Top 10 Best Public Schools in New York (2024-25)

The top ranked public schools in New York are Stuyvesant High School, Bronx High School Of Science and Commack High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Jericho, Scarsdale and Bronxville.
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 47%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.

Top Ranked Public Schools in New York (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Stuyvesant High School
Magnet 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: #2 - 32. - 3.
Bronx High School Of Science
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
75 W 205th St
Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 817-7700
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Commack High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
1 Scholar Ln
Commack, NY 11725
(631) 912-2109
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Bethlehem Central Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
700 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY 12054
(518) 439-4921
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Columbia High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
962 Luther Rd
East Greenbush, NY 12061
(518) 207-2010
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Fayetteville-manlius Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
8201 E Seneca Tpke
Manlius, NY 13104
(315) 692-1900
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Great Neck North High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
35 Polo Rd
Great Neck, NY 11023
(516) 441-4700
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Manhasset Secondary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Memorial Pl
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516) 267-7600
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Pittsford Sutherland High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
55 Sutherland St
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 267-1102
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Pittsford-mendon High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
472 Mendon Rd
Pittsford, NY 14534
(585) 267-1602
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Robert M Grable Jr Mount Sinai High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
110 N Country Rd
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
(631) 870-2800
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Sayville High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
20 Brook St
West Sayville, NY 11796
(631) 244-6600
Rank: #4 - 134. - 13.
Staten Island Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
485 Clawson St
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 667-3222
Rank: #1414.
Brooklyn Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 95% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 804-6400
Rank: #15 - 1815. - 18.
Canandaigua Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
435 East St
Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 396-3800
Rank: #15 - 1815. - 18.
Kings Park High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Rt 25a
Kings Park, NY 11754
(631) 269-3345
Rank: #15 - 1815. - 18.
Smithtown High School East
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
10 School St
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 382-2705
Rank: #15 - 1815. - 18.
Williamsville East High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
151 Paradise Rd
East Amherst, NY 14051
(716) 626-8400
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Fairport Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 10-12
1 Dave Paddock Way
Fairport, NY 14450
(585) 421-2100
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Garden City High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
170 Rockaway Ave
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 478-2000
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Great Neck South High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
341 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4800
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
50 Vanderbilt Pky
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3100
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Half Hollow Hills High School West
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
375 Wolf Hill Rd
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(631) 592-3200
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Jamesville-dewitt High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
6845 Edinger Dr
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 445-8340
Rank: #19 - 2519. - 25.
Paul D Schreiber Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
101 Campus Dr
Port Washington, NY 11050
(516) 767-5805
Rank: #2626.
Ward Melville Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: 93% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
380 Old Town Rd
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4900
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Bethpage Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
10 Cherry Ave
Bethpage, NY 11714
(516) 644-4101
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Brighton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
1150 Winton Rd S
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 242-5000
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Connetquot High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
190 7th St
Bohemia, NY 11716
(631) 244-2228
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Shaker High School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 98% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
445 Watervliet-shaker Rd
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 785-5511
Rank: #3131.
Guilderland High School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 96% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
8 School Rd
Guilderland Center, NY 12085
(518) 861-8591
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Clarkstown South Senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
31 Demarest Mill Rd
West Nyack, NY 10994
(845) 624-3400
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Horace Greeley High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
70 Roaring Brook Rd
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7201
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Orchard Park High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
4040 Baker Rd
Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716) 209-6243
Rank: #35 - 4735. - 47.
Bayport-blue Point High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
200 Snedecor Ave
Bayport, NY 11705
(631) 472-7800
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