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 Brooklyn Technical High School  1,400 1,290 96% 48% 80% Science & Math  5.2   Test
2 Midwood High School  884 1,064 80% 20% 30%   9.2   Unscreened
3 Stuyvesant High School  814 1,451 98% 77% 97% Science & Math  3.8   Test
4 Edward R. Murrow High School  793 979 71% 11% 11% Communications  10.1   Ed. Opt.
5 Bronx High School of Science  750 1,374 99% 57% 89% Science & Math  9.1   Test
6 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts  696 1,184 85% 39% 34% Performing Arts  0.9   Audition
7 Harry S Truman High School  572 801 42% 2% 0% Law & Government  10.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
8 Long Island City High School  562 853 48% 3% 2% Culinary Arts  2.2   Screened
9 Curtis High School  554 911 56% 5% 3% Computer Science  10.0 Staten Island  Unscreened
10 DeWitt Clinton High School  499 881 35% 2% 3% Science & Math  9.1 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
11 New Dorp High School  457 900 56% 5% 3% Teaching  15.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
12 Bayside High School  454 1,002 77% 8% 14% Visual Art & Design  10.2   Audition
13 Hillcrest High School  454 880 63% 4% 0% Health Professions  9.8   Ed. Opt.
14 John Adams High School  452 819 36% 3% 0% Environmental Science  9.2   Ed. Opt.
15 Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School  412 987 69% 10% 13% Visual Art & Design  9.8   Screened
16 Aviation Career & Technical Education High School  410 975 86% 6% 17% Engineering  2.8   Screened
17 The High School of Fashion Industries  396 875 72% 3% 2% Visual Art & Design  1.7   Audition
18 A. Philip Randolph Campus High School  382 912 57% 3% 3%   3.9   Ed. Opt.
19 Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School  376 774 39% 0% 0% Computer Science  7.9   Limited Unscreened
20 Benjamin N. Cardozo High School  373 1,068 77% 9% 12% Law & Government  11.4   Ed. Opt.
21 Forest Hills High School  371 1,002 72% 11% 12%   7.3   Ed. Opt.
22 High School for Health Professions and Human Services  369 897 79% 8% 9% Health Professions  2.3   Screened
23 Clara Barton High School  365 832 63% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.6   Ed. Opt.
24 John Bowne High School  357 889 53% 2% 5%   8.1   Ed. Opt.
25 Port Richmond High School  345 859 47% 3% 0% Science & Math  12.5 Staten Island  Screened
26 Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics  343 1,061 79% 13% 24% Science & Math  3.0 4   Screened
27 Flushing High School  313 851 44% 0% 5% Law & Government  7.8   Ed. Opt.
28 Abraham Lincoln High School  311 863 54% 2% 4% Animal Science  12.6   Ed. Opt.
29 John Dewey High School  308 930 64% 3% 8% Culinary Arts  12.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
30 Staten Island Technical High School  300 1,371 91% 64% 88% Engineering  15.5   Test
31 Art and Design High School  300 930 59% 10% 8% Architecture  0.6   Audition
32 Francis Lewis High School  298 1,045 75% 15% 19% Law & Government  9.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
33 Queens Vocational and Technical High School  296 903 57% 0% 6% Visual Art & Design  2.9   Audition
34 Beacon High School  292 1,169 85% 41% 32%   1.1   Screened
35 New Utrecht High School  290 910 56% 3% 8% Health Professions  10.6   Ed. Opt.
36 Sunset Park High School  270 778 58% 0% 0%   7.7   Limited Unscreened
37 Frederick Douglass Academy  266 915 67% 3% 0%   4.6   Screened
38 William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School  261 839 25% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  12.6   Ed. Opt.
39 Townsend Harris High School  259 1,320 100% 77% 82%   8.3   Screened
40 Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School  259 849 46% 0% 0% Engineering  10.0   Ed. Opt.
41 High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology  254 915 77% 6% 14%   9.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
42 William Cullen Bryant High School  254 890 52% 3% 5% Law & Government  3.4 Queens  Screened
43 W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School  254 659 27% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  7.5   Ed. Opt.
44 Grover Cleveland High School  253 874 37% 2% 2% Computer Science  5.0 Queens  Ed. Opt.
45 High School for Environmental Studies  250 923 73% 0% 6%   0.7   Ed. Opt.
46 Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School  239 915 50% 2% 8% Computer Science  9.9   Ed. Opt.
