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 Baccalaureate School for Global Education  76 1,253 98% 50% 0%   2.6 Queens  Screened
4 Scholars' Academy  174 1,148 91% 43% 0%   14.7   Screened Y
5 Columbia Secondary School  80 1,144 83% 29% 0% Science & Math  3.3   Screened
6 Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE)  45 1,051 67% 0% 0%   2.3   Screened Y
7 Queens School of Inquiry, The  76 1,009 90% 11% 0%   9.1   Screened
8 Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus (STAR)  83 987 80% 16% 0% Science & Math  8.0 Brooklyn  Screened
9 Talent Unlimited High School  110 983 82% 12% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
10 Frank McCourt High School  90 980 84% 0% 0%   1.5   Screened
11 City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology  90 980 56% 0% 0% Engineering  4.8   Limited Unscreened
12 East-West School of International Studies  69 978 80% 0% 0%   8.1   Ed. Opt.
13 York Early College Academy  69 977 91% 10% 0%   10.9   Screened Y
14 World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School  69 975 82% 11% 0% Communications  9.7   Limited Unscreened Y
15 Bedford Academy High School  67 969 82% 8% 0% Computer Science  5.6 13   Screened
16 The Michael J. Petrides School  106 956 70% 0% 0%   12.8   Ed. Opt.
17 Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences  92 947 64% 0% 0% Science & Math  9.9 Queens  Ed. Opt.
18 Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria (TYWLS)  69 947 90% 0% 0%   2.7 Queens  Screened
19 Kingsborough Early College School  75 936 81% 13% 0%   11.9   Screened
20 Frederick Douglass Academy  266 915 67% 3% 0%   4.6   Screened
21 East New York Family Academy  63 915 55% 0% 0%   8.5   Screened
22 Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science  65 914 60% 0% 0% Health Professions  4.8   Screened
23 All City Leadership Secondary School  52 913 58% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
24 High School of Economics and Finance  167 911 80% 5% 0% Business  4.3   Ed. Opt.
25 The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology  205 909 74% 0% 0% Computer Science  4.2   Ed. Opt.
26 Gramercy Arts High School  106 905 43% 5% 0% Visual Art & Design  2.1   Audition
27 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School  87 900 76% 9% 0%   15.9 Staten Island  Limited Unscreened
28 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School  135 899 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  5.7   Limited Unscreened
29 Queens Collegiate: A College Board School  69 894 68% 0% 0%   9.9   Limited Unscreened
30 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School  63 892 62% 0% 0% Performing Arts  11.1 21   Ed. Opt.
31 The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice  90 889 79% 7% 0% Law & Government  4.9   Limited Unscreened
32 Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)  90 888 0% 0% Computer Science  6.4 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
33 High School of Hospitality Management  90 884 56% 0% 0% Hospitality, Travel and Tourism  0.9   Limited Unscreened
34 Williamsburg Preparatory School  138 883 77% 5% 0%   3.6   Limited Unscreened
35 Hillcrest High School  454 880 63% 4% 0% Health Professions  9.8   Ed. Opt.
36 The Cinema School  65 879 57% 9% 0% Film/Video  6.9   Screened
37 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
38 Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts  50 876 74% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0.8   Audition
39 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
40 The Metropolitan Soundview High School  86 872 0% 0%   6.9 Bronx  Limited Unscreened
41 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
42 Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies  90 866 48% 0% 0% Environmental Science  12.6 Brooklyn  Limited Unscreened
43 Pace High School  125 865 76% 5% 0%   3.5   Limited Unscreened
44 Newcomers High School  69 864 48% 0% 0%   2.2   Screened: Language
45 Food and Finance High School  90 863 59% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  0.9   Limited Unscreened
46 Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The  65 863 56% 0% 0% Science & Math  6.4   Limited Unscreened Y
47 Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, The  90 862 53% 0% 0% Architecture  0.9   Limited Unscreened
48 Park East High School  77 862 68% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Screened
49 Mott Hall High School  90 861 46% 0% 0% Science & Math  3.9   Limited Unscreened
50 Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology  119 861 68% 0% 0% Communications  9.4   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.