Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361953001782	911	Minerva Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1466 County Rt 29	Olmstedville	12857	Essex County	Minerva Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2000	102	24	4.3	59.8%	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$28,012	$1,613	$26,399	25.1	43.9	692	219
360007705624	912	High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	211	22	9.7	91.0%	3 (1.4%)	56 (26.5%)	142 (67.3%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,371	$2,781	$19,590	25	21.7	928	16
360006704861	913	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	858	81	10.5	61.2%	511 (59.6%)	200 (23.3%)	92 (10.7%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$15,743	$3,050	$12,692	25	38.6	751	162
360007705622	914	Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	455	41	11.2	84.0%	17 (3.7%)	154 (33.8%)	265 (58.2%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$19,114	$2,119	$16,994	24.8	16.3	998	84
360012306437	915	Voyages Prep-South Queens	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-1946	218	21	10.3	83.5%	6 (2.8%)	109 (50.0%)	74 (33.9%)	19 (8.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,552	$2,115	$23,437	24.8	15.7	1006	91
360009206279	916	Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	124	19	6.5	89.5%	7 (5.6%)	70 (56.5%)	41 (33.1%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,934	$3,894	$25,040	24.8	32.5	815	101
360007805774	917	Maxine Greene High School For Imaginative Inquiry (The)	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 799-4064	93	14	6.4	90.3%	6 (6.5%)	29 (31.2%)	53 (57.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$32,997	$2,432	$30,566	24.7	38.2	754	163
360000800193	918	Bellport Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Beaver Dam Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1575	1,382	115	11.9	54.4%	468 (33.9%)	211 (15.3%)	618 (44.7%)	25 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	53 (3.8%)	$20,098	$2,324	$17,773	24.5	30.8	831	87
360106106343	919	New Dawn Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	242 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New Dawn Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 505-9101	212	16	13.2	92.9%	2 (0.9%)	134 (63.2%)	68 (32.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,563	$2,580	$16,983	24.4	24.1	900	19
360009806432	920	International High School For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	48-01 90th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 595-8600	245	21	11.6	85.3%	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	202 (82.4%)	23 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$24,085	$6,142	$17,943	24.2			(n/a)

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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.
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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)
361953001782	911	Minerva Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1466 County Rt 29	Olmstedville	12857	Essex County	Minerva Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2000	102	24	4.3	59.8%	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$28,012			$1,613			$26,399	25.1	43.9	692	219
360007705624	912	High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	211	22	9.7	91.0%	3 (1.4%)	56 (26.5%)	142 (67.3%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,371			$2,781			$19,590	25	21.7	928	16
360006704861	913	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	858	81	10.5	61.2%	511 (59.6%)	200 (23.3%)	92 (10.7%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$15,743			$3,050			$12,692	25	38.6	751	162
360007705622	914	Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	455	41	11.2	84.0%	17 (3.7%)	154 (33.8%)	265 (58.2%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$19,114			$2,119			$16,994	24.8	16.3	998	84
360012306437	915	Voyages Prep-South Queens	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-1946	218	21	10.3	83.5%	6 (2.8%)	109 (50.0%)	74 (33.9%)	19 (8.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,552			$2,115			$23,437	24.8	15.7	1006	91
360009206279	916	Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	124	19	6.5	89.5%	7 (5.6%)	70 (56.5%)	41 (33.1%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,934			$3,894			$25,040	24.8	32.5	815	101
360007805774	917	Maxine Greene High School For Imaginative Inquiry (The)	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 799-4064	93	14	6.4	90.3%	6 (6.5%)	29 (31.2%)	53 (57.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$32,997			$2,432			$30,566	24.7	38.2	754	163
360000800193	918	Bellport Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 Beaver Dam Rd	Brookhaven	11719	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1575	1,382	115	11.9	54.4%	468 (33.9%)	211 (15.3%)	618 (44.7%)	25 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	53 (3.8%)	$20,098			$2,324			$17,773	24.5	30.8	831	87
360106106343	919	New Dawn Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	242 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New Dawn Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 505-9101	212	16	13.2	92.9%	2 (0.9%)	134 (63.2%)	68 (32.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,563			$2,580			$16,983	24.4	24.1	900	19
360009806432	920	International High School For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	48-01 90th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 595-8600	245	21	11.6	85.3%	11 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	202 (82.4%)	23 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$24,085			$6,142			$17,943	24.2			(n/a)