Best High Schools in New York, NY (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in New York, 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.
New York, NY rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
New York, NY high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Stuyvesant High School | New York | 99% | 87% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 3,334 | |
| #2 | A+ | High School Mathematics Science And Engineering At Ccny | New York | 98% | 85% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 555 | |
| #3 | A+ | Beacon High School | New York | 97% | 75% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,449 | |
| #4 | A+ | High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies | New York | 93% | 84% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 373 | |
| #5 | A+ | New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School (Magnet, K-12) | New York | 93% | 72% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,610 | |
| #6 | A+ | Manhattan/hunter Science High School | New York | 90% | 70% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 477 | |
| #7 | A+ | Millennium High School | New York | 89% | 81% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 665 | |
| #8 | A+ | Urban Academy Laboratory High School | New York | 89% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 135 | |
| #9 | A+ | Clinton School (the) | New York | 88% | 76% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 786 | |
| #10 | A+ | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | New York | 88% | 81% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 541 | |
| #11 | A+ | Special Music School (Magnet, K-12) | New York | 88% | 68% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 295 | |
| #12 | A+ | Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson (K-12) | New York | 87% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 498 | |
| #13 | A | Essex Street Academy | New York | 87% | 76% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 344 | |
| #14 | A | Institute For Collaborative Education | New York | 86% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 476 | |
| #15 | A | Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics | New York | 85% | 79% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,641 | |
| #16 | A | Columbia Secondary School (Magnet) | New York | 84% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 690 | |
| #17 | A | Success Academy Charter School Harlem 1 (Charter, K-12) | New York | Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1 | 79% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,574 |
| #18 | A- | Baruch College Campus High School | New York | 81% | 79% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 490 | |
| #19 | A- | Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies | New York | 81% | 76% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 463 | |
| #20 | A- | Fiorello H Laguardia High School | New York | 80% | 86% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,381 | |
| #21 | A- | Humanities Preparatory Academy | New York | 79% | 58% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 256 | |
| #22 | A- | Emma Lazarus High School | New York | 78% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 293 | |
| #23 | B+ | Nyc Museum School | New York | 77% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 484 | |
| #24 | B+ | School Of The Future High School | New York | 75% | 64% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 730 | |
| #25 | B+ | Kipp Infinity Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | Kipp Infinity Charter School | 65% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,807 |
| #26 | B | Central Park East High School | New York | 73% | 73% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 505 | |
| #27 | B | Harvest Collegiate High School | New York | 72% | 62% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 391 | |
| #28 | B | Manhattan Village Academy | New York | 72% | 68% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 426 | |
| #29 | B | Murray Hill Academy | New York | 71% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 232 | |
| #30 | B | Professional Performing Arts High School (Magnet) | New York | 70% | 65% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 532 | |
| #31 | B | Harvey Milk High School | New York | 69% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 94 | |
| #32 | B | Nyc Ischool | New York | 69% | 60% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 454 | |
| #33 | B | West End Secondary School | New York | 69% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 703 | |
| #34 | B- | High School 560 City-as-school | New York | 68% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 555 | |
| #35 | B- | Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School | New York | 68% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 506 | |
| #36 | B- | Unity Center For Urban Technologies | New York | 68% | 65% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 237 | |
| #37 | B- | Gramercy Arts High School (Magnet) | New York | 67% | 68% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 516 | |
| #38 | B- | University Neighborhood High School | New York | 66% | 74% | Meets Expectations | 487 | |
| #39 | B- | Bard High School Early College | New York | 65% | 75% | Meets Expectations | 564 | |
| #40 | B- | Park East High School | New York | 64% | 74% | Meets Expectations | 383 | |
| #41 | B- | Manhattan International High School | New York | 63% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 352 | |
| #42 | C+ | High School For Environmental Studies | New York | 63% | 81% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,083 | |
| #43 | C+ | Lower East Side Preparatory High School | New York | 63% | 68% | Exceeds Expectations | 438 | |
| #44 | C+ | Manhattan Bridges High School | New York | 63% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 451 | |
| #45 | C+ | Richard R Green High School Of Teaching | New York | 62% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 327 | |
| #46 | C+ | Forsythe Satellite Academy | New York | 60% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 142 | |
