The most improved public high schools in New York are Mount Vernon Steam Academy, Academy For Young Writers and West Bronx For The Future.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2019-24).
Improved Rank Range: 1,349
3,100
Avg. Improved Rank: 1,808
Most Improved Public High Schools in New York (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2019-24)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Mount Vernon Steam Academy
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +3100
(from 3,523 to 423)
(from 3,523 to 423)
Grades: 9-12
350 Gramatan Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 665-5120
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 665-5120
Rank: #22.
Academy For Young Writers
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2377
(from 3,063 to 686)
(from 3,063 to 686)
Grades: 6-12
1065 Elton St
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 688-7230
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 688-7230
Rank: #33.
West Bronx For The Future
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +2353
(from 3,317 to 964)
(from 3,317 to 964)
Grades: 6-12
500 E Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 563-7139
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 563-7139
Rank: #44.
Bronx Early College For Teaching And Learning
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2284
(from 3,080 to 796)
(from 3,080 to 796)
Grades: 6-12
250 E 164th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-8287
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-8287
Rank: #55.
Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2029
(from 2,662 to 633)
(from 2,662 to 633)
Grades: 6-12
325 Bushwick Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 387-5641
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 387-5641
Rank: #66.
Bronx High School For Medical Science
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +2025
(from 2,369 to 344)
(from 2,369 to 344)
Grades: 6-12
240 E 172nd St
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 410-4040
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 410-4040
Rank: #77.
Frederick Douglass Academy
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +2008
(from 2,282 to 274)
(from 2,282 to 274)
Grades: 6-12
2581 7th Ave
New York, NY 10039
(212) 491-4107
New York, NY 10039
(212) 491-4107
Rank: #88.
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +2002
(from 2,635 to 633)
(from 2,635 to 633)
Grades: PK-12
511 W 182nd St
New York, NY 10033
(212) 781-0524
New York, NY 10033
(212) 781-0524
Rank: #99.
Lyons Community School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1985
(from 3,302 to 1,317)
(from 3,302 to 1,317)
Grades: 6-12
223 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 782-0918
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 782-0918
Rank: #1010.
Community Health Of The Heights
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +1979
(from 2,346 to 367)
(from 2,346 to 367)
Grades: 6-12
504 W 158th St
New York, NY 10033
(212) 342-6600
New York, NY 10033
(212) 342-6600
Rank: #1111.
AcademyFor College Prep And Career Exp
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1920
(from 2,960 to 1,040)
(from 2,960 to 1,040)
Grades: 6-12
911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2566
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2566
Rank: #1212.
Linnaeus W West School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +1909
(from 4,206 to 2,297)
(from 4,206 to 2,297)
Grades: 5-12
1201 Union Center Main Hwy
Endicott, NY 13760
(607) 757-2149
Endicott, NY 13760
(607) 757-2149
Rank: #1313.
East Bronx For The Future
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1860
(from 2,791 to 931)
(from 2,791 to 931)
Grades: 6-12
1716 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10460
(718) 861-8641
Bronx, NY 10460
(718) 861-8641
Rank: #1414.
South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1855
(from 2,352 to 497)
(from 2,352 to 497)
Grades: 6-12
360 E 145th St
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 292-2211
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 292-2211
Rank: #1515.
Thurgood Marshall For Learning & Social Change
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1852
(from 2,737 to 885)
(from 2,737 to 885)
Grades: 6-12
200-214 W 135th St
New York, NY 10030
(212) 283-8055
New York, NY 10030
(212) 283-8055
Rank: #1616.
Theatre Arts Production Company School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1843
(from 2,728 to 885)
(from 2,728 to 885)
Grades: 6-12
2225 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-0832
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-0832
Rank: #1717.
Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1834
(from 3,020 to 1,186)
(from 3,020 to 1,186)
Grades: 6-12
8-21 Bay 25th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 471-3571
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 471-3571
Rank: #1818.
