,316	17.7	32.4	830	186		360113006565
1017	George Washington Carver High School For The Sciences	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 525-6439	421	28	15.1	76.7%	5 (1.2%)	258 (61.3%)	111 (26.4%)	27 (6.4%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$31,425			$2,272			$29,153	17.6	10.7	1127	110		360010105734
1018	Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 599-1207	424	34	12.5	81.1%	17 (4.0%)	108 (25.5%)	272 (64.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	$32,276			$3,123			$29,153	17.6	29	862	156		360011905896
1019	Spring Valley High School	Public	9-12	361 Rt 59	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6500	1,501	124	12.1	86.0%	26 (1.7%)	290 (19.3%)	1,146 (76.3%)	28 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	$38,989			$4,754			$34,234	17.6	5.1	1205	186		362781003782
1020	Progress High School For Professional Careers	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0228	418	33	12.6	95.5%	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.5%)	334 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$34,621			$3,858			$30,763	17.6	5.2	1204	184		360011903074