47 Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and the Sciences  237 887 78% 5% 6% Teaching  13.0   Ed. Opt.
48 Leadership and Public Service High School  230 786 46% 0% 0%   4.3   Ed. Opt.
49 Maspeth High School  229 947 13% 17%   5.2 24   Limited Unscreened
50 Susan E. Wagner High School  214 986 75% 13% 10% Business  14.6 Staten Island  Screened
51 George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School  214 816 47% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  4.8   Screened
52 Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts  214 796 51% 0% 0% Science & Math  4.7   Ed. Opt.
53 High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture  213 946 77% 8% 14% Engineering  8.7   Screened
54 Brooklyn High School of the Arts  213 880 60% 5% 5% Visual Art & Design  5.6 Brooklyn  Audition
55 Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences  209 1,097 90% 41% 60% Science & Math  13.1   Screened
56 Newtown High School  209 835 45% 2% 2% Business  5.5   Ed. Opt.
57 James Madison High School  208 942 66% 6% 10% Computer Science  10.8   Screened
58 ACORN Community High School  208 774 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.0 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
59 The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology  205 909 74% 0% 0% Computer Science  4.2   Ed. Opt.
60 PROGRESS High School for Professional Careers  205 757 40% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.2 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
61 Martin Van Buren High School  201 793 42% 0% 0% Health Professions  12.5 Queens  Screened
62 Benjamin Banneker Academy  200 963 80% 11% 14%   4.8 Brooklyn  Screened
63 Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers  200 833 37% 0% 0%   3.9   Ed. Opt.
64 Information Technology High School  195 863 55% 0% 5% Computer Science  1.9   Ed. Opt.
65 School for Legal Studies  195 783 31% 0% 0% Law & Government  4.2   Ed. Opt.
66 Medgar Evers College Preparatory School  194 1,025 76% 16% 23% Computer Science  6.9   Screened
67 Boys and Girls High School  192 791 26% 0% 0% Engineering  6.4   Screened
68 Cobble Hill School of American Studies  183 836 40% 0% 0%   5.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
69 Richmond Hill High School  178 819 36% 2% 0%   8.8 Queens  Ed. Opt.
70 Automotive High School  175 748 26% 0% 0% Engineering  3.2   Ed. Opt.
71 Scholars' Academy  174 1,148 91% 43% 0%   14.7   Screened Y
72 August Martin High School  170 738 24% 0% 0% Engineering  11.9   Unscreened
73 Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School  167 1,079 96% 16% 10% Film/Video  2.7   Audition
74 High School of Economics and Finance  167 911 80% 5% 0% Business  4.3   Ed. Opt.
75 Fort Hamilton High School  166 969 57% 7% 11%   10.1 Brooklyn  Screened
76 Tottenville High School  165 970 69% 16% 6% JROTC  20.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
77 High School for Arts and Business  162 818 71% 6% 5% Visual Art & Design  6.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
78 Millennium High School  160 1,137 90% 26% 40%   4.6   Screened
79 Academy of American Studies  160 977 83% 19% 16%   2.2 Queens  Ed. Opt.
80 Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts  152 782 34% 0% 0% Performing Arts  2.8   Audition
81 High School for Law and Public Service  151 795 54% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.8 6   Ed. Opt.
82 Brooklyn Latin School, The  150 1,213 92% 40% 72%   4.1   Test
83 Robert F. Kennedy Community High School  148 886 76% 0% 6%   9.0   Ed. Opt.
84 High School for Health Careers and Sciences  146 759 42% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.8 6   Ed. Opt.
85 Bard High School Early College  143 1,275 96% 42% 64%   3.2   Screened
86 Millennium Brooklyn HS  142 1,104 24% 17%   6.6 Brooklyn  Screened
87 Williamsburg Preparatory School  138 883 77% 5% 0%   3.6   Limited Unscreened
88 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School  138 840 46% 4% 0%   0.7   Ed. Opt.