Mott Hall V
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1768
(from 2,980 to 1,212)
(from 2,980 to 1,212)
Grades: 6-12
1551 E 172nd St
Bronx, NY 10472
(718) 620-8160
Bronx, NY 10472
(718) 620-8160
Rank: #1919.
Eagle For Young Men Of Harlem
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +1766
(from 4,083 to 2,317)
(from 4,083 to 2,317)
Grades: 6-12
6 Edgecombe Ave
New York, NY 10030
(212) 694-6051
New York, NY 10030
(212) 694-6051
Rank: #2020.
In-tech (Ms/hs 368)
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1747
(from 2,912 to 1,165)
(from 2,912 to 1,165)
Grades: 6-12
2975 Tibbetts Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 432-4300
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 432-4300
Rank: #2121.
Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1725
(from 3,224 to 1,499)
(from 3,224 to 1,499)
Grades: 6-12
928 Simpson St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 893-5158
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 893-5158
Rank: #2222.
Eagle For Young Men Iii
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1721
(from 3,302 to 1,581)
(from 3,302 to 1,581)
Grades: 6-12
171-10 Linden Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 480-2600
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 480-2600
Rank: #2323.
Bronx Latin School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1702
(from 2,633 to 931)
(from 2,633 to 931)
Grades: 6-12
800 Home St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 991-6349
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 991-6349
Rank: #2424.
Forestville Central High School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1631
(from 2,524 to 893)
(from 2,524 to 893)
Grades: 7-12
4 Academy St
Forestville, NY 14062
(716) 965-2711
Forestville, NY 14062
(716) 965-2711
Rank: #2525.
Buffalo For The Visual & Performing Arts
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1624
(from 2,588 to 964)
(from 2,588 to 964)
Grades: 5-12
450 Masten Ave
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 816-4220
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 816-4220
Rank: #2626.
Juan Morel Campos Secondary School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1530
(from 2,776 to 1,246)
(from 2,776 to 1,246)
Grades: 6-12
215 Heyward St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 302-7900
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 302-7900
Rank: #2727.
Young Women's Leadership School Of The Bronx
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +1521
(from 1,865 to 344)
(from 1,865 to 344)
Grades: 6-12
1865 Morris Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 731-2590
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 731-2590
Rank: #2828.
Dr Susan S Mckinney Secondary School Of The Arts
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +1477
(from 2,805 to 1,328)
(from 2,805 to 1,328)
Grades: 6-12
101 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6760
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6760
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Blythedale School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +1453
(from 4,064 to 2,611)
(from 4,064 to 2,611)
Grades: K-12
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Randolph Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +1453
(from 4,064 to 2,611)
(from 4,064 to 2,611)
Grades: 1-12
336 Main St
Randolph, NY 14772
(716) 358-6866
Randolph, NY 14772
(716) 358-6866
Rank: #3131.
Quest To Learn
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1440
(from 2,193 to 753)
(from 2,193 to 753)
Grades: 6-12
351 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 488-3645
New York, NY 10011
(212) 488-3645
Rank: #3232.
Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1403
(from 2,349 to 946)
(from 2,349 to 946)
Grades: 6-12
215 W 114th St
New York, NY 10026
(212) 749-5800
New York, NY 10026
(212) 749-5800
Rank: #3333.
Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1391
(from 2,302 to 911)
(from 2,302 to 911)
Grades: 6-12
283 Adams St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 260-2300
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 260-2300
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Queens School Of Inquiry
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +1349
(from 1,982 to 633)
(from 1,982 to 633)
Grades: 6-12
158-40 76th Rd
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 380-6929
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 380-6929
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Kendall Junior-senior High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +1349
(from 2,204 to 855)
(from 2,204 to 855)
Grades: 7-12
16887 Roosevelt Hwy
Kendall, NY 14476
(585) 659-2706
Kendall, NY 14476
(585) 659-2706
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