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)
360008105934	1221	Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts	Public	9-12	509 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 543-4460	265	26	10.2	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	136 (51.3%)	105 (39.6%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	$22,442			$2,591			$19,851	4.1	5.7	1182	39
360009205930	1222	Khalil Gibran International Academy	Public	9-12	362 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 237-2502	134	20	6.8	85.1%	32 (23.9%)	37 (27.6%)	28 (20.9%)	25 (18.7%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.2%)	$29,329			$2,741			$26,588	4.1	10.3	1091	131
360105706324	1223	New Visions Aim Charter High School I	Public, Charter	9-12	1150 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New Visions Aim Charter High School I	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 269-7090	154	21	7.2	89.6%	1 (0.6%)	129 (83.8%)	20 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$29,405			$3,662			$25,743	4	0.8	1227	4
360585006632	1224	Pathways Academy	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4526	105	20	5.2	80.0%	19 (18.1%)	51 (48.6%)	24 (22.9%)	5 (4.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	$64,545			$1,765			$62,781	4	1.3	1224
360009705562	1225	Bushwick Leaders High School For Academic Excellence	Public	9-12	797 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-4212	370	35	10.5	94.6%	7 (1.9%)	60 (16.2%)	291 (78.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$21,925			$2,758			$19,168	3.8	2.8	1208	17
360009406509	1226	Nelson Mandela High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6805	133	18	7.2	88.0%	1 (0.8%)	92 (69.2%)	22 (16.5%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)	$32,555			$2,265			$30,290	3.8	8.4	1136	90
360012006118	1227	School For Classics High School	Public	8-12	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1069	269	24	11.2	92.2%	15 (5.6%)	94 (34.9%)	99 (36.8%)	38 (14.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)	$20,389			$1,543			$18,846	3.7	2.5	1212	15
362475003422	1228	Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School	Public	9-12	501 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 328-3440	752	83	9.1		41 (5.5%)	513 (68.2%)	147 (19.5%)	44 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$17,665			$2,097			$15,568	3.7	5.1	1187	41
362475003371	1229	James Monroe Upper School	Public	9-12	164 Alexander St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 232-1530	681	67	10.2	92.5%	25 (3.7%)	306 (44.9%)	338 (49.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$15,490			$2,337			$13,153	3.5	2.8	1209	20
360009005809	1230	Metropolitan High School (The)	Public	9-12	1180 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4634	154	28	5.5	98.1%	4 (2.6%)	52 (33.8%)	97 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$38,207			$3,568			$34,639	3.4	2.3	1215	15

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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.