89 Bard High School Early College Queens  136 1,229 92% 57% 67%   2.5   Screened
90 High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety  136 841 47% 0% 0% Law & Government  11.4 Queens  Screened
91 Humanities & Arts Magnet High School  136 793 49% 0% 0% Performing Arts  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
92 It Takes a Village Academy  136 738 79% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.6   Limited Unscreened
93 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School  135 899 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7   Limited Unscreened
94 Theater Arts Production Company School (TaPCO)  135 823 67% 0% 0% Performing Arts  7.4   Audition
95 Richard R. Green High School of Teaching  134 826 53% 0% 0% Teaching  4.5   Ed. Opt.
96 New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m)  133 1,258 82% 31% 45% Science & Math  3.1   Screened
97 Brooklyn College Academy  133 997 89% 12% 19%   8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
98 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
99 Bronx Design and Construction Academy  130 0 0% 0% Engineering  4.7 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
100 Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141) (RKA)  128 981 67% 0% 6%   9.1   Screened Y
101 Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School  127 798 48% 0% 0% Science & Math  12.8   Ed. Opt.
102 Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology  126 796 52% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.0   Screened
103 Pace High School  125 865 76% 5% 0%   3.5   Limited Unscreened
104 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design  125 839 56% 0% 0% Architecture  3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
105 High School for Media and Communications  125 759 43% 0% 0% Communications  6.8 6   Ed. Opt.
106 Brooklyn Lab School  125 759 38% 0% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
107 Brooklyn Community High School of Communication, Arts and Media (BCAM)  125 744 47% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  5.1   Ed. Opt.
108 Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School  121 763 32% 0% 0% Engineering  4.7   Ed. Opt.
109 Civic Leadership Academy  120 859 67% 0% 0%   5.6   Limited Unscreened
110 Herbert H. Lehman High School  120 845 36% 3% 0% Computer Science  8.8   Ed. Opt.
111 High School of Computers and Technology  120 795 55% 0% 0% Computer Science  9.7   Limited Unscreened
112 Health Opportunities High School  120 760 40% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.2   Ed. Opt.
113 Wings Academy  120 751 45% 0% 0%   7.4 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
114 Bronx Leadership Academy High School  120 747 46% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.6 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
115 Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology  119 861 68% 0% 0% Communications  9.4   Limited Unscreened
116 High School of Arts and Technology  117 849 40% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  0.9   Ed. Opt.
117 High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice  117 832 53% 0% 0% Law & Government  0.9   Ed. Opt.
118 Academy for Careers in Television and Film (ACTV)  114 902 72% 7% 6% Film/Video  1.7   Limited Unscreened
119 Manhattan Bridges High School  113 769 68% 0% 0% Computer Science  0.9   Screened: Language & Academics
120 The High School For Language And Diplomacy  112 879 46% 0% 8%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
121 High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE)  110 1,293 90% 42% 85% Engineering  4.0   Test
122 Talent Unlimited High School  110 983 82% 12% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
123 Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy, The  110 797 23% 0% 0%   6.2 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
124 Veritas Academy  110 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
125 In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368)  109 845 71% 0% 0% Computer Science  8.5 10   Screened
126 Juan Morel Campos Secondary School  109 722 46% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  4.4 14   Audition Y
127 High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow  108 922 81% 6% 6% Law & Government  7.5 Brooklyn  Screened
128 The Marie Curie School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions  108 843 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  8.6 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
129 Westchester Square Academy  108 0 0% 0%   8.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
130 School for Tourism and Hospitality  108 0 0% 0% Hospitality, Travel and Tourism  5.5 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
131 Professional Performing Arts High School (PPAS)  107 1,016 60% 16% 14% Performing Arts  0.7   Audition
132 The Michael J. Petrides School  106 956 70% 0% 0%   12.8   Ed. Opt.
133 Gramercy Arts High School  106 905 43% 5% 0% Visual Art & Design  2.1   Audition
134 Bronx High School of Business  106 725 37% 0% 0% Business  6.1   Limited Unscreened
135 World View High School  106 0 0% 0% Science & Math  9.1 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
136 Academy of Finance and Enterprise  105 945 74% 6% 13% Business  2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
137 Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School  105 857 76% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2 Manhattan  Screened
138 University Neighborhood High School  105 792 66% 0% 0% Science & Math  3.7   Ed. Opt.
139 Performing Arts and Technology High School  105 768 32% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.0 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
140 EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick  105 763 38% 0% 0%   5.4 32   Ed. Opt.
141 Queens High School for the Sciences at York College  104 1,322 94% 58% 92% Science & Math  10.3   Test
142 Eleanor Roosevelt High School  104 1,258 95% 51% 58%   1.2 2   Screened
143 Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The  104 851 72% 0% 0% Performing Arts  8.3   Audition
144 John Jay School for Law (Secondary School for Law)  104 844 62% 0% 0% Law & Government  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
145 Secondary School for Journalism  104 843 41% 0% 0% Communications  6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
