15 Upper East Side Schools Named Among Best In United States

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Besides its museums and architecture, the Upper East Side may be best known for its bevy of top-ranked schools — and a new list gives more proof of the neighborhood's embarrassment of educational riches.

The website Niche released on Tuesday its annual lists of the best public and private high schools in America, based on metrics like test scores and academic performance, data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as ratings from students, parents and alumni.

A whopping 15 schools on the Upper East Side cracked the list — one public and 14 private institutions. Here they are.

Public schools

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (411 East 76th St.):

• #196 public high school in America, #20 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ College Prep, A Administration, A- Food

Private schools

The Brearley School (610 East 83rd St.):

• #13 private high school in America, #3 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

Regis High School (55 East 84th St.):

• #20 private high school in America, #4 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities,s A+ College Prep, A- Diversity

Convent of the Sacred Heart (1 East 91st St.):

• #26 private high school in America, #7 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A- Diversity

The Spence School (22 East 91st St.):

• #36 private high school in America, #8 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A- Diversity

The Nightingale-Bamford School (20 East 92nd St.):

• #55 private high school in America, #10 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep

Dalton School (108 East 89th St.):

• #58 private high school in America, #11 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

Lycée Français de New York (505 East 75th St.):

• #73 private high school in America, #12 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A- Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

The Chapin School (100 East End Ave.):

• #81 private high school in America, #14 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, B+ Diversity

Marymount School of New York (1026 Fifth Ave.):

• #89 private high school in America, #16 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

The Browning School (52 East 62nd St.):

• #96 private high school in America, #18 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

The Hewitt School (45 East 75th St.)

• #190 private high school in America, #29 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep

Ramaz School (60 East 78th St.)

• #292 private high school in America, #37 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, C- Diversity

Loyola School (980 Park Ave.)

• #293 private high school in America, #38 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A Teachers, A- Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

Dominican Academy (44 East 68th St.):

• #335 private high school in America, #41 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A Teachers, A- Clubs & Activities, A+ College Prep, A Diversity

Niche's new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide, according to the website.

Elsewhere in the city, the Upper West Side's Trinity School was named New York's best private school, and the sixth-best in the U.S.

The nationwide top spot on the private-school list went to Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. — its third straight year topping the list.

This year's best public school, meanwhile, is the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C., which led the list for the first time ever.

You can view the full rankings here.