Top 10 Best Cities with Best Public Schools in New York (2021)
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in New York are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in New York (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
39%
(7 out of 18)
(7 out of 18)
- Academy Of American Studies
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Aviation Career And Technical High School
Rank: #189 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%) - Academy For Careers In Television And Film
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Long Island City, NY Schools
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Gen Douglas Macarthur Senior High School
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Division Avenue Senior High School
Rank: #253 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 96%) - Island Trees High School
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Levittown, NY Schools
17%
(4 out of 23)
(4 out of 23)
- Baccalaureate School For Global Education
Rank: #80 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School
Rank: #80 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - 30th Avenue School
Rank: #371 of 4,239 (Top 10%)
(Math: 95% | Reading: 98%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Astoria, NY Schools
17%
(3 out of 18)
(3 out of 18)
- Half Hollow Hills High School East
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Walt Whitman High School
Rank: #160 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 97%) - Half Hollow Hills High School West
Rank: #216 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Huntington Station, NY Schools
13%
(46 out of 363)
(46 out of 363)
- Fiorello H Laguardia High School
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Stuyvesant High School
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics
Rank: #80 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - View Full List of Top Ranked New York, NY Schools
10%
(14 out of 134)
(14 out of 134)
- Williamsville North High School
Rank: #142 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 98%) - Sweet Home Senior High School
Rank: #169 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 98%) - Williamsville South High School
Rank: #197 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 96%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Buffalo, NY Schools
8%
(4 out of 48)
(4 out of 48)
- Thomas A Edison Career And Technical High School
Rank: #107 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: ≥99%) - High School For Community Leadership
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Hillside Arts And Letters Academy
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jamaica, NY Schools
8%
(3 out of 38)
(3 out of 38)
- Niskayuna High School
Rank: #64 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 98%) - Schalmont High School
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Scotia-glenville Senior High School
Rank: #567 of 4,239 (Top 10%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Schenectady, NY Schools
6%
(3 out of 54)
(3 out of 54)
5%
(21 out of 440)
(21 out of 440)
- Bronx High School Of Science
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Academy For Language And Technology
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Bronx Center For Science And Mathematics
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bronx, NY Schools
5%
(27 out of 565)
(27 out of 565)
- Brooklyn Technical High School
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Midwood High School
Rank: #80 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences
Rank: #142 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 98%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Brooklyn, NY Schools
5%
(4 out of 81)
(4 out of 81)
- Staten Island Technical High School
Rank: #2 of 4,239 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Csi High School For International Studies
Rank: #295 of 4,239 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Tottenville High School
Rank: #476 of 4,239 (Top 10%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 97%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Staten Island, NY Schools
3%
(3 out of 112)
(3 out of 112)
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