Best High Schools in New York

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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)
360008801963	841	Harry S Truman High School	Public	9-12	750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5400	1,700	136	12.5	80.2%	42 (2.5%)	783 (46.1%)	778 (45.8%)	58 (3.4%)	23 (1.4%)	9 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	$18,226			$2,384			$15,842	31.5	22.1	924	83
360002504349	842	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2303 Kenmore Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 876-7505	2,312	196	11.7	82.0%	288 (12.5%)	1,003 (43.4%)	668 (28.9%)	183 (7.9%)	20 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (6.4%)	$14,432			$1,578			$12,854	31.5	23.1	909	67
360012006046	843	Academy Of Innovative Technology	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 827-2469	398	36	10.9	82.2%	11 (2.8%)	133 (33.4%)	211 (53.0%)	33 (8.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,222			$2,277			$17,945	31.3	27.2	870	27
361095000874	844	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	688	64	10.7	68.0%	174 (25.3%)	61 (8.9%)	400 (58.1%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$21,906			$2,504			$19,402	31.2	30.6	835	9
360010206070	845	Academy For Careers In Television And Film	Public	9-12	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3330	541	49	11	71.5%	78 (14.4%)	77 (14.2%)	325 (60.1%)	44 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.4%)	$20,215			$1,245			$18,970	31	36.1	778	67
360009902030	846	Martin Van Buren High School	Public	9-12	230-17 Hillside Ave	Queens Village	11427	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 776-4728	1,129	86	13.1	73.6%	37 (3.3%)	399 (35.3%)	254 (22.5%)	348 (30.8%)	56 (5.0%)	10 (0.9%)	25 (2.2%)	$17,642			$932			$16,710	31	23.9	902	56
360016705891	847	New Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	1818 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-5400	712	44	16.3	87.4%	8 (1.1%)	73 (10.3%)	625 (87.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$23,680			$1,083			$22,597	30.9	44.6	687	160
363192004245	848	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	375 Kneeland Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8400	1,137	70	16.3	86.8%	96 (8.4%)	183 (16.1%)	812 (71.4%)	30 (2.6%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	$19,043			$1,176			$17,867	30.9	35.3	784	64
360015505844	849	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,125	57	19.8	86.5%	16 (1.4%)	458 (40.7%)	605 (53.8%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,857			$1,186			$15,671	30.9	25.5	885	36
360009806028	850	Civic Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	45-10 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1487	568	44	12.8	84.2%	19 (3.3%)	14 (2.5%)	454 (79.9%)	69 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	$15,245			$1,148			$14,097	30.4	35.2	787	63

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About our rankings:

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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.