100+ NYC High Schools Make U.S. News 2024 ‘Best’ Ranking

NEW YORK CITY — Several public high schools in New York City are among the best in the country, according to a new ranking Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.

Among the 140 ranked New York City schools, five were named to the U.S. Top 50 (Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, No. 25; Stuyvesant High School, No. 26; High School Math Science and Engineering at CCNY, No. 36; Bronx High School of Science, No. 37; Staten Island Technical High School, No. 50).

The top 25 nationally-ranked high schools in New York City are:

1. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, No. 25
2. Stuyvesant High School, No. 26
3. High School Math Science and Engineering at CCNY, No. 36
4. Bronx High School of Science, No. 37
5. Staten Island Technical High School, No. 50
6. Brooklyn Latin School, No. 54
7. Brooklyn Technical High School, No. 67
8. High School of American Studies at Lehman College, No. 76
9. Townsend Harris High School, No. 78
10. Baccalaureate School for Global Education, No. 106
11. Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1 No. 116
12. Eleanor Roosevelt High School, No. 122
13. Eleanor Roosevelt High School, No. 130
14. Columbia Secondary School, No. 137
15. High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies, No. 157
16. New Explorations Into Science, Tech and Math High School, No. 163
17. Scholars' Academy, No. 184
18. KIPP Academy Charter School, No. 216
19. Manhattan/Hunter Science High School, No. 223
20. Baruch College Campus High School, No. 251
21. The Clinton School, No. 271
22. Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, No. 287
23. Millennium High School, No. 292
24. Special Music School, No. 352
25. Young Women's Leadership School of Queens, No. 384

You can view the full ranking here.

State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent. Massachusetts once again leads in the ranking, followed by Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida, respectively.

The top high schools have students who score exceptionally high on math, reading and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students. High school graduation rates and college readiness among graduates are also measured.

U.S. News also ranked magnet, charter and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) schools. Among standout schools in New York City are:

Nationally-Ranked NYC Charter Schools

• Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1, No. 116
• KIPP Academy Charter School, No. 216
• Harlem Village Academy West Charter School, No. 483
• Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2, No. 1,043
• Renaissance Charter School, No. 1,257

Nationally-Ranked NYC STEM Schools

• Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, No. 25
• Stuyvesant High School, No. 26
  
• High School Math Science and Engineering at CCNY, No. 36
  
• Bronx High School of Science, No. 37
  
• Staten Island Technical High School, No. 50
  

Nationally-Ranked NYC Magnet Schools

• Staten Island Technical High School, No. 50
• Columbia Secondary School, No. 137
• New Explorations Into Science, Tech and Math High School, No. 163
• Special Music School, No. 352
• Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences, No. 433

Editor's note: a previous version of this story included only a partial list of schools. Patch regrets this error.