Best High Schools in Bronx, NY (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

139

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked high school in Bronx, NY, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Bronx, NY rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Bronx, NY high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Bronx High School Of Science (the)	Bronx		98%	88%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,951
#2	A+	High School Of American Studies At Lehman College	Bronx		98%	77%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	399
#3	A+	University Heights Secondary School-bronx Community College	Bronx		90%	80%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	571
#4	A+	Pharos Academy Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Pharos Academy Charter School	83%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	726
#5	A	Success Academy Charter School Bronx 3 (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	78%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,316
#6	A-	Pan American International High School At Monroe	Bronx		78%	65%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	296
#7	A-	Kipp Academy Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Kipp Academy Charter School	70%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,132
#8	B+	Bronx International High School	Bronx		76%	76%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	324
#9	B+	Kipp Bronx Charter School Iii (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Kipp Bronx Charter School Iii	67%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	806
#10	B	Bronx Health Sciences High School	Bronx		70%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#11	B-	Bronx Center For Science And Mathematics (Magnet)	Bronx		69%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	389
#12	B-	University Prep Charter High School (Charter)	Bronx	University Prep Charter High School	66%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#13	B-	Marble Hill High School Of International Studies	Bronx		64%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	415
#14	B-	Renaissance High School For Musical Theater And The Arts	Bronx		64%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	433
#15	B-	South Bronx Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	South Bronx Charter School	59%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	458
#16	B-	Dream Charter School Mott Haven (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	55%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	354
#17	C+	Nyc Charter HS Aeci (Charter)	Bronx	Nyc Charter Hs - Aeci	61%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	429
#18	C+	Riverdale/kingsbridge Academy (ms/hs 141)	Bronx		61%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,417
#19	C+	International Leadership Charter High School (Charter)	Bronx	International Leadership Charter High School	60%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#20	C+	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	58%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	754
#21	C+	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School	58%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	400
#22	C+	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	1,103
#23	C	New Visions Chtr HS Adv Masci Ii (Charter)	Bronx	New Visions Chtr Hs-Adv Ma/sci Ii	58%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	497
#24	C	Academy For Language And Technology	Bronx		57%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	341
#25	C	Bronx Collaborative High School (Magnet)	Bronx		57%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	444
#26	C	Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School	Bronx		57%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#27	C	Bronx Engineering And Technology Academy	Bronx		56%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#28	C	Community School For Social Justice	Bronx		56%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	222
#29	C	Frederick Douglass Academy Iii Secondary School	Bronx		56%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	218
#30	C	Herbert H Lehman High School	Bronx		56%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	1,071
#31	C	International Community High School	Bronx		56%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	330
#32	C	Collegiate Institute For Math And Science	Bronx		55%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	564
#33	C	Discovery High School	Bronx		55%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	423
#34	C	Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High School	Bronx		55%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	134
#35	C	Bronx River High School	Bronx		54%	62%	Meets Expectations	434
#36	C	Women's Academy Of Excellence	Bronx		54%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	167
#37	C	Bronx Arena High School	Bronx		53%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	114
#38	C	Celia Cruz Bronx High School Of Music (the) (Magnet)	Bronx		53%	64%	Meets Expectations	415
#39	C	Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School (Charter)	Bronx		49%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	101
#40	C-	Bronx High School For The Visual Arts	Bronx		53%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	421
#41	C-	Westchester Square Academy	Bronx		53%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	407
#42	C-	Aeci Ii Nyc Charter HS (Charter)	Bronx	Aeci Ii: Nyc Charter Hs	52%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	418
#43	C-	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York	52%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	713
#44	C-	Bronx Preparatory Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	52%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	879
#45	C-	Fordham High School For The Arts (Magnet)	Bronx		52%	63%	Meets Expectations	394
#46	C-	High School Of World Cultures	Bronx		52%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	340
#47	C-	Hostos-lincoln Academy Of Science	Bronx		52%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	518
#48	C-	Bronx Regional High School	Bronx		51%	62%	Meets Expectations	117
#49	C-	Harry S Truman High School	Bronx		50%	60%	Meets Expectations	1,892
#50	C-	Astor Collegiate Academy	Bronx		49%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	441
#51	C-	Knowledge And Power Prep Academy International High School	Bronx		49%	63%	Meets Expectations	401
#52	C-	Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (the): X223	Bronx		49%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	633
#53	C-	Eagle Academy For Young Men	Bronx		48%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	441
#54	C-	South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Bronx		48%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	641
#55	D+	Equality Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Equality Charter School	47%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	615
#56	D+	International School For Liberal Arts	Bronx		47%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	469
#57	D+	Pelham Preparatory Academy	Bronx		47%	60%	Meets Expectations	458
#58	D+	Bronx Lab School	Bronx		46%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	220
#59	D+	Mott Haven Community High School	Bronx		46%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	239
#60	D+	World View High School	Bronx		46%	61%	Meets Expectations	632
#61	D+	Dewitt Clinton High School	Bronx		45%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,052
#62	D+	High School For Language And Innovation	Bronx		45%	60%	Meets Expectations	353
#63	D+	New Directions Secondary School	Bronx		45%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#64	D+	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	45%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	674
#65	D+	Arturo A Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx	Bronx		44%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	170
#66	D+	Comprehensive Model School Project Ms 327	Bronx		44%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	669
