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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Graduation Rate Public Schools in New York (2026)

Public schools in New York achieve an average graduation rate of 89% (2026).
The public schools with the highest graduation rate are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest graduation rate in New York is Bronx High School Of Science, Bayside High School, and Beacon High School, among others each with ≥99% of students graduating.
Graduation Rate Range: 98% 99% Avg. Graduation Rate: 99%

Top Graduation Rate Public Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Graduation Rate
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Aviation Career And Technical Education High School
Vocational School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
45-30 36th St
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 361-2032
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Bayside High School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
32-24 Corp Kennedy St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 229-7600
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Beacon High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
522 W 44th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 465-4230
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Brighton High School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1150 Winton Rd S
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 242-5000
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Bronx High School Of Science
(Math: 92% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
75 W 205th St
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 817-7700
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Brooklyn Latin School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
223 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 366-0154
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Commack High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1 Scholar Ln
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 912-2100
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Eastchester Senior High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
2 Stewart Pl
Eastchester, NY 10709
(914) 793-6130
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Fayetteville-manlius Senior High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
8201 E Seneca Tpke
Manlius, NY 13104
(315) 692-1900
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Fiorello H Laguardia High School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
100 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-0700
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
35-12 35th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-9920
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Gorton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
100 Shonnard Pl
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 376-8350
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
H Frank Carey High School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 7-12
230 Poppy Ave
Franklin Square, NY 11010
(516) 539-9400
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Harborfields High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
98 Taylor Ave
Greenlawn, NY 11740
(631) 754-5360
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Harrison High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
255 Union Ave
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 630-3094
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
High School-construction Trades Engineering & Architecture
Vocational School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
94-06 104th St
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 846-6280
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Horace Greeley High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
70 Roaring Brook Rd
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7201
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Jericho Senior High School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
99 Cedar Swamp Rd
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 203-3610
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics
(Math: 75% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
260 Pleasant Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212) 876-4639
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Massapequa High School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
4925 Merrick Rd
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 308-5901
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Miller Place High School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
15 Memorial Dr
Miller Place, NY 11764
(631) 474-2723
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Mineola High School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 8-12
10 Armstrong Rd
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
(516) 237-2600
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Pelham Memorial High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
575 Colonial Ave
Pelham, NY 10803
(914) 738-8110
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Pittsford-mendon High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
472 Mendon Rd
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 267-1602
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Plainview-old Bethpage/jfk High School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
50 Kennedy Dr
Plainview, NY 11803
(516) 434-3125
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Sayville High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
20 Brook St
West Sayville, NY 11796
(631) 244-6600
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Scarsdale Senior High School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1057 Post Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2450
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Smithtown High School East
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
10 School St
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 382-2705
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
South Side High School
(Math: 56%)
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
140 Shepherd St
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 255-8944
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Staten Island Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
485 Clawson St
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 667-3222
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Stuyvesant High School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
345 Chambers St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Syosset Senior High School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
70 S Woods Rd
Syosset, NY 11791
(516) 364-5675
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
Townsend Harris High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
149-11 Melbourne Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 575-5580
Rank: #1 - 341. - 34.
West Islip Senior High School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1 Lion's Path
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 504-5800
Rank: #35 - 5335. - 53.
Amherst Central High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Graduation Rate: 98%
Grades: 9-12
4301 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14226
(716) 362-8100
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the New York average public schools graduation rate?
The New York average public schools graduation rate is 89% for 2026.
What are the public schools with the highest graduation rate in New York?
The best top-ranked public schools in New York include Aviation Career And Technical Education High School, Bayside High School and Beacon High School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest graduation rate in New York?
The public high school with the highest graduation rate in New York is Aviation Career And Technical Education High School, with a value of ≥99%. The public elementary school with the highest graduation rate is Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, with a value of 96%.

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