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 Young WomenÂ’s Leadership School (TYWLS)  68 943 94% 0% 10%   2.4 4   Screened
2 Young Women's Leadership School, Queens (TYWLS)  69 835 69% 15% 12%   9.8   Screened
3 Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria (TYWLS)  69 947 90% 0% 0%   2.7 Queens  Screened
4 Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx (TYWLS)  65 0 0% 9% Science & Math  6.7   Screened
5 Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn (TYWLS)  68 0 0% 0% Science & Math  4.6   Screened
6 York Early College Academy  69 977 91% 10% 0%   10.9   Screened Y
7 World View High School  106 0 0% 0% Science & Math  9.1 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
8 World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School  69 975 82% 11% 0% Communications  9.7   Limited Unscreened Y
9 World Academy for Total Community Health High School (WATCH)  90 769 35% 0% 0% Science & Math  8.0   Limited Unscreened
10 Women's Academy of Excellence  86 776 49% 0% 0% Science & Math  7.1   Limited Unscreened
11 Wings Academy  120 751 45% 0% 0%   7.4 Bronx  Ed. Opt.
12 Williamsburg Preparatory School  138 883 77% 5% 0%   3.6   Limited Unscreened
13 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design  125 839 56% 0% 0% Architecture  3.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
14 William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School  261 839 25% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  12.6   Ed. Opt.
15 William Cullen Bryant High School  254 890 52% 3% 5% Law & Government  3.4 Queens  Screened
16 Westchester Square Academy  108 0 0% 0%   8.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
17 West Bronx Academy for the Future  65 787 49% 0% 0%   8.0   Limited Unscreened
18 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS)  68 866 58% 0% 7%   6.3 6   Limited Unscreened Y
19 Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts  152 782 34% 0% 0% Performing Arts  2.8   Audition
20 W.E.B. DuBois Academic High School  0 758 0% 0%   6.7   Limited Unscreened
21 W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School  254 659 27% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  7.5   Ed. Opt.
22 Victory Collegiate High School  68 794 49% 0% 0%   9.5   Limited Unscreened
23 Veritas Academy  110 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
24 Vanguard High School  92 840 60% 0% 0%   0.8   Ed. Opt.
25 Validus Preparatory Academy: An Expeditionary Learning School  65 757 42% 0% 0% Health Professions  6.4 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
26 Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The  90 862 53% 0% 0% Architecture  0.9   Limited Unscreened
27 Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The  90 838 60% 0% 0% Business  4.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
28 Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation  65 790 49% 0% 0% Science & Math  7.2   Limited Unscreened
29 Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts  90 778 61% 0% 0% Performing Arts  3.7   Limited Unscreened
30 Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The  90 811 45% 0% 0% Communications  0.9   Limited Unscreened
31 Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice  68 841 79% 8% 0%   9.0   Limited Unscreened
32 Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports  100 807 56% 0% 0% Business  4.8 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
33 Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The  65 863 56% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.4   Limited Unscreened Y
34 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School  135 899 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7   Limited Unscreened
35 Urban Assembly Maker Academy  90 0 0% 7% Computer Science  3.9 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
36 Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women  68 812 89% 0% 0% Science & Math  4.9   Limited Unscreened
37 Urban Assembly High School of Music and Art  90 744 52% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  4.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
38 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
39 Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law, The  68 784 78% 0% 0% Law & Government  3.4   Limited Unscreened
40 Urban Action Academy  90 758 39% 0% 0% Law & Government  9.5   Limited Unscreened
41 University Neighborhood High School  105 792 66% 0% 0% Science & Math  3.7   Ed. Opt.
42 University Heights Secondary School  97 866 76% 5% 7%   5.0   Screened
43 Unity Center for Urban Technologies  50 760 33% 0% 0%   1.3   Ed. Opt.
44 Union Square Academy for Health Sciences  90 0 0% 0% Health Professions  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
45 Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School  376 774 39% 0% 0% Computer Science  7.9   Limited Unscreened
46 Townsend Harris High School  259 1,320 100% 77% 82%   8.3   Screened
47 Tottenville High School  165 970 69% 16% 6% JROTC  20.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
48 Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change  90 796 69% 0% 8%   3.8 5   Screened
49 Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School  412 987 69% 10% 13% Visual Art & Design  9.8   Screened
50 Theater Arts Production Company School (TaPCO)  135 823 67% 0% 0% Performing Arts  7.4   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.