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 Baccalaureate School for Global Education  76 1,253 98% 50% 0%   2.6 Queens  Screened
4 Scholars' Academy  174 1,148 91% 43% 0%   14.7   Screened Y
5 Columbia Secondary School  80 1,144 83% 29% 0% Science & Math  3.3   Screened
6 Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE)  45 1,051 67% 0% 0%   2.3   Screened Y
7 Queens School of Inquiry, The  76 1,009 90% 11% 0%   9.1   Screened
8 Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus (STAR)  83 987 80% 16% 0% Science & Math  8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
9 Talent Unlimited High School  110 983 82% 12% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
10 Frank McCourt High School  90 980 84% 0% 0%   1.5   Screened
11 City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology  90 980 56% 0% 0% Engineering  4.8   Limited Unscreened
12 East-West School of International Studies  69 978 80% 0% 0%   8.1   Ed. Opt.
13 York Early College Academy  69 977 91% 10% 0%   10.9   Screened Y
14 World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School  69 975 82% 11% 0% Communications  9.7   Limited Unscreened Y
15 Bedford Academy High School  67 969 82% 8% 0% Computer Science  5.6 13   Screened
16 The Michael J. Petrides School  106 956 70% 0% 0%   12.8   Ed. Opt.
17 Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences  92 947 64% 0% 0% Science & Math  9.9 Queens  Ed. Opt.
18 Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria (TYWLS)  69 947 90% 0% 0%   2.7 Queens  Screened
19 Kingsborough Early College School  75 936 81% 13% 0%   11.9   Screened
20 Frederick Douglass Academy  266 915 67% 3% 0%   4.6   Screened
21 East New York Family Academy  63 915 55% 0% 0%   8.5   Screened
22 Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science  65 914 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.8   Screened
23 All City Leadership Secondary School  52 913 58% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
24 High School of Economics and Finance  167 911 80% 5% 0% Business  4.3   Ed. Opt.
25 The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology  205 909 74% 0% 0% Computer Science  4.2   Ed. Opt.
26 Gramercy Arts High School  106 905 43% 5% 0% Visual Art & Design  2.1   Audition
27 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School  87 900 76% 9% 0%   15.9 Staten Island  Limited Unscreened
28 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School  135 899 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7   Limited Unscreened
29 Queens Collegiate: A College Board School  69 894 68% 0% 0%   9.9   Limited Unscreened
30 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School  63 892 62% 0% 0% Performing Arts  11.1 21   Ed. Opt.
31 The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice  90 889 79% 7% 0% Law & Government  4.9   Limited Unscreened
32 Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)  90 888 0% 0% Computer Science  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
33 High School of Hospitality Management  90 884 56% 0% 0% Hospitality, Travel and Tourism  0.9   Limited Unscreened
34 Williamsburg Preparatory School  138 883 77% 5% 0%   3.6   Limited Unscreened
35 Hillcrest High School  454 880 63% 4% 0% Health Professions  9.8   Ed. Opt.
36 The Cinema School  65 879 57% 9% 0% Film/Video  6.9   Screened
37 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
38 Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts  50 876 74% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
39 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
40 The Metropolitan Soundview High School  86 872 0% 0%   6.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
41 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
42 Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies  90 866 48% 0% 0% Environmental Science  12.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
43 Pace High School  125 865 76% 5% 0%   3.5   Limited Unscreened
44 Newcomers High School  69 864 48% 0% 0%   2.2   Screened: Language
45 Food and Finance High School  90 863 59% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  0.9   Limited Unscreened
46 Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The  65 863 56% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.4   Limited Unscreened Y
47 Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The  90 862 53% 0% 0% Architecture  0.9   Limited Unscreened
48 Park East High School  77 862 68% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Screened
49 Mott Hall High School  90 861 46% 0% 0% Science & Math  3.9   Limited Unscreened
50 Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology  119 861 68% 0% 0% Communications  9.4   Limited Unscreened
51 Civic Leadership Academy  120 859 67% 0% 0%   5.6   Limited Unscreened
52 Port Richmond High School  345 859 47% 3% 0% Science & Math  12.5 Staten Island  Screened
53 Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School  105 857 76% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2 Manhattan  Screened
