NYC High Schools

This is the data referenced in my article, “How Race Plays a Major Role in NYC High School Admissions Game.”

“Miles” indicate the distance from the address you enter below. If “Dist” has a number, it means the school prioritizes the students who live in that school district. Seats is the number of students accepted. “College” is percentage of students graduated from high school and enrolled in college or other postsecondary program within 6 months. “ELA” and “Math” are the percentages of students in Level 4 of Common Core tests at 8th grade. “8th” = “Y” if more than 80% of offer went to continuing 8th graders. The schools are grayed out if they prioritize the districts or boroughs you are not in, or if they are too far to commute, or if “8th” is true.

  School Name Seats SAT College ELA Math Interest Miles Dist Priority Method 8th
1 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem  68 0   3.9   Limited Unscreened
2 Crotona Academy High School  0 0   4.9   Limited Unscreened
3 Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE)  45 1,051 67% 0% 0%   2.3   Screened Y
4 Manhattan Village Academy  83 1,001 96% 0% 12%   1.8   Screened
5 Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141) (RKA)  128 981 67% 0% 6%   9.1   Screened Y
6 Frank McCourt High School  90 980 84% 0% 0%   1.5   Screened
7 City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology  90 980 56% 0% 0% Engineering  4.8   Limited Unscreened
8 East-West School of International Studies  69 978 80% 0% 0%   8.1   Ed. Opt.
9 The Michael J. Petrides School  106 956 70% 0% 0%   12.8   Ed. Opt.
10 Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences  92 947 64% 0% 0% Science & Math  9.9 Queens  Ed. Opt.
11 Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria (TYWLS)  69 947 90% 0% 0%   2.7 Queens  Screened
12 Young WomenÂ’s Leadership School (TYWLS)  68 943 94% 0% 10%   2.4 4   Screened
13 High School for Environmental Studies  250 923 73% 0% 6%   0.7   Ed. Opt.
14 East New York Family Academy  63 915 55% 0% 0%   8.5   Screened
15 Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science  65 914 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.8   Screened
16 All City Leadership Secondary School  52 913 58% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
17 The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology  205 909 74% 0% 0% Computer Science  4.2   Ed. Opt.
18 Queens Vocational and Technical High School  296 903 57% 0% 6% Visual Art & Design  2.9   Audition
19 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School  135 899 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7   Limited Unscreened
20 Queens Collegiate: A College Board School  69 894 68% 0% 0%   9.9   Limited Unscreened
21 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School  63 892 62% 0% 0% Performing Arts  11.1 21   Ed. Opt.
22 Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)  90 888 0% 0% Computer Science  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
23 Robert F. Kennedy Community High School  148 886 76% 0% 6%   9.0   Ed. Opt.
24 High School of Hospitality Management  90 884 56% 0% 0% Hospitality, Travel and Tourism  0.9   Limited Unscreened
25 East Side Community School  75 882 72% 0% 12%   2.5   Screened
26 The High School For Language And Diplomacy  112 879 46% 0% 8%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
27 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
28 Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts  50 876 74% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
29 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
30 The Metropolitan Soundview High School  86 872 0% 0%   6.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
31 High School of Applied Communication  92 872 51% 0% 8%   2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
32 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
33 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS)  68 866 58% 0% 7%   6.3 6   Limited Unscreened Y
34 Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies  90 866 48% 0% 0% Environmental Science  12.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
35 Newcomers High School  69 864 48% 0% 0%   2.2   Screened: Language
36 Food and Finance High School  90 863 59% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  0.9   Limited Unscreened
37 Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The  65 863 56% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.4   Limited Unscreened Y
38 Information Technology High School  195 863 55% 0% 5% Computer Science  1.9   Ed. Opt.
39 Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The  90 862 53% 0% 0% Architecture  0.9   Limited Unscreened
40 Park East High School  77 862 68% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Screened
41 Mott Hall High School  90 861 46% 0% 0% Science & Math  3.9   Limited Unscreened
42 Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology  119 861 68% 0% 0% Communications  9.4   Limited Unscreened
43 Civic Leadership Academy  120 859 67% 0% 0%   5.6   Limited Unscreened
44 Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School  105 857 76% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2 Manhattan  Screened
45 Channel View School for Research  92 857 72% 0% 0%   14.6 27   Limited Unscreened
46 Pelham Preparatory Academy  94 853 79% 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
47 Bronx High School for Medical Science  65 852 74% 0% 9% Health Professions  6.1   Screened
48 Mott Hall V  65 852 71% 0% 7% Science & Math  6.9   Limited Unscreened Y
49 Marta Valle High School  100 851 30% 0% 0%   3.1 1   Ed. Opt.
50 Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The  104 851 72% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.3   Audition
51 Flushing High School  313 851 44% 0% 5% Law & Government  7.8   Ed. Opt.
