Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360011901913	951	A-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-9301	374	38	9.9	88.0%	5 (1.3%)	135 (36.1%)	204 (54.5%)	12 (3.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$25,940	$2,211	$23,729	22.3	30.9	829	122
360009105812	952	Urban Assembly School For Music And Art	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-0249	100	17	5.9	80.0%	0 (0.0%)	65 (65.0%)	31 (31.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$36,390	$7,681	$28,709	22.2	22.1	925	27
360015306423	953	Professional Pathways High School	Public	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 332-6290	159	22	7.2	90.6%	29 (18.2%)	61 (38.4%)	62 (39.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,960	$3,603	$24,357	22.2	6.2	1173	220
360008406352	954	Mott Haven Community High School	Public	10-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8512	239	25	9.5	92.1%	6 (2.5%)	88 (36.8%)	141 (59.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,108	$1,721	$26,388	22.2	8.8	1130	176
360101006183	955	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	1,017	98	10.4	90.1%	5 (0.5%)	703 (69.1%)	270 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.3%)	$20,144	$5,515	$14,630	22.1	24.5	896	59
360119506687	956	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	116 E 169th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 741-7470	418	30	13.9	96.7%	3 (0.7%)	109 (26.1%)	290 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$20,678	$2,488	$18,190	22	13	1046	90
363021004061	957	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	684	58	11.7	67.0%	258 (37.7%)	139 (20.3%)	123 (18.0%)	69 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.9%)	$9,082	$00	$9,082	21.9	18.6	967	10
360007705625	958	Pace High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 334-4663	529	60	8.7	74.3%	25 (4.7%)	158 (29.9%)	255 (48.2%)	52 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	$17,769	$1,102	$16,667	21.9	34.2	796	162
360007706373	959	Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 399-3520	373	38	9.8	84.7%	14 (3.8%)	99 (26.5%)	230 (61.7%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$22,339	$2,231	$20,108	21.7	12.7	1055	96
360008605177	960	Bronx High School For Medical Science	Public	6-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4040	453	43	10.6	90.3%	5 (1.1%)	106 (23.4%)	314 (69.3%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,695	$2,585	$18,110	21.7	17.6	978	18

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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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1242)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
360011901913	951	A-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-9301	374	38	9.9	88.0%	5 (1.3%)	135 (36.1%)	204 (54.5%)	12 (3.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$25,940			$2,211			$23,729	22.3	30.9	829	122
360009105812	952	Urban Assembly School For Music And Art	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-0249	100	17	5.9	80.0%	0 (0.0%)	65 (65.0%)	31 (31.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$36,390			$7,681			$28,709	22.2	22.1	925	27
360015306423	953	Professional Pathways High School	Public	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 332-6290	159	22	7.2	90.6%	29 (18.2%)	61 (38.4%)	62 (39.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,960			$3,603			$24,357	22.2	6.2	1173	220
360008406352	954	Mott Haven Community High School	Public	10-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8512	239	25	9.5	92.1%	6 (2.5%)	88 (36.8%)	141 (59.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,108			$1,721			$26,388	22.2	8.8	1130	176
360101006183	955	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	1,017	98	10.4	90.1%	5 (0.5%)	703 (69.1%)	270 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.3%)	$20,144			$5,515			$14,630	22.1	24.5	896	59
360119506687	956	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	116 E 169th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 741-7470	418	30	13.9	96.7%	3 (0.7%)	109 (26.1%)	290 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$20,678			$2,488			$18,190	22	13	1046	90
363021004061	957	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	684	58	11.7	67.0%	258 (37.7%)	139 (20.3%)	123 (18.0%)	69 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.9%)	$9,082			$00			$9,082	21.9	18.6	967	10
360007705625	958	Pace High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 334-4663	529	60	8.7	74.3%	25 (4.7%)	158 (29.9%)	255 (48.2%)	52 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	$17,769			$1,102			$16,667	21.9	34.2	796	162
360007706373	959	Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 399-3520	373	38	9.8	84.7%	14 (3.8%)	99 (26.5%)	230 (61.7%)	10 (2.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$22,339			$2,231			$20,108	21.7	12.7	1055	96
360008605177	960	Bronx High School For Medical Science	Public	6-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4040	453	43	10.6	90.3%	5 (1.1%)	106 (23.4%)	314 (69.3%)	19 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,695			$2,585			$18,110	21.7	17.6	978	18