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 Susan E. Wagner High School  214 986 75% 13% 10% Business  14.6 Staten Island  Screened
2 Tottenville High School  165 970 69% 16% 6% JROTC  20.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
3 Curtis High School  554 911 56% 5% 3% Computer Science  10.0 Staten Island  Unscreened
4 Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School  87 900 76% 9% 0%   15.9 Staten Island  Limited Unscreened
5 New Dorp High School  457 900 56% 5% 3% Teaching  15.0 Staten Island  Ed. Opt.
6 Port Richmond High School  345 859 47% 3% 0% Science & Math  12.5 Staten Island  Screened
7 Baccalaureate School for Global Education  76 1,253 98% 50% 0%   2.6 Queens  Screened
8 Francis Lewis High School  298 1,045 75% 15% 19% Law & Government  9.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
9 Academy of American Studies  160 977 83% 19% 16%   2.2 Queens  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 Academy of Finance and Enterprise  105 945 74% 6% 13% Business  2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
13 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology  101 923 68% 5% 10%   2.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
14 William Cullen Bryant High School  254 890 52% 3% 5% Law & Government  3.4 Queens  Screened
15 Grover Cleveland High School  253 874 37% 2% 2% Computer Science  5.0 Queens  Ed. Opt.
16 High School of Applied Communication  92 872 51% 0% 8%   2.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
17 George Washington Carver High School for the Sciences  92 867 61% 0% 0% Animal Science  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
18 Queens Preparatory Academy  92 845 52% 0% 0% Science & Math  13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
19 Cambria Heights Academy  69 842 51% 0% 0%   11.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
20 High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety  136 841 47% 0% 0% Law & Government  11.4 Queens  Screened
21 Frederick Douglass Academy VI High School  92 828 32% 0% 0%   15.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
22 Richmond Hill High School  178 819 36% 2% 0%   8.8 Queens  Ed. Opt.
23 High School for Arts and Business  162 818 71% 6% 5% Visual Art & Design  6.6 Queens  Ed. Opt.
24 Hillside Arts & Letters Academy  92 808 64% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
25 High School for Community Leadership  92 807 55% 0% 0%   9.9 Queens  Limited Unscreened
26 Rockaway Collegiate High School  92 802 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
27 Martin Van Buren High School  201 793 42% 0% 0% Health Professions  12.5 Queens  Screened
28 Humanities & Arts Magnet High School  136 793 49% 0% 0% Performing Arts  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
29 Excelsior Preparatory High School  92 791 54% 0% 0%   13.2 Queens  Limited Unscreened
30 Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability  92 738 28% 0% 0%   14.6 Queens  Limited Unscreened
31 International High School for Health Sciences  69 0 0% 0% Health Professions  5.5 Queens  Screened: Language
32 Veritas Academy  110 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
33 Queens High School for Language Studies  92 0 0% 0%   7.8 Queens  Screened: Language
34 Business Technology Early College High School (BTECH)  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.5 Queens  Limited Unscreened
35 Epic High School - South  69 0 0% 0%   10.4 Queens  Limited Unscreened
36 Epic High School - North  69 0 0% 0%   9.1 Queens  Limited Unscreened
37 Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights  92 0 0% 0% Health Professions  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
38 Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology  92 0 0% 0% Computer Science  12.8 Queens  Limited Unscreened
39 Energy Tech High School  92 0 0% 12% Engineering  2.3 Queens  Limited Unscreened
40 The High School For Language And Diplomacy  112 879 46% 0% 8%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
41 Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology  90 877 0% 0% Computer Science  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
42 Life Sciences Secondary School  130 875 54% 0% 0% Health Professions  2.0 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.
43 Park East High School  77 862 68% 0% 0%   2.4 Manhattan  Screened
44 Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School  105 857 76% 0% 0% Computer Science  3.2 Manhattan  Screened
45 Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The  90 838 60% 0% 0% Business  4.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
46 Manhattan Business Academy  90 817 63% 0% 7% Business  2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
47 The Global Learning Collaborative  90 813 55% 0% 0%   1.5 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
48 Hudson High School of Learning Technologies  100 785 72% 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
49 Business Of Sports School (BOSS)  103 781 51% 0% 0% Business  0.8 Manhattan  Limited Unscreened
50 Landmark High School  83 772 50% 0% 0%   2.1 Manhattan  Ed. Opt.

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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.