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 A. Philip Randolph Campus High School  382 912 57% 3% 3%   3.9   Ed. Opt.
2 Abraham Lincoln High School  311 863 54% 2% 4% Animal Science  12.6   Ed. Opt.
3 Academy for Careers in Television and Film (ACTV)  114 902 72% 7% 6% Film/Video  1.7   Limited Unscreened
4 Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: A College Board School  68 783 52% 0% 0%   8.0   Limited Unscreened
5 Academy for Conservation and the Environment  68 778 37% 0% 0% Environmental Science  9.5   Limited Unscreened
6 Academy for Environmental Leadership  90 731 39% 0% 0% Environmental Science  5.8   Limited Unscreened
7 Academy for Health Careers  90 811 48% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
8 Academy for Language and Technology  74 705 61% 0% 0% Communications  6.6   Screened: Language
9 Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship: A College Board School  65 800 38% 0% 0% Business  10.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
10 Academy for Social Action  68 706 32% 0% 0%   3.7   Limited Unscreened
11 Academy for Software Engineering (AFSE)  90 0 0% 0% Computer Science  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
12 Academy for Young Writers  77 795 47% 0% 0%   9.1   Limited Unscreened
13 Academy of American Studies  160 977 83% 19% 16%   2.2 Queens  Ed. Opt.
14 Academy of Finance and Enterprise  105 945 74% 6% 13% Business  2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
15 Academy of Hospitality and Tourism  90 759 38% 0% 0% Hospitality, Travel and Tourism  8.0   Ed. Opt.
16 Academy of Innovative Technology  90 771 49% 0% 0% Computer Science  7.4   Limited Unscreened
17 Academy of Medical Technology: A College Board School  75 846 52% 0% 0% Health Professions  15.8   Limited Unscreened
18 Academy of Urban Planning  94 766 31% 0% 0%   5.8 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
19 ACORN Community High School  208 774 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.0 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
20 Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School  121 763 32% 0% 0% Engineering  4.7   Ed. Opt.
21 All City Leadership Secondary School  52 913 58% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
22 Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School  65 850 44% 0% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
23 Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications  77 848 33% 0% 0% Science & Math  7.1   Limited Unscreened
24 Art and Design High School  300 930 59% 10% 8% Architecture  0.6   Audition
25 Arts & Media Preparatory Academy  80 753 29% 0% 0%   7.7   Limited Unscreened
26 Astor Collegiate Academy  94 839 44% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
27 August Martin High School  170 738 24% 0% 0% Engineering  11.9   Unscreened
28 Automotive High School  175 748 26% 0% 0% Engineering  3.2   Ed. Opt.
29 Aviation Career & Technical Education High School  410 975 86% 6% 17% Engineering  2.8   Screened
30 “47” The American Sign Language and English Secondary School  58 0 40% 0% 0%   1.9   Screened
