NYC Has 22 Of The Nation's Best STEM High Schools, Newsweek Finds

NEW YORK – New York City has 22 of the best schools in the country when it comes to science, technology, engineering and mathematics – with the nation's fourth finest being a public school in The Bronx, according to a new ranking.

The Newsweek report named the Bronx High School of Science in fourth spot. Another 10 public schools earned spots on the list, which ranked 500 schools in the country, while 12 private schools were identified.

Here are all the STEM schools in NYC that earned a spot:

Ranked number 4 - Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, Public

52 - High School Math Science and Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY), Manhattan, Public

55 - Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, Public

58 - Horace Mann School, Bronx, Private

62 - Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, Public

65 - Regis High School, Manhattan, Private

104 - Collegiate School, Manhattan, Private

113 - Trinity School, Manhattan, Private

140 - Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, Queens, Public

148 - New Explorations into Science,Technology and Math School, Manhattan, Public

168 - Dalton School, Manhattan, Private

199 - The Chapin School, Manhattan, Private

237 - Townsend Harris High School, Queens, Public

258 - Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Manhattan, Public

269 - Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, Private

287 - ECF - Fieldston Middle/Upper School, Bronx, Private

304 - Ramaz School, Manhattan, Private

324 - Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, Public

338 - High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Bronx, Public

365 - Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, Private

401 - Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattan, Private

482 - United Nations International School - Manhattan Campus, Private

“With high-profile institutions in big urban areas and small but strong programs across the nation, America’s future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is in good hands,” the report’s researchers said.

Newsweek and STEM.org determined the rankings by utilizing regression analysis to evaluate which primary and secondary institutions in America had the best quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching, while also preparing students for post-school life.

School of Science and Engineering, located in Dallas, Texas, was ranked as the No. 1 STEM school in the United States.

The full report on the best STEM schools in America is available on Newsweek.org.

Reported by Gus Saltonstall/Patch