146 Park Slope Collegiate  104 782 47% 0% 0%   6.6 15   Ed. Opt.
147 New Design High School  104 777 59% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  3.4   Ed. Opt.
148 NYC Museum School  103 1,090 83% 19% 33%   2.1   Screened
149 CSI High School for International Studies  103 945 91% 17% 12%   15.9   Limited Unscreened
150 Business Of Sports School (BOSS)  103 781 51% 0% 0% Business  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
151 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology  101 923 68% 5% 10%   2.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
152 Marta Valle High School  100 851 30% 0% 0%   3.1 1   Ed. Opt.
153 Bronx Lab School  100 823 44% 0% 0%   9.7   Limited Unscreened
154 Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports  100 807 56% 0% 0% Business  4.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
155 Hudson High School of Learning Technologies  100 785 72% 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
156 The Maxine Greene High School for Imaginative Inquiry  100 764 47% 0% 0%   0.9   Limited Unscreened
157 Coalition School for Social Change  100 712 22% 0% 0%   3.2 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
158 NYC iSchool  98 1,033 81% 15% 20%   3.2   Screened
159 Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies  98 796 41% 0% 0%   5.7 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
160 University Heights Secondary School  97 866 76% 5% 7%   5.0   Screened
161 Brooklyn Preparatory High School  97 797 47% 0% 0%   3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
162 Teachers Preparatory High School  97 793 43% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  7.6 Brooklyn  Ed. Opt.
163 Green School: An Academy for Environmental Careers  97 782 35% 0% 0%   4.1   Limited Unscreened
164 NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies  96 1,145 81% 20% 19%   2.1 2   Screened
165 Central Park East High School  96 951 90% 11% 18%   2.4   Screened
166 Collegiate Institute for Math and Science (CIMS)  96 949 73% 9% 16% Science & Math  8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
167 Bushwick School for Social Justice  96 722 45% 0% 0%   5.8 32   Limited Unscreened
168 Pelham Preparatory Academy  94 853 79% 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
169 Bronxdale High School  94 850 0% 0%   8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
170 Astor Collegiate Academy  94 839 44% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
171 Academy of Urban Planning  94 766 31% 0% 0%   5.8 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
172 Baruch College Campus High School  93 1,118 91% 18% 22%   1.7 2   Screened
173 Greenpoint Art and Technical High School (Frances Perkins Academy)  93 812 41% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2   Limited Unscreened
174 International High School at LaGuardia Community College  93 792 78% 0% 0%   2.7   Screened: Language
175 Monroe Academy for Visual Arts & Design  93 715 28% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  6.9 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
176 Manhattan Early College School for Advertising  93 0 0% 0% Communications  3.9 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
177 Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School  92 1,035 90% 21% 29% Health Professions  9.4   Screened
178 Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences  92 947 64% 0% 0% Science & Math  9.9 Queens  Ed. Opt.
179 High School of Applied Communication  92 872 51% 0% 8%   2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
180 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
181 Channel View School for Research  92 857 72% 0% 0%   14.6 27   Limited Unscreened
182 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
183 Vanguard High School  92 840 60% 0% 0%   0.8   Ed. Opt.
184 Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School  92 828 32% 0% 0%   15.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
185 Hillside Arts & Letters Academy  92 808 64% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
186 High School for Community Leadership  92 807 55% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
187 Rockaway Collegiate High School  92 802 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
188 Excelsior Preparatory High School  92 791 54% 0% 0%   13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
189 Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability  92 738 28% 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
190 Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology  92 734 40% 0% 0% Computer Science  15.8   Limited Unscreened
191 Pan American International High School  92 660 26% 0% 0%   5.6   Screened: Language
192 Queens High School for Language Studies  92 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Screened: Language
193 Business Technology Early College High School (BTECH)  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
194 Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School  92 0 8% 0%   7.4   Limited Unscreened
195 Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights  92 0 0% 0% Health Professions  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
196 Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
197 Energy Tech High School  92 0 0% 12% Engineering  2.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
198 High School of American Studies at Lehman College  90 1,341 100% 57% 74%   8.7   Test
199 Manhattan / Hunter Science High School  90 1,112 92% 27% 45% Science & Math  0.9   Screened
200 School of the Future High School  90 1,067 72% 9% 7%   1.9 2   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.