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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public High Schools in New York (2026)

The top-ranked public high schools in New York are Stuyvesant High School, Staten Island Technical High School and Bronxville High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public high schools are Chappaqua, Glen Head and Briarcliff Manor.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New York is 53%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.

Top-Ranked Public High Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Stuyvesant High School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 98% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
345 Chambers St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 312-4800
Rank: #22.
Staten Island Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
485 Clawson St
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 667-3222
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Bronxville High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
High School Of American Studies At Lehman College
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
2925 Goulden Ave
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 329-2144
Rank: #55.
Brooklyn Technical High School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 95% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 804-6400
Rank: #66.
Bronx High School Of Science
(Math: 92% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
75 W 205th St
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 817-7700
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
North Shore Senior High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
450 Glen Cove Ave
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 277-7001
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Special Music School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Canandaigua Academy
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
435 East St
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-3800
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Columbia High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
962 Luther Rd
East Greenbush, NY 12061
(518) 207-2010
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Fayetteville-manlius Senior High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
8201 E Seneca Tpke
Manlius, NY 13104
(315) 692-1900
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Manhasset Secondary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Memorial Pl
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516) 267-7600
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Pittsford Sutherland High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
55 Sutherland St
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 267-1102
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Skaneateles Senior High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
49 E Elizabeth St
Skaneateles, NY 13152
(315) 291-2231
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Williamsville East High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
151 Paradise Rd
East Amherst, NY 14051
(716) 626-8400
Rank: #9 - 169. - 16.
Yorktown High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
2727 Crompond Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 243-8000
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Garden City High School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
170 Rockaway Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 478-2000
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Great Neck South High School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
341 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4800
Rank: #1919.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 94% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #2020.
Fairport Senior High School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 10-12
1 Dave Paddock Way
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 421-2100
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Baccalaureate School For Global Education
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
34-12 36th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Half Hollow Hills High School East
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
50 Vanderbilt Pky
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3100
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Clarkstown South Senior High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
31 Demarest Mill Rd
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 624-3400
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Horace Greeley High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
70 Roaring Brook Rd
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7201
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Briarcliff High School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
444 Pleasantville Rd
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914) 488-8325
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Croton-harmon High School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
36 Old Post Rd S
Croton On Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-2147
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Bethlehem Central Senior High School
(Math: 90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
700 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-4921
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Great Neck North High School
(Math: 90% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
35 Polo Rd
Great Neck, NY 11023
(516) 441-4700
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
411 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212) 772-1220
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Harborfields High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
98 Taylor Ave
Greenlawn, NY 11740
(631) 754-5360
Rank: #3131.
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 475-4097
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Kings Park High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Rt 25a
Kings Park, NY 11754
(631) 269-3345
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Millennium Brooklyn High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4333
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Pittsford-mendon High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
472 Mendon Rd
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 267-1602
Rank: #3535.
Niskayuna High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1626 Balltown Rd
Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 382-2511
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