Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360008706398	1051	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	636	54	11.8	89.3%	15 (2.4%)	97 (15.3%)	471 (74.1%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$16,773	$1,516	$15,257	15.5	25.6	882	169
360009005792	1052	Explorations Academy High School	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-6173	275	39	7.1	97.5%	6 (2.2%)	80 (29.1%)	181 (65.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,422	$2,757	$22,666	15.5	7.5	1152	100
363180004237	1053	Wyandanch Memorial High School	Public	9-12	54 S 32nd St	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0450	829	58	14.2	81.7%	4 (0.5%)	280 (33.8%)	535 (64.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)				15.4	20	944	109
360012306535	1054	Epic High School-South	Public	9-12	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-1290	412	30	13.5	88.1%	11 (2.7%)	117 (28.4%)	127 (30.8%)	121 (29.4%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,371	$1,040	$15,332	15.4	5.8	1179	125
360098806137	1055	Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,088	68	16	80.3%	2 (0.2%)	103 (9.5%)	923 (84.8%)	5 (0.5%)	55 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,433	$1,896	$15,537	15			(n/a)
360008605861	1056	Validus Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-4000	263	26	10.1	98.5%	1 (0.4%)	105 (39.9%)	156 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,533	$4,194	$21,339	14.9	9.8	1105	49
360010306522	1057	Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Staten Island (The)	Public	6-12	101 Warren St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-6201	290	45	6.4	87.6%	13 (4.5%)	148 (51.0%)	116 (40.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$31,471	$2,443	$29,028	14.8	11.2	1080	23
360014005777	1058	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35 E 125th St	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-3255	1,054	66	16	93.9%	9 (0.9%)	834 (79.1%)	175 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)	$25,967	$3,528	$22,438	14.7	17	983	75
360008705799	1059	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	212	21	10.3	98.1%	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.8%)	197 (92.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,074	$2,567	$21,508	14.7	12	1067	8
360009105962	1060	Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-5748	398	48	8.3	86.4%	10 (2.5%)	228 (57.3%)	122 (30.7%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.0%)	$21,289	$1,227	$20,062	14.5	8.2	1139	79

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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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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)
360008706398	1051	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	636	54	11.8	89.3%	15 (2.4%)	97 (15.3%)	471 (74.1%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$16,773			$1,516			$15,257	15.5	25.6	882	169
360009005792	1052	Explorations Academy High School	Public	9-12	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-6173	275	39	7.1	97.5%	6 (2.2%)	80 (29.1%)	181 (65.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,422			$2,757			$22,666	15.5	7.5	1152	100
363180004237	1053	Wyandanch Memorial High School	Public	9-12	54 S 32nd St	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0450	829	58	14.2	81.7%	4 (0.5%)	280 (33.8%)	535 (64.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)								15.4	20	944	109
360012306535	1054	Epic High School-South	Public	9-12	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-1290	412	30	13.5	88.1%	11 (2.7%)	117 (28.4%)	127 (30.8%)	121 (29.4%)	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,371			$1,040			$15,332	15.4	5.8	1179	125
360098806137	1055	Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,088	68	16	80.3%	2 (0.2%)	103 (9.5%)	923 (84.8%)	5 (0.5%)	55 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,433			$1,896			$15,537	15			(n/a)
360008605861	1056	Validus Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-4000	263	26	10.1	98.5%	1 (0.4%)	105 (39.9%)	156 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,533			$4,194			$21,339	14.9	9.8	1105	49
360010306522	1057	Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Staten Island (The)	Public	6-12	101 Warren St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-6201	290	45	6.4	87.6%	13 (4.5%)	148 (51.0%)	116 (40.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	$31,471			$2,443			$29,028	14.8	11.2	1080	23
360014005777	1058	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35 E 125th St	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-3255	1,054	66	16	93.9%	9 (0.9%)	834 (79.1%)	175 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)	$25,967			$3,528			$22,438	14.7	17	983	75
360008705799	1059	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	212	21	10.3	98.1%	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.8%)	197 (92.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,074			$2,567			$21,508	14.7	12	1067	8
360009105962	1060	Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-5748	398	48	8.3	86.4%	10 (2.5%)	228 (57.3%)	122 (30.7%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.0%)	$21,289			$1,227			$20,062	14.5	8.2	1139	79