31 Baccalaureate School for Global Education  76 1,253 98% 50% 0%   2.6 Queens  Screened
32 Banana Kelly High School  86 769 25% 0% 0%   5.5 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
33 Bard High School Early College  143 1,275 96% 42% 64%   3.2   Screened
34 Bard High School Early College Queens  136 1,229 92% 57% 67%   2.5   Screened
35 Baruch College Campus High School  93 1,118 91% 18% 22%   1.7 2   Screened
36 Bayside High School  454 1,002 77% 8% 14% Visual Art & Design  10.2   Audition
37 Beacon High School  292 1,169 85% 41% 32%   1.1   Screened
38 Bedford Academy High School  67 969 82% 8% 0% Computer Science  5.6 13   Screened
39 Belmont Preparatory High School  86 821 57% 0% 0%   8.0 Bronx  Screened
40 Benjamin Banneker Academy  200 963 80% 11% 14%   4.8 Brooklyn  Screened
41 Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
42 Benjamin N. Cardozo High School  373 1,068 77% 9% 12% Law & Government  11.4   Ed. Opt.
43 Boys and Girls High School  192 791 26% 0% 0% Engineering  6.4   Screened
44 Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)  86 0 0% 6% Computer Science  7.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
45 Bronx Academy of Health Careers  86 766 53% 0% 0% Health Professions  9.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
46 Bronx Aerospace High School  86 813 41% 0% 0% Engineering  9.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
47 Bronx Bridges High School  65 0 46% 0% 0%   7.4 Bronx  Screened: Language
48 Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School  65 749 29% 0% 0%   5.8   Limited Unscreened
49 Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics  86 981 73% 6% 10% Science & Math  6.1 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
50 Bronx Collaborative High School  86 0 0% 0%   9.1 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
51 Bronx Collegiate Academy  76 796 37% 0% 0%   6.1   Limited Unscreened
52 Bronx Compass High School  86 0 0% 0%   7.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
53 Bronx Design and Construction Academy  130 0 0% 0% Engineering  4.7 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
54 Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning  65 837 73% 0% 9%   5.3   Screened
55 Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy  86 800 35% 0% 0% Engineering  8.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
56 Bronx Envision Academy  86 749 0% 0%   6.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
57 Bronx Guild  65 758 34% 0% 0%   7.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
58 Bronx Health Sciences High School  86 828 83% 0% 0% Health Professions  10.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
59 Bronx High School for Law and Community Service  86 803 55% 0% 0% Law & Government  8.0 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
60 Bronx High School for Medical Science  65 852 74% 0% 9% Health Professions  6.1   Screened
61 Bronx High School for the Visual Arts  86 836 38% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  8.3 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
62 Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts  86 817 40% 0% 0% Communications  9.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
63 Bronx High School of Business  106 725 37% 0% 0% Business  6.1   Limited Unscreened
64 Bronx High School of Science  750 1,374 99% 57% 89% Science & Math  9.1   Test
65 Bronx International High School  86 685 47% 0% 0%   5.7   Screened: Language
66 Bronx Lab School  100 823 44% 0% 0%   9.7   Limited Unscreened
67 Bronx Latin  65 775 73% 0% 0%   5.8   Limited Unscreened
68 Bronx Leadership Academy High School  120 747 46% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.6 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
69 Bronx Leadership Academy II High School  86 739 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  4.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
70 Bronx River High School  86 0 0% 0%   8.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
71 Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice  84 812 62% 0% 19% Law & Government  5.2 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
72 Bronx School of Law and Finance  86 778 39% 0% 0% Law & Government  8.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
73 Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists  65 829 49% 0% 0%   5.8   Limited Unscreened
74 Bronx Theatre High School  87 766 52% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
75 Bronxdale High School  94 850 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
76 Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment  90 830 57% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
77 Brooklyn College Academy  133 997 89% 12% 19%   8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
78 Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School  68 789 43% 0% 0%   7.1 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
79 Brooklyn Community High School of Communication, Arts and Media (BCAM)  125 744 47% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  5.1   Ed. Opt.
80 Brooklyn Frontiers High School  35 0 0% 0%   5.2   Limited Unscreened
81 Brooklyn Generation School  68 798 37% 0% 0%   9.5   Limited Unscreened
82 Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology  126 796 52% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.0   Screened
83 Brooklyn High School of the Arts  213 880 60% 5% 5% Visual Art & Design  5.6 Brooklyn  Audition
84 Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts (BILA)  90 0 0% 0%   7.5 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
85 Brooklyn International High School  68 766 71% 0% 0%   4.7   Screened: Language
86 Brooklyn Lab School  125 759 38% 0% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
87 Brooklyn Latin School, The  150 1,213 92% 40% 72%   4.1   Test
88 Brooklyn Preparatory High School  97 797 47% 0% 0%   3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
89 Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre  90 775 39% 0% 0% Performing Arts  6.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
90 Brooklyn Secondary School for Collaborative Studies  75 812 66% 0% 0%   6.1   Limited Unscreened
91 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School  63 892 62% 0% 0% Performing Arts  11.1 21   Ed. Opt.
92 Brooklyn Technical High School  1,400 1,290 96% 48% 80% Science & Math  5.2   Test
93 Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School  90 772 50% 0% 0% Performing Arts  9.5   Limited Unscreened
94 Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence  83 761 46% 0% 0%   5.4   Limited Unscreened
95 Bushwick School for Social Justice  96 722 45% 0% 0%   5.8 32   Limited Unscreened
96 Business Of Sports School (BOSS)  103 781 51% 0% 0% Business  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
97 Business Technology Early College High School (BTECH)  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
98 Cambria Heights Academy  69 842 51% 0% 0%   11.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
99 Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The  104 851 72% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.3   Audition
100 Central Park East High School  96 951 90% 11% 18%   2.4   Screened

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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.