| #47 | C+ | High School For Health Professions & Human Services | New York | 60% | 79% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,627 | |
| #48 | C+ | East Side Community School (Magnet) | New York | 59% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 700 | |
| #49 | C+ | High School Of Economics & Finance | New York | 58% | 70% | Meets Expectations | 679 | |
| #50 | C | Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers | New York | 57% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 417 | |
| #51 | C | Repertory Company High School For Theatre Arts | New York | 57% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 229 | |
| #52 | C | Frank Mccourt High School | New York | 56% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 419 | |
| #53 | C | A Philip Randolph Campus High School | New York | 54% | 77% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,289 | |
| #54 | C | Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law | New York | 54% | 60% | Exceeds Expectations | 286 | |
| #55 | C | Vanguard High School | New York | 54% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 421 | |
| #56 | C | James Baldwin School-a School For Expeditionary Lrning | New York | 53% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 121 | |
| #57 | C- | College Academy (the) | New York | 52% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 325 | |
| #58 | C- | Landmark High School | New York | 52% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 338 | |
| #59 | C- | Manhattan Academy For Arts And Languages | New York | 52% | 57% | Exceeds Expectations | 178 | |
| #60 | C- | Manhattan Business Academy | New York | 52% | 55% | Exceeds Expectations | 387 | |
| #61 | C- | Orchard Collegiate Academy | New York | 52% | 70% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 271 | |
| #62 | C- | High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice (Magnet) | New York | 51% | 70% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 447 | |
| #63 | C- | Harlem Childrens Zone Promise Academy Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School | 50% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,138 |
| #64 | C- | Satellite Academy High School | New York | 49% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 122 | |
| #65 | C- | Talent Unlimited High School | New York | 49% | 67% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 438 | |
| #66 | C- | City College Academy Of The Arts | New York | 48% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 590 | |
| #67 | D+ | Capital Preparatory Cp Harlem Charter School (Charter) | New York | Capital Preparatory (cp) Harlem Charter School | 48% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 367 |
| #68 | D+ | Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics | New York | 47% | 64% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 568 | |
| #69 | D+ | Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change | New York | 47% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 479 | |
| #70 | D+ | Lower Manhattan Arts Academy | New York | 45% | 51% | Exceeds Expectations | 315 | |
| #71 | D+ | High School For Excellence And Innovation | New York | 44% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 137 | |
| #72 | D+ | Heritage School (the) | New York | 43% | 55% | Meets Expectations | 313 | |
| #73 | D+ | Pace High School | New York | 43% | 61% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 529 | |
| #74 | D | Harlem Childrens Zone Promise Academy Ii Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Ii Charter School | 42% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,019 |
| #75 | D | High School For Language And Diplomacy (the) | New York | 42% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 155 | |
| #76 | D | Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School | 42% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 954 |
| #77 | D | Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (K-12) | New York | 42% | 44% | Meets Expectations | 964 | |
| #78 | D | Great Oaks Charter School (Charter) | New York | Great Oaks Charter School | 41% | 36% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 293 |
| #79 | D | Democracy Preparatory Charter School (Charter) | New York | Democracy Preparatory Charter School | 40% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 603 |
| #80 | D | Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women | New York | 40% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 84 | |
| #81 | D | New Design High School | New York | 39% | 64% | Underperforms Expectations | 455 | |
| #82 | D | Global Learning Collaborative (the) | New York | 38% | 66% | Underperforms Expectations | 407 | |
| #83 | D | High School Of Hospitality Management | New York | 38% | 46% | Meets Expectations | 217 | |
| #84 | D | International High School At Union Square | New York | 38% | 58% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 322 | |
| #85 | D | Jacqueline Kennedy-onassis High School | New York | 38% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 249 | |
| #86 | D | Community Health Academy Of The Heights | New York | 37% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 612 | |
| #87 | D- | Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School | 39% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,017 |
| #88 | D- | Judith S Kaye School (the) | New York | 37% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 133 | |
| #89 | D- | High School For Health Careers & Sciences | New York | 36% | 60% | Underperforms Expectations | 369 | |
| #90 | D- | Hudson High School Of Learning Technologies | New York | 35% | 51% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 227 | |
| #91 | D- | Mott Hall High School | New York | 35% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 192 | |
| #92 | D- | Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers | New York | 35% | 39% | Exceeds Expectations | 104 | |
| #93 | D- | High School For Law & Public Service | New York | 33% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 364 | |