52 Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School  65 850 44% 0% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
53 Bronxdale High School  94 850 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
54 High School of Arts and Technology  117 849 40% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  0.9   Ed. Opt.
55 Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School  259 849 46% 0% 0% Engineering  10.0   Ed. Opt.
56 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications  77 848 33% 0% 0% Science & Math  7.1   Limited Unscreened
57 Lower Manhattan Arts Academy  73 846 65% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  3.4   Limited Unscreened
58 Academy of Medical Technology: A College Board School  75 846 52% 0% 0% Health Professions  15.8   Limited Unscreened
59 In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368)  109 845 71% 0% 0% Computer Science  8.5 10   Screened
60 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
61 John Jay School for Law (Secondary School for Law)  104 844 62% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
62 The Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions  108 843 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  8.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
63 Secondary School for Journalism  104 843 41% 0% 0% Communications  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
64 Cambria Heights Academy  69 842 51% 0% 0%   11.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
65 High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety  136 841 47% 0% 0% Law & Government  11.4 Queens  Screened
66 Vanguard High School  92 840 60% 0% 0%   0.8   Ed. Opt.
67 Astor Collegiate Academy  94 839 44% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
68 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design  125 839 56% 0% 0% Architecture  3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
69 William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School  261 839 25% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  12.6   Ed. Opt.
70 Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The  90 838 60% 0% 0% Business  4.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
71 Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning  65 837 73% 0% 9%   5.3   Screened
72 Bronx High School for the Visual Arts  86 836 38% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  8.3 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
73 Cobble Hill School of American Studies  183 836 40% 0% 0%   5.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
74 Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers  200 833 37% 0% 0%   3.9   Ed. Opt.
75 South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School  73 833 65% 0% 0%   4.4   Limited Unscreened
76 High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice  117 832 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  0.9   Ed. Opt.
77 Clara Barton High School  365 832 63% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.6   Ed. Opt.
78 Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School  69 832 63% 0% 0%   12.3   For Continuing 8th Graders
79 High School for Medical Professions  90 831 65% 0% 0% Health Professions  9.5   Limited Unscreened
80 Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment  90 830 57% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
81 Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists  65 829 49% 0% 0%   5.8   Limited Unscreened
82 Discovery High School  86 828 39% 0% 0%   8.3 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
83 Bronx Health Sciences High School  86 828 83% 0% 0% Health Professions  10.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
84 Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School  92 828 32% 0% 0%   15.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
85 Richard R. Green High School of Teaching  134 826 53% 0% 0% Teaching  4.5   Ed. Opt.
86 Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA)  86 825 56% 0% 0%   8.0   Limited Unscreened
87 East Bronx Academy for the Future  65 824 44% 0% 0%   6.8   Limited Unscreened
88 Theater Arts Production Company School (TaPCO)  135 823 67% 0% 0% Performing Arts  7.4   Audition
89 Bronx Lab School  100 823 44% 0% 0%   9.7   Limited Unscreened
90 School for International Studies  58 823 56% 0% 0%   5.6 15   Screened
91 Belmont Preparatory High School  86 821 57% 0% 0%   8.0 Bronx  Screened
92 Manhattan Business Academy  90 817 63% 0% 7% Business  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
93 Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts  86 817 40% 0% 0% Communications  9.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
94 Orchard Collegiate Academy (Henry Street School)  68 816 26% 0% 0%   3.6   Limited Unscreened
95 Mott Hall Bronx High School  69 816 50% 0% 0%   6.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
96 George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School  214 816 47% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  4.8   Screened
97 Expeditionary Learning School for Community Leaders  68 816 71% 0% 12%   11.9   Limited Unscreened
98 The Global Learning Collaborative  90 813 55% 0% 0%   1.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
99 Bronx Aerospace High School  86 813 41% 0% 0% Engineering  9.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
100 Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice  84 812 62% 0% 19% Law & Government  5.2 Bronx  Ed. Opt.

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Academic

The top 50 high schools in New York City accommodate 25% all students.

Race

  • Top 20 White Dominant: List  /  Map
  • Top 20 Asian Dominant: List  /  Map
  • Top 20 Black Dominant: List  /  Map
  • Top 20 Hispanic Dominant: List  /  Map

Notes

  • SAT data (2014-2015) came from here.
  • General info on schools came from here.