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 Asian Black Hispanic White
1 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem  68 0   0% 0% 0% 0%
2 Crotona Academy High School  0 0   0% 0% 0% 0%
3 Columbia Secondary School  80 1,144 83% 29% 0% Science & Math  0% 19% 49% 18%
4 Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / High School 141) (RKA)  128 981 67% 0% 6%   0% 11% 58% 24%
5 City College Academy of the Arts  68 940 91% 9% 12%   0% 5% 92% 2%
6 East New York Family Academy  63 915 55% 0% 0%   0% 63% 34% 0%
7 The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice  90 889 79% 7% 0% Law & Government  0% 72% 21% 0%
8 Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS)  68 866 58% 0% 7%   0% 4% 94% 0%
9 Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, The  65 863 56% 0% 0% Science & Math  0% 34% 64% 0%
10 Mott Hall High School  90 861 46% 0% 0% Science & Math  0% 35% 61% 2%
11 Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School  259 849 46% 0% 0% Engineering  0% 31% 44% 19%
12 In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368)  109 845 71% 0% 0% Computer Science  0% 11% 81% 5%
13 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  0% 82% 9% 0%
14 Bronx High School for the Visual Arts  86 836 38% 0% 0% Visual Art & Design  0% 28% 60% 9%
15 Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists  65 829 49% 0% 0%   0% 21% 77% 0%
16 East Bronx Academy for the Future  65 824 44% 0% 0%   0% 25% 73% 0%
17 Theater Arts Production Company School (TaPCO)  135 823 67% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0% 26% 70% 0%
18 Mott Hall Bronx High School  69 816 50% 0% 0%   0% 20% 76% 0%
19 Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice  84 812 62% 0% 19% Law & Government  0% 25% 71% 0%
20 Greenpoint Art and Technical High School (Frances Perkins Academy)  93 812 41% 0% 0% Computer Science  0% 62% 30% 0%
21 Academy for Health Careers  90 811 48% 0% 0% Health Professions  0% 83% 10% 0%
22 The School for Human Rights  68 809 46% 0% 0%   0% 88% 10% 0%
23 Eagle Academy for Young Men  52 808 59% 0% 0%   0% 60% 36% 0%
24 Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports  100 807 56% 0% 0% Business  0% 29% 69% 2%
25 Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School  90 807 37% 0% 0%   0% 88% 10% 0%
26 Bronx High School for Law and Community Service  86 803 55% 0% 0% Law & Government  0% 24% 71% 2%
27 Fordham High School for the Arts  86 802 63% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0% 34% 61% 2%
28 Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology  86 801 64% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0% 29% 60% 6%
29 High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media  68 800 53% 0% 0% Business  0% 86% 10% 2%
30 The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters  65 798 51% 0% 0%   0% 27% 70% 2%
31 Brooklyn Generation School  68 798 37% 0% 0%   0% 86% 9% 0%
32 Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change  90 796 69% 0% 8%   0% 75% 22% 0%
33 Bronx Collegiate Academy  76 796 37% 0% 0%   0% 25% 73% 0%
34 High School for Law and Public Service  151 795 54% 0% 0% Law & Government  0% 16% 81% 2%
35 Academy for Young Writers  77 795 47% 0% 0%   0% 74% 22% 0%
36 Victory Collegiate High School  68 794 49% 0% 0%   0% 88% 6% 0%
37 Teachers Preparatory High School  97 793 43% 0% 0% Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design  0% 80% 18% 0%
38 Boys and Girls High School  192 791 26% 0% 0% Engineering  0% 88% 7% 0%
39 Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation  65 790 49% 0% 0% Science & Math  0% 27% 70% 0%
40 Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School  68 789 43% 0% 0%   0% 86% 11% 0%
41 New Explorers High School  86 788 24% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0% 28% 69% 1%
42 West Bronx Academy for the Future  65 787 49% 0% 0%   0% 18% 76% 3%
43 School for Legal Studies  195 783 31% 0% 0% Law & Government  0% 42% 54% 0%
44 Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: A College Board School  68 783 52% 0% 0%   0% 82% 13% 0%
45 Green School: An Academy for Environmental Careers  97 782 35% 0% 0%   0% 30% 68% 0%
46 Liberation Diploma Plus High School  0 780 0% 0%   0% 54% 30% 15%
47 Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts  90 778 61% 0% 0% Performing Arts  0% 53% 43% 0%
48 International School for Liberal Arts  65 777 46% 0% 0%   0% 0% 99% 0%
49 Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences  90 777 43% 0% 0% Culinary Arts  0% 87% 10% 0%
50 Community Health Academy of the Heights  68 776 47% 0% 0%   0% 7% 90% 2%

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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.