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Best High Schools in New York

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in New York, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 46%.

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1Brooklyn Technical High SchoolBrooklyn, NY5,94046%
2Brentwood High SchoolBrentwood, NY4,64141%
3Francis Lewis High SchoolFresh Meadows, NY4,26551%
4Midwood High SchoolBrooklyn, NY4,06238%
5Fort Hamilton High SchoolBrooklyn, NY3,92542%
6Tottenville High SchoolStaten Island, NY3,78346%
7Edward R Murrow High SchoolBrooklyn, NY3,63934%
8James Madison High SchoolBrooklyn, NY3,63043%
9Newburgh Free AcademyNewburgh, NY3,43345%
10Forest Hills High SchoolForest Hills, NY3,42935%
11Stuyvesant High SchoolNew York, NY3,33453%
12Franklin Delano Roosevelt High SchoolBrooklyn, NY3,21341%
13New Dorp High SchoolStaten Island, NY3,16448%
14New Utrecht High SchoolBrooklyn, NY3,11239%
15Benjamin N Cardozo High SchoolBayside, NY3,10034%
16New Rochelle High SchoolNew Rochelle, NY3,07646%
17Shenendehowa High SchoolClifton Park, NY3,03661%
18William Floyd High SchoolMastic Beach, NY3,01339%
19Bayside High SchoolBayside, NY3,01138%
20John Bowne High SchoolFlushing, NY3,00337%
21Longwood High SchoolMiddle Island, NY2,97753%
22Bronx High School of Science (the)Bronx, NY2,95151%
23Susan E Wagner High SchoolStaten Island, NY2,91648%
24Schenectady High SchoolSchenectady, NY2,74350%
25North Rockland High SchoolThiells, NY2,68754%
26Albany High SchoolAlbany, NY2,67648%
27Thomas R Proctor High SchoolUtica, NY2,67549%
28Central Islip Senior High SchoolCentral Islip, NY2,57641%
29Arlington High SchoolLagrangeville, NY2,54757%
30Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, NY2,52349%
31Patchogue-Medford High SchoolMedford, NY2,44347%
32Fiorello H Laguardia High SchoolNew York, NY2,38156%
33Hillcrest High SchoolJamaica, NY2,38132%
34John Adams High SchoolOzone Park, NY2,36647%
35Monroe-Woodbury High SchoolCentral Valley, NY2,35364%
36Charter School for Applied TechnologiesBuffalo, NY2,30934%
37Syosset Senior High SchoolSyosset, NY2,26662%
38Freeport High SchoolFreeport, NY2,26449%
39White Plains Senior High SchoolWhite Plains, NY2,22047%
40Thomas A Edison Career and Technical Education High SchoolJamaica, NY2,21536%
41Curtis High SchoolStaten Island, NY2,15330%
42John Dewey High SchoolBrooklyn, NY2,15028%
43Niagara Falls High SchoolNiagara Falls, NY2,13943%
44Abraham Lincoln High SchoolBrooklyn, NY2,12944%
45Liverpool High SchoolLiverpool, NY2,12446%
46Sachem High School EastFarmingville, NY2,08269%
47Uniondale High SchoolUniondale, NY2,08053%
48Shaker High SchoolLatham, NY2,01863%
49Riverhead Senior High SchoolRiverhead, NY2,00153%
50Walt Whitman High SchoolHuntington Station, NY1,99152%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in New York?

The largest high school in New York is Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn with 5,940 students and a 46% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in New York?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in New York by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.