54 Channel View School for Research  92 857 72% 0% 0%   14.6 27   Limited Unscreened
55 Pelham Preparatory Academy  94 853 79% 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
56 Marta Valle High School  100 851 30% 0% 0%   3.1 1   Ed. Opt.
57 Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The  104 851 72% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.3   Audition
58 Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School  65 850 44% 0% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
59 Bronxdale High School  94 850 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
60 High School of Arts and Technology  117 849 40% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  0.9   Ed. Opt.
61 Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School  259 849 46% 0% 0% Engineering  10.0   Ed. Opt.
62 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications  77 848 33% 0% 0% Science & Math  7.1   Limited Unscreened
63 Lower Manhattan Arts Academy  73 846 65% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  3.4   Limited Unscreened
64 Academy of Medical Technology: A College Board School  75 846 52% 0% 0% Health Professions  15.8   Limited Unscreened
65 Herbert H. Lehman High School  120 845 36% 3% 0% Computer Science  8.8   Ed. Opt.
66 In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368)  109 845 71% 0% 0% Computer Science  8.5 10   Screened
67 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
68 John Jay School for Law (Secondary School for Law)  104 844 62% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
69 The Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions  108 843 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  8.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
70 Secondary School for Journalism  104 843 41% 0% 0% Communications  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
71 Cambria Heights Academy  69 842 51% 0% 0%   11.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
72 Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice  68 841 79% 8% 0%   9.0   Limited Unscreened
73 High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety  136 841 47% 0% 0% Law & Government  11.4 Queens  Screened
74 Vanguard High School  92 840 60% 0% 0%   0.8   Ed. Opt.
75 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School  138 840 46% 4% 0%   0.7   Ed. Opt.
76 Astor Collegiate Academy  94 839 44% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
77 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design  125 839 56% 0% 0% Architecture  3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
78 William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School  261 839 25% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  12.6   Ed. Opt.
79 Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The  90 838 60% 0% 0% Business  4.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
80 Bronx High School for the Visual Arts  86 836 38% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  8.3 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
81 Cobble Hill School of American Studies  183 836 40% 0% 0%   5.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
82 Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers  200 833 37% 0% 0%   3.9   Ed. Opt.
83 South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School  73 833 65% 0% 0%   4.4   Limited Unscreened
84 High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice  117 832 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  0.9   Ed. Opt.
85 Clara Barton High School  365 832 63% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.6   Ed. Opt.
86 Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School  69 832 63% 0% 0%   12.3   For Continuing 8th Graders
87 High School for Medical Professions  90 831 65% 0% 0% Health Professions  9.5   Limited Unscreened
88 Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment  90 830 57% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
89 Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists  65 829 49% 0% 0%   5.8   Limited Unscreened
90 Discovery High School  86 828 39% 0% 0%   8.3 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
91 Bronx Health Sciences High School  86 828 83% 0% 0% Health Professions  10.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
92 Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School  92 828 32% 0% 0%   15.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
93 Richard R. Green High School of Teaching  134 826 53% 0% 0% Teaching  4.5   Ed. Opt.
94 Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA)  86 825 56% 0% 0%   8.0   Limited Unscreened
95 East Bronx Academy for the Future  65 824 44% 0% 0%   6.8   Limited Unscreened
96 Theater Arts Production Company School (TaPCO)  135 823 67% 0% 0% Performing Arts  7.4   Audition
97 Bronx Lab School  100 823 44% 0% 0%   9.7   Limited Unscreened
98 School for International Studies  58 823 56% 0% 0%   5.6 15   Screened
99 Belmont Preparatory High School  86 821 57% 0% 0%   8.0 Bronx  Screened
100 Richmond Hill High School  178 819 36% 2% 0%   8.8 Queens  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.