#67	D+	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Bronx		43%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#68	D+	Bronx Envision Academy	Bronx		43%	58%	Meets Expectations	304
#69	D+	Dreamyard Preparatory School	Bronx		43%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#70	D+	E Monroe New Renaissance Basketball (Charter)	Bronx		43%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	228
#71	D+	Fordham Leadership Academy	Bronx		43%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	416
#72	D+	Bronx Bridges High School	Bronx		42%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	334
#73	D+	Kingsbridge International High School	Bronx		42%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	221
#74	D+	New Visions Charter HS Adv Mathscie (Charter)	Bronx	New Visions Charter Hs-Adv Math/scie	42%	50%	Meets Expectations	460
#75	D	Bronx Collegiate Academy	Bronx		42%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	401
#76	D	Bronx Compass High School	Bronx		41%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	385
#77	D	Bronx High School For Law And Community Service	Bronx		41%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	379
#78	D	Bronx High School For Medical Science	Bronx		40%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	453
#79	D	English Language Learners-inter Supp	Bronx		40%	48%	Meets Expectations	216
#80	D	In-tech Academy (ms/hs 368) (Magnet)	Bronx		40%	48%	Meets Expectations	940
#81	D	Mott Hall Bronx High School	Bronx		40%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	331
#82	D	New World High School	Bronx		40%	55%	Meets Expectations	297
#83	D	Bronx Academy Of Health Careers	Bronx		39%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	353
#84	D	Bronx School For Law Government And Justice	Bronx		39%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	747
#85	D	Charter High School For Law And Social Justice (Charter)	Bronx	Charter High School For Law And Social Justice	39%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	479
#86	D	Claremont International High School	Bronx		39%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	333
#87	D	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	39%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	722
#88	D	Schuylerville Preparatory High School	Bronx		39%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	372
#89	D	Theatre Arts Production Company School (Magnet)	Bronx		38%	49%	Meets Expectations	503
#90	D	Young Women's Leadership School Of The Bronx	Bronx		38%	46%	Meets Expectations	535
#91	D	Acad-scholarship & Entrepreneurship	Bronx		37%	52%	Meets Expectations	398
#92	D	American Dream Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	American Dream Charter School	37%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	602
#93	D	Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School	Bronx		37%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	420
#94	D	High School For Teaching And The Professions	Bronx		37%	50%	Meets Expectations	380
#95	D-	Pelham Lab High School	Bronx		37%	61%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	313
#96	D-	Archimedes Acad-math Sci Tech (Magnet)	Bronx		36%	49%	Meets Expectations	530
#97	D-	Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Board School	Bronx		36%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	367
#98	D-	Explorations Academy High School	Bronx		36%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	275
#99	D-	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Bronx	Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School	36%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	980
#100	D-	Millenium Art Academy (Magnet)	Bronx		36%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	362
#101	D-	Mott Hall V	Bronx		36%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	667
#102	D-	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities Ii (Charter)	Bronx	New Visions Charter High School For the Humanities Ii	36%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	395
#103	D-	Bronx Community High School	Bronx		35%	44%	Meets Expectations	120
#104	D-	Bronx Latin School	Bronx		35%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#105	D-	Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists	Bronx		35%	43%	Meets Expectations	614
#106	D-	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School (Charter)	Bronx	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	35%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	708
#107	D-	Bronx School Of Law And Finance	Bronx		34%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	348
#108	D-	Metropolitan High School (the)	Bronx		34%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	154
#109	D-	New Visions Charter High School For The Humanities (Charter)	Bronx	New Visions Charter High School For the Humanities	34%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	479
#110	D-	Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (the)	Bronx		34%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	586
#111	D-	Careers In Sports High School	Bronx		33%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	424
#112	D-	East Bronx Academy For The Future	Bronx		33%	48%	Meets Expectations	612
#113	D-	Marie Curie High School-nursing	Bronx		33%	47%	Meets Expectations	285
#114	D-	Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies	Bronx		33%	59%	Underperforms Expectations	435
#115	D-	Bronx Haven High School	Bronx		32%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	105
#116	D-	Bronx Leadership Academy High School	Bronx		32%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	328
#117	D-	Health Opportunities High School	Bronx		31%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	225
#118	D-	Validus Preparatory Academy	Bronx		31%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	253
#119	F	Bronxdale High School	Bronx		30%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	373
#120	F	Cinema School (the)	Bronx		30%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	359
#121	F	Longwood Preparatory Academy	Bronx		30%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	349
#122	F	South Bronx Community Charter High School (Charter)	Bronx	South Bronx Community Charter High School	30%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	346
#123	F	Wings Academy	Bronx		30%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	257
#124	F	Belmont Preparatory High School	Bronx		29%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	371
#125	F	Bronxwood Preparatory Academy (the)	Bronx		29%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	387
#126	F	Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (the)	Bronx		28%	41%	Meets Expectations	542
#127	F	Bronx Career And College Preparatory High School	Bronx		27%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	202
#128	F	High School For Violin And Dance	Bronx		26%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	130
#129	F	West Bronx Academy For The Future	Bronx		26%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	638
#130	F	Bronx Leadership Academy Ii High School	Bronx		25%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	419
#131	F	Bronx Theatre High School	Bronx		25%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	276
#132	F	Bronx High School Of Business	Bronx		24%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	301
#133	F	Bronx Legacy High School	Bronx		24%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	170
#134	F	Gotham Collaborative High School	Bronx		24%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	313
#135	F	Bronx Aerospace High School	Bronx		23%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	147
#136	F	High School For Contemporary Arts	Bronx		23%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	283
#137	F	Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School	Bronx		22%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	151
#138	F	Metropolitan Soundview High School (the)	Bronx		22%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	389
#139	F	Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School	Bronx		18%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	176

