Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007705764	1121	Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women	Public	9-12	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 668-0169	76	11	6.9	92.1%	5 (6.6%)	30 (39.5%)	37 (48.7%)	3 (3.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,646	$3,437	$27,209	11.2	19.4	951	170
360009001332	1122	Wings Academy	Public	9-12	1122 E 180th St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1751	237	31	7.6	92.4%	4 (1.7%)	95 (40.1%)	133 (56.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,291	$5,013	$21,278	11.2	7.9	1146	24
360008706247	1123	Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	332	26	12.5	94.6%	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	310 (93.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,020	$2,550	$18,470	11.1			(n/a)
360007702034	1124	Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-9610	130	16	8.3	83.1%	4 (3.1%)	64 (49.2%)	52 (40.0%)	8 (6.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$41,295	$1,695	$39,600	11.1	10.9	1086	38
360008606395	1125	New Directions Secondary School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4343	138	18	7.4	97.1%	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	90 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,781	$2,622	$25,159	10.9	3.8	1201	76
360012000813	1126	East New York Family Academy	Public	6-12	760 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-0012	632	55	11.5	88.8%	6 (0.9%)	406 (64.2%)	204 (32.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	$17,796	$1,426	$16,370	10.8	21.3	932	194
360010105734	1127	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	387	31	12.5	74.2%	8 (2.1%)	238 (61.5%)	90 (23.3%)	28 (7.2%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.8%)	$19,928	$1,017	$18,910	10.7	15.1	1012	115
360008505653	1128	Women's Academy Of Excellence	Public	9-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-0740	159	25	6.4	91.2%	20 (12.6%)	44 (27.7%)	67 (42.1%)	16 (10.1%)	6 (3.8%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	$28,918	$2,598	$26,320	10.7	10.1	1101	27
360008705181	1129	High School For Teaching And The Professions	Public	9-12	2780 Resevoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-7380	358	38	9.3	92.2%	4 (1.1%)	56 (15.6%)	285 (79.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,200	$1,781	$24,420	10.7	7.9	1147	18
360007806148	1130	Urban Assembly School For Green Careers (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 787-1189	316	34	9.4	88.6%	13 (4.1%)	68 (21.5%)	226 (71.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,686	$1,903	$18,783	10.6	9.5	1117	13

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Common Core Algebra I, 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 test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, 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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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)
360007705764	1121	Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women	Public	9-12	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 668-0169	76	11	6.9	92.1%	5 (6.6%)	30 (39.5%)	37 (48.7%)	3 (3.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,646			$3,437			$27,209	11.2	19.4	951	170
360009001332	1122	Wings Academy	Public	9-12	1122 E 180th St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 597-1751	237	31	7.6	92.4%	4 (1.7%)	95 (40.1%)	133 (56.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,291			$5,013			$21,278	11.2	7.9	1146	24
360008706247	1123	Crotona International High School	Public	9-12	2474 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-8701	332	26	12.5	94.6%	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	310 (93.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,020			$2,550			$18,470	11.1			(n/a)
360007702034	1124	Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-9610	130	16	8.3	83.1%	4 (3.1%)	64 (49.2%)	52 (40.0%)	8 (6.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$41,295			$1,695			$39,600	11.1	10.9	1086	38
360008606395	1125	New Directions Secondary School	Public	9-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4343	138	18	7.4	97.1%	3 (2.2%)	45 (32.6%)	90 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,781			$2,622			$25,159	10.9	3.8	1201	76
360012000813	1126	East New York Family Academy	Public	6-12	760 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-0012	632	55	11.5	88.8%	6 (0.9%)	406 (64.2%)	204 (32.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	$17,796			$1,426			$16,370	10.8	21.3	932	194
360010105734	1127	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	387	31	12.5	74.2%	8 (2.1%)	238 (61.5%)	90 (23.3%)	28 (7.2%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (2.8%)	$19,928			$1,017			$18,910	10.7	15.1	1012	115
360008505653	1128	Women's Academy Of Excellence	Public	9-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-0740	159	25	6.4	91.2%	20 (12.6%)	44 (27.7%)	67 (42.1%)	16 (10.1%)	6 (3.8%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	$28,918			$2,598			$26,320	10.7	10.1	1101	27
360008705181	1129	High School For Teaching And The Professions	Public	9-12	2780 Resevoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-7380	358	38	9.3	92.2%	4 (1.1%)	56 (15.6%)	285 (79.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,200			$1,781			$24,420	10.7	7.9	1147	18
360007806148	1130	Urban Assembly School For Green Careers (The)	Public	9-12	145 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 787-1189	316	34	9.4	88.6%	13 (4.1%)	68 (21.5%)	226 (71.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,686			$1,903			$18,783	10.6	9.5	1117	13