Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007800687	881	Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	349	39	8.8	85.7%	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	184 (52.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	$23,695	$1,753	$21,942	27.4	16.9	986	105
360009905536	882	Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	74-20 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 736-7100	831	78	10.6	61.6%	47 (5.7%)	377 (45.4%)	182 (21.9%)	173 (20.8%)	28 (3.4%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	$19,005	$875	$18,130	27.4	24.8	892	10
360585003275	883	Leonardo Da Vinci High School	Public	9-12	167 E Utica St	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4380	361	36	9.9	76.7%	79 (21.9%)	144 (39.9%)	74 (20.5%)	51 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,826	$1,506	$13,321	27.3	27.7	864	19
362550003524	884	Salmon River High School	Public	9-12	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6620	398	41	9.7	70.1%	124 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	248 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$23,323	$4,249	$19,074	27.2	34.3	795	89
360015101916	885	High School Of Telecommunication Arts And Technology	Public	9-12	350 67th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 759-3400	1,266	108	11.7	80.2%	213 (16.8%)	42 (3.3%)	660 (52.1%)	316 (25.0%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (2.0%)	$17,303	$1,342	$15,961	27.2	31.2	827	58
363192004243	886	Gorton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Shonnard Pl	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8350	1,080	69	15.7	78.7%	80 (7.4%)	236 (21.9%)	702 (65.0%)	32 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.4%)	$18,147	$1,187	$16,960	27.2	22.2	923	37
360012301912	887	August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	584	47	12.3	76.9%	6 (1.0%)	330 (56.5%)	147 (25.2%)	59 (10.1%)	28 (4.8%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$21,125	$787	$20,339	26.9	18.7	964	77
360107806310	888	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 E 123rd St	New York	10035	New York County	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 316-7602	634	54	11.7	87.7%	10 (1.6%)	342 (53.9%)	252 (39.7%)	9 (1.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$23,756	$5,275	$18,481	26.8	28	861	27
360008705943	889	Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	411	37	11	94.2%	15 (3.6%)	101 (24.6%)	275 (66.9%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,108	$1,681	$15,427	26.7	13	1047	158
360009205529	890	Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	492	54	9	66.9%	70 (14.2%)	143 (29.1%)	226 (45.9%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$18,922	$1,885	$17,037	26.6	22.9	913	23

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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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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)
360007800687	881	Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	349	39	8.8	85.7%	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	184 (52.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	$23,695			$1,753			$21,942	27.4	16.9	986	105
360009905536	882	Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	74-20 Commonwealth Blvd	Bellerose	11426	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 736-7100	831	78	10.6	61.6%	47 (5.7%)	377 (45.4%)	182 (21.9%)	173 (20.8%)	28 (3.4%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	$19,005			$875			$18,130	27.4	24.8	892	10
360585003275	883	Leonardo Da Vinci High School	Public	9-12	167 E Utica St	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4380	361	36	9.9	76.7%	79 (21.9%)	144 (39.9%)	74 (20.5%)	51 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,826			$1,506			$13,321	27.3	27.7	864	19
362550003524	884	Salmon River High School	Public	9-12	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6620	398	41	9.7	70.1%	124 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	248 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$23,323			$4,249			$19,074	27.2	34.3	795	89
360015101916	885	High School Of Telecommunication Arts And Technology	Public	9-12	350 67th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 759-3400	1,266	108	11.7	80.2%	213 (16.8%)	42 (3.3%)	660 (52.1%)	316 (25.0%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (2.0%)	$17,303			$1,342			$15,961	27.2	31.2	827	58
363192004243	886	Gorton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	100 Shonnard Pl	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8350	1,080	69	15.7	78.7%	80 (7.4%)	236 (21.9%)	702 (65.0%)	32 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.4%)	$18,147			$1,187			$16,960	27.2	22.2	923	37
360012301912	887	August Martin High School	Public	9-12	156-10 Baisley Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2920	584	47	12.3	76.9%	6 (1.0%)	330 (56.5%)	147 (25.2%)	59 (10.1%)	28 (4.8%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$21,125			$787			$20,339	26.9	18.7	964	77
360107806310	888	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	240 E 123rd St	New York	10035	New York County	Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 316-7602	634	54	11.7	87.7%	10 (1.6%)	342 (53.9%)	252 (39.7%)	9 (1.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$23,756			$5,275			$18,481	26.8	28	861	27
360008705943	889	Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Public	9-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-1247	411	37	11	94.2%	15 (3.6%)	101 (24.6%)	275 (66.9%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,108			$1,681			$15,427	26.7	13	1047	158
360009205529	890	Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	492	54	9	66.9%	70 (14.2%)	143 (29.1%)	226 (45.9%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$18,922			$1,885			$17,037	26.6	22.9	913	23