Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360012006484	1101	Urban Assembly School For Collaborative Healthcare (The)	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1572	384	33	11.8	81.3%	11 (2.9%)	90 (23.4%)	232 (60.4%)	28 (7.3%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$17,670	$1,510	$16,160	12.5	16.2	1002	99
360009605967	1102	Victory Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1530	239	20	12.2	87.0%	14 (5.9%)	181 (75.7%)	25 (10.5%)	10 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,573	$2,137	$15,436	12.4	12.7	1053	49
361266001043	1103	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	250	37	6.8	55.6%	150 (60.0%)	34 (13.6%)	18 (7.2%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.8%)	$19,670	$4,506	$15,164	12.3	8.2	1143	40
360010105833	1104	Queens Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 712-2304	268	20	13.2	81.7%	6 (2.2%)	204 (76.1%)	41 (15.3%)	9 (3.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,911	$1,849	$17,062	12.3	12.7	1054	50
360109406404	1105	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	558	54	10.3	79.9%	7 (1.3%)	416 (74.6%)	116 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$23,089	$2,213	$20,877	12.2	16.4	996	109
360585000378	1106	South Park High School	Public	9-12	150 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4828	726	79	9.2	89.7%	214 (29.5%)	245 (33.7%)	177 (24.4%)	32 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	$16,568	$2,089	$14,479	12.2	9	1123	17
360104206252	1107	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2050 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-2518	897	61	14.7	87.4%	28 (3.1%)	212 (23.6%)	613 (68.3%)	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	$26,802	$3,097	$23,705	12.1	8.6	1134	27
360108006316	1108	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	352	32	11	90.1%	46 (13.1%)	223 (63.4%)	72 (20.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,079	$2,958	$11,121	12.1	7	1165	57
362376003307	1109	Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,161	92	12.6	75.5%	55 (4.7%)	514 (44.3%)	510 (43.9%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.4%)	$17,752	$3,114	$14,637	12.1	12.4	1063	46
360009705866	1110	Academy For Excellence In Leadership	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	272	26	10.6	93.8%	8 (2.9%)	35 (12.9%)	200 (73.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	$23,977	$1,972	$22,005	12.1	5.4	1184	74

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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)
360012006484	1101	Urban Assembly School For Collaborative Healthcare (The)	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1572	384	33	11.8	81.3%	11 (2.9%)	90 (23.4%)	232 (60.4%)	28 (7.3%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$17,670			$1,510			$16,160	12.5	16.2	1002	99
360009605967	1102	Victory Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1530	239	20	12.2	87.0%	14 (5.9%)	181 (75.7%)	25 (10.5%)	10 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	$17,573			$2,137			$15,436	12.4	12.7	1053	49
361266001043	1103	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	250	37	6.8	55.6%	150 (60.0%)	34 (13.6%)	18 (7.2%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.8%)	$19,670			$4,506			$15,164	12.3	8.2	1143	40
360010105833	1104	Queens Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	143-10 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 712-2304	268	20	13.2	81.7%	6 (2.2%)	204 (76.1%)	41 (15.3%)	9 (3.4%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,911			$1,849			$17,062	12.3	12.7	1054	50
360109406404	1105	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	558	54	10.3	79.9%	7 (1.3%)	416 (74.6%)	116 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$23,089			$2,213			$20,877	12.2	16.4	996	109
360585000378	1106	South Park High School	Public	9-12	150 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4828	726	79	9.2	89.7%	214 (29.5%)	245 (33.7%)	177 (24.4%)	32 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	$16,568			$2,089			$14,479	12.2	9	1123	17
360104206252	1107	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2050 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-2518	897	61	14.7	87.4%	28 (3.1%)	212 (23.6%)	613 (68.3%)	15 (1.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	$26,802			$3,097			$23,705	12.1	8.6	1134	27
360108006316	1108	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	352	32	11	90.1%	46 (13.1%)	223 (63.4%)	72 (20.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,079			$2,958			$11,121	12.1	7	1165	57
362376003307	1109	Poughkeepsie High School	Public	9-12	70 Forbus St	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4850	1,161	92	12.6	75.5%	55 (4.7%)	514 (44.3%)	510 (43.9%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.4%)	$17,752			$3,114			$14,637	12.1	12.4	1063	46
360009705866	1110	Academy For Excellence In Leadership	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	272	26	10.6	93.8%	8 (2.9%)	35 (12.9%)	200 (73.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (8.1%)	$23,977			$1,972			$22,005	12.1	5.4	1184	74