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 Susan E. Wagner High School  214 986 75% 13% 10% Business  14.6 Staten Island  Screened
2 Tottenville High School  165 970 69% 16% 6% JROTC  20.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
3 Curtis High School  554 911 56% 5% 3% Computer Science  10.0 Staten Island  Unscreened
4 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School  87 900 76% 9% 0%   15.9 Staten Island  Limited Unscreened
5 New Dorp High School  457 900 56% 5% 3% Teaching  15.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
6 Port Richmond High School  345 859 47% 3% 0% Science & Math  12.5 Staten Island  Screened
7 Baccalaureate School for Global Education  76 1,253 98% 50% 0%   2.6 Queens  Screened
8 Francis Lewis High School  298 1,045 75% 15% 19% Law & Government  9.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
9 Academy of American Studies  160 977 83% 19% 16%   2.2 Queens  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 Academy of Finance and Enterprise  105 945 74% 6% 13% Business  2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
13 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology  101 923 68% 5% 10%   2.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
14 William Cullen Bryant High School  254 890 52% 3% 5% Law & Government  3.4 Queens  Screened
15 Grover Cleveland High School  253 874 37% 2% 2% Computer Science  5.0 Queens  Ed. Opt.
16 High School of Applied Communication  92 872 51% 0% 8%   2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
17 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
18 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
19 Cambria Heights Academy  69 842 51% 0% 0%   11.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
20 High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety  136 841 47% 0% 0% Law & Government  11.4 Queens  Screened
21 Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School  92 828 32% 0% 0%   15.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
22 Richmond Hill High School  178 819 36% 2% 0%   8.8 Queens  Ed. Opt.
23 High School for Arts and Business  162 818 71% 6% 5% Visual Art & Design  6.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
24 Hillside Arts & Letters Academy  92 808 64% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
25 High School for Community Leadership  92 807 55% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
26 Rockaway Collegiate High School  92 802 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
27 Martin Van Buren High School  201 793 42% 0% 0% Health Professions  12.5 Queens  Screened
28 Humanities & Arts Magnet High School  136 793 49% 0% 0% Performing Arts  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
29 Excelsior Preparatory High School  92 791 54% 0% 0%   13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
30 Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability  92 738 28% 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
31 International High School for Health Sciences  69 0 0% 0% Health Professions  5.5 Queens  Screened: Language
32 Veritas Academy  110 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
33 Queens High School for Language Studies  92 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Screened: Language
34 Business Technology Early College High School (BTECH)  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
35 Epic High School - South  69 0 0% 0%   10.4 Queens  Limited Unscreened
36 Epic High School - North  69 0 0% 0%   9.1 Queens  Limited Unscreened
37 Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights  92 0 0% 0% Health Professions  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
38 Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
39 Energy Tech High School  92 0 0% 12% Engineering  2.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
40 The High School For Language And Diplomacy  112 879 46% 0% 8%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
41 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
42 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
43 Park East High School  77 862 68% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Screened
44 Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School  105 857 76% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2 Manhattan  Screened
45 Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The  90 838 60% 0% 0% Business  4.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
46 Manhattan Business Academy  90 817 63% 0% 7% Business  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
47 The Global Learning Collaborative  90 813 55% 0% 0%   1.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
48 Hudson High School of Learning Technologies  100 785 72% 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
49 Business Of Sports School (BOSS)  103 781 51% 0% 0% Business  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
50 Landmark High School  83 772 50% 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
51 Heritage School, The  67 765 38% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
52 The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers  90 764 40% 0% 0% Environmental Science  1.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
53 Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics  90 738 50% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.4 Manhattan  Screened: Language & Academics
54 Coalition School for Social Change  100 712 22% 0% 0%   3.2 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
55 The Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management  90 0 0% 0% Law & Government  3.9 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
56 Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School  90 0 0% 0% Architecture  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
57 Manhattan Early College School for Advertising  93 0 0% 0% Communications  3.9 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
58 Urban Assembly Maker Academy  90 0 0% 7% Computer Science  3.9 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
59 Murray Hill Academy  75 0 0% 0%   1.3 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
60 Union Square Academy for Health Sciences  90 0 0% 0% Health Professions  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
61 Harvest Collegiate High School  90 0 8% 0%   2.2 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
62 Academy for Software Engineering (AFSE)  90 0 0% 0% Computer Science  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
63 Humanities Preparatory Academy  29 0 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Screened
64 The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce  68 0 0% 0% Business  3.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
65 Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies  68 0 0% 0% Computer Science  7.4 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
66 Millennium Brooklyn HS  142 1,104 24% 17%   6.6 Brooklyn  Screened
67 Brooklyn College Academy  133 997 89% 12% 19%   8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
68 Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus (STAR)  83 987 80% 16% 0% Science & Math  8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
69 Fort Hamilton High School  166 969 57% 7% 11%   10.1 Brooklyn  Screened
70 Benjamin Banneker Academy  200 963 80% 11% 14%   4.8 Brooklyn  Screened
71 John Dewey High School  308 930 64% 3% 8% Culinary Arts  12.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
72 High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow  108 922 81% 6% 6% Law & Government  7.5 Brooklyn  Screened
73 High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology  254 915 77% 6% 14%   9.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
74 All City Leadership Secondary School  52 913 58% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
75 Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)  90 888 0% 0% Computer Science  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
76 Brooklyn High School of the Arts  213 880 60% 5% 5% Visual Art & Design  5.6 Brooklyn  Audition
77 Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies  90 866 48% 0% 0% Environmental Science  12.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
78 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design  125 839 56% 0% 0% Architecture  3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
79 Cobble Hill School of American Studies  183 836 40% 0% 0%   5.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
80 Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment  90 830 57% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
81 Academy for Health Careers  90 811 48% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
82 Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School  90 807 37% 0% 0%   7.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
83 Brooklyn Preparatory High School  97 797 47% 0% 0%   3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
84 Teachers Preparatory High School  97 793 43% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  7.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
85 Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School  68 789 43% 0% 0%   7.1 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
86 Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences  90 777 43% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  8.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
87 Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre  90 775 39% 0% 0% Performing Arts  6.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
88 ACORN Community High School  208 774 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.0 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
89 Performing Arts and Technology High School  105 768 32% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.0 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
90 Academy of Urban Planning  94 766 31% 0% 0%   5.8 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
91 High School for Civil Rights  90 764 21% 0% 0% Law & Government  8.0 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
92 High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus  90 759 58% 0% 0%   8.0 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
93 PROGRESS High School for Professional Careers  205 757 40% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
94 Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art  90 744 52% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  4.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
95 High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus  90 742 49% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  8.0 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
96 High School of Sports Management  90 741 61% 0% 0%   11.9 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
97 El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice  46 724 38% 0% 0%   4.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
98 Khalil Gibran International Academy  68 0 0% 0%   5.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
99 Frederick Douglass Academy IV Secondary School  68 0 38% 0% 0%   5.5 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
100 Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts (BILA)  90 0 0% 0%   7.5 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened

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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.