Top 10 Best Cities for Public Schools in New York (2022)
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in New York are listed below (2022).
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.
Statewide Range: 4%
39%
Avg. Statewide: 12%
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in New York (2022)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
39%
(7 out of 18)
(7 out of 18)
- Academy Of American Studies
Rank: #98 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - Aviation Career And Technical High School
Rank: #103 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 98%) - Academy For Careers In Television And Film
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Long Island City, NY Schools
Rank: #22.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Gen Douglas Macarthur Senior High School
Rank: #54 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Division Avenue Senior High School
Rank: #100 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 97%) - Island Trees High School
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Levittown, NY Schools
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
17%
(4 out of 23)
(4 out of 23)
- 30th Avenue School
Rank: #218 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%) - Baccalaureate School For Global Education
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Energy Technical High School
Rank: #542 of 4,228 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Astoria, NY Schools
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
17%
(3 out of 18)
(3 out of 18)
- Half Hollow Hills High School East
Rank: #98 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%) - Half Hollow Hills High School West
Rank: #103 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 98%) - Walt Whitman High School
Rank: #147 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 98%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Huntington Station, NY Schools
Rank: #55.
12%
(43 out of 363)
(43 out of 363)
- Fiorello H Laguardia High School
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Stuyvesant High School
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - High School For Health Professions & Human Services
Rank: #54 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - View Full List of Top Ranked New York, NY Schools
Rank: #66.
11%
(4 out of 38)
(4 out of 38)
- Niskayuna High School
Rank: #152 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 97%) - Schalmont High School
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Scotia-glenville Senior High School
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Schenectady, NY Schools
Rank: #7-97 - 9.
10%
(14 out of 134)
(14 out of 134)
- Williamsville North High School
Rank: #54 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Williamsville South High School
Rank: #147 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 98%) - West Seneca East Senior High School
Rank: #196 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Buffalo, NY Schools
Rank: #7-97 - 9.
10%
(5 out of 48)
(5 out of 48)
- Thomas A Edison Career And Technical High School
Rank: #169 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 98%) - High School For Community Leadership
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Jamaica Gateway To The Sciences
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jamaica, NY Schools
Rank: #7-97 - 9.
10%
(3 out of 29)
(3 out of 29)
- Townsend Harris High School
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Queens High School For Language Studies
Rank: #574 of 4,228 (Top 10%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%) - Veritas Academy
Rank: #786 of 4,228 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Flushing, NY Schools
Rank: #1010.
7%
(6 out of 81)
(6 out of 81)
- Staten Island Technical High School
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Csi High School For International Studies
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Tottenville High School
Rank: #486 of 4,228 (Top 10%)
(Math: 93% | Reading: 96%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Staten Island, NY Schools
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
6%
(33 out of 565)
(33 out of 565)
- Brooklyn Technical High School
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences
Rank: #54 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: ≥99%) - Midwood High School
Rank: #169 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 98%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Brooklyn, NY Schools
Rank: #11-1211 - 12.
6%
(3 out of 54)
(3 out of 54)
- Jamesville-dewitt High School
Rank: #103 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 98%) - Westhill High School
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central
Rank: #542 of 4,228 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Syracuse, NY Schools
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
4%
(19 out of 439)
(19 out of 439)
- Bronx High School Of Science
Rank: #2 of 4,228 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Academy For Language And Technology
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Bronx Center For Science And Mathematics
Rank: #306 of 4,228 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bronx, NY Schools
Rank: #13-1413 - 14.
4%
(4 out of 112)
(4 out of 112)
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