| #94 | D- | High School Of Arts And Technology | New York | 33% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 448 | |
| #95 | D- | Innovation Charter High School (Charter) | New York | Innovation Charter High School | 33% | 58% | Underperforms Expectations | 415 |
| #96 | D- | Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts | New York | 33% | 49% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 353 | |
| #97 | D- | Cascades High School | New York | 32% | 42% | Meets Expectations | 112 | |
| #98 | D- | Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem | New York | 32% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 210 | |
| #99 | D- | Esperanza Preparatory Academy | New York | 32% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 498 | |
| #100 | D- | Facing History School (the) | New York | 32% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 309 | |
| #101 | D- | High School For Climate Justice (the) | New York | 32% | 72% | Underperforms Expectations | 301 | |
| #102 | D- | Urban Assembly School For Media Studies | New York | 32% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 315 | |
| #103 | D- | Frederick Douglass Academy | New York | 31% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 815 | |
| #104 | D- | Leadership & Public Service High School | New York | 31% | 68% | Underperforms Expectations | 282 | |
| #105 | D- | Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction | New York | 31% | 42% | Meets Expectations | 230 | |
| #106 | F | East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School (Charter, K-12) | New York | East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School | 31% | 42% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 846 |
| #107 | F | High School For Media & Communications | New York | 31% | 58% | Underperforms Expectations | 328 | |
| #108 | F | Independence High School | New York | 29% | 40% | Meets Expectations | 233 | |
| #109 | F | Innovation Diploma Plus | New York | 28% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 107 | |
| #110 | F | Quest To Learn | New York | 26% | 31% | Exceeds Expectations | 489 | |
| #111 | F | Frederick Douglass Academy Ii Secondary School | New York | 25% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 324 | |
| #112 | F | Harlem Renaissance High School | New York | 25% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 176 | |
| #113 | F | Broome Street Academy Charter High School (Charter) | New York | Broome Street Academy Charter High School | 24% | 30% | Exceeds Expectations | 270 |
| #114 | F | Opportunity Charter School (Charter) | New York | Opportunity Charter School | 23% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 379 |
| #115 | F | Urban Assembly School For The Performing Arts | New York | 19% | 54% | Underperforms Expectations | 265 |
How New York, NY's high schools compare
A: 22B: 19C: 25D: 39F: 10
36% of the 115 ranked high schools in New York, NY earn an A or B (22 A grades, 19 B, 25 C, 39 D, 10 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 91 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (79% here, 74% nationally), and 78 exceed it. On average 55% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 54% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: High School 560 City-as-school (68% against 28%, B-), Urban Academy Laboratory High School (89% against 51%, A+), Murray Hill Academy (71% against 36%, B), Nyc Museum School (77% against 44%, B+), Success Academy Charter School Harlem 1 (79% against 48%, A).
The largest ranked high schools: Stuyvesant High School (3,334 students, A+, #1), Fiorello H Laguardia High School (2,381 students, A-, #20), Kipp Infinity Charter School (1,807 students, B+, #25).
Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 2 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 New York, NY that are not ranked
31 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 (18)
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 Academy For Software Engineering, New York
- D American Sign Language & English Secondary School, New York
- B+ Art And Design High School, New York
- D Business Of Sports School, New York
- D Chelsea Career And Technical Education High School, New York
- D+ Food And Finance High School, New York
- C High School Of Fashion Industries (the), New York
- D Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies, New York
- A+ John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School, New York
- D+ Manhattan Early College School For Advertising, New York
- D Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School, New York
- D+ Union Square Academy For Health Sciences, New York
- C Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology, New York
- C Urban Assembly Maker Academy, New York
- C Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, New York
- D Urban Assembly School For Emergency Management (the), New York
- F Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (the), New York
- D- Urban Assembly School For Green Careers (the), New York
Not yet graded (13)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School, New York
- Edward A Reynolds West Side High School, New York
- Manhattan School For Career Development, New York
- Maxine Greene High School For Imaginative Inquiry (the), New York
- Ps 138, New York
- Ps 169 Robert F Kennedy, New York
- Ps 226, New York
- Ps 35, New York
- Ps 721 Manhattan Occupational Training Center, New York
- Ps 79 Horan School, New York
- Ps 811 Mickey Mantle School, New York
- Ps 94, New York
- Young Women's Leadership School, New York
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in New York, 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 New York, NY
What is the best high school in New York, NY?
Stuyvesant High School in New York ranks first among the 115 ranked high schools in New York, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 99% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 87%.
How are high schools in New York, 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 New York, NY have?
SchoolGrade grades 146 public high schools in New York, NY; 115 are ranked here and 31 are listed as not ranked.