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

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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.