How Bronx, NY's high schools compare

A: 7B: 9C: 38D: 64F: 21

12% of the 139 ranked high schools in Bronx, NY earn an A or B (7 A grades, 9 B, 38 C, 64 D, 21 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 93 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (67% here, 74% nationally), and 69 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 50% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Pharos Academy Charter School (83% against 27%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Bronx 3 (78% against 35%, A), Kipp Academy Charter School (70% against 28%, A-), Community School For Social Justice (56% against 18%, C), South Bronx Charter School (59% against 25%, B-).

The largest ranked high schools: Bronx High School Of Science (the) (2,951 students, A+, #1), Harry S Truman High School (1,892 students, C-, #49), Riverdale/kingsbridge Academy (ms/hs 141) (1,417 students, C+, #18).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 13 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Bronx, NY that are not ranked

23 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (8)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D- Alfred E Smith Career And Technical Education High School, Bronx
D Bronx Academy For Software Engineering (base), Bronx
F Bronx Design And Construction Academy, Bronx
C- Crotona International High School, Bronx
F Hero High School, Bronx
D+ High School For Energy And Technology, Bronx
D+ High School Of Computers And Technology, Bronx
F Urban Dove Team Charter School Ii, Bronx

Not yet graded (15)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bronx High School For Writing And Communication Arts, Bronx
Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx, Bronx
Jm Rapport School For Career Development, Bronx
Ps 10, Bronx
Ps 12 Lewis And Clark School, Bronx
Ps 168, Bronx
Ps 17, Bronx
Ps 176, Bronx
Ps 188, Bronx
Ps 469-bronx School For Continuous Learning (the), Bronx
Ps 721 Stephen Mcsweeney School, Bronx
Ps 723, Bronx
Ps 811, Bronx
School For Excellence, Bronx
Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science, Bronx

About this ranking

Scope: public high schools in Bronx, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Bronx, NY

What is the best high school in Bronx, NY?

Bronx High School Of Science (the) in Bronx ranks first among the 139 ranked high schools in Bronx, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 88%.

How are high schools in Bronx, NY ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Bronx, NY have?

SchoolGrade grades 162 public high schools in Bronx, NY; 139 are ranked here and 23 are listed as not ranked.