Best High Schools in New York

All 1,232 ranked high schools in New York, ordered by state rank, with each school's rank history.

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Top 50 high schools in New York, 2026-27

1,232 New York high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

  1. Brooklyn Latin School — Brooklyn · #1 in NY · #73 nationally
  2. City Honors School at Fosdick Masten Park — Buffalo · #2 in NY · #187 nationally
  3. Baccalaureate School for Global Education — Long Island City · #3 in NY · #201 nationally
  4. Harrison High School — Harrison · #4 in NY · #211 nationally
  5. Harlem Village Academy West Charter School — New York · #5 in NY · #224 nationally
  6. The Clinton School — New York · #6 in NY · #226 nationally
  7. Dobbs Ferry High School — Dobbs Ferry · #7 in NY · #410 nationally
  8. South Side High School — Rockville Centre · #8 in NY · #494 nationally
  9. Yonkers High School — Yonkers · #9 in NY · #521 nationally
  10. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2 — Brooklyn · #10 in NY · #635 nationally
  11. North Shore Senior High School — Glen Head · #11 in NY · #685 nationally
  12. Commack High School — Commack · #12 in NY · #1,083 nationally
  13. Pierson Middle/High School — Sag Harbor · #13 in NY · #1,304 nationally
  14. Locust Valley High School — Locust Valley · #14 in NY · #1,575 nationally
  15. Hauppauge High School — Hauppauge · #15 in NY · #1,683 nationally
  16. Putnam Valley High School — Putnam Valley · #16 in NY · #1,742 nationally
  17. Somers Senior High School — Lincolndale · #17 in NY · #1,994 nationally
  18. Northport Senior High School — Northport · #18 in NY · #2,087 nationally
  19. Port Chester Senior High School — Port Chester · #19 in NY · #2,413 nationally
  20. Beacon High School — New York · #20 in NY · #2,502 nationally
  21. Vestal Senior High School — Vestal · #21 in NY · #2,549 nationally
  22. Stuyvesant High School — New York · #22 in NY · #2,561 nationally
  23. University Heights Secondary School-Bronx Community College — Bronx · #23 in NY · #2,648 nationally
  24. Woodlands Senior High School — Hartsdale · #24 in NY · #2,693 nationally
  25. Queens High School for the Sciences at York College — Jamaica · #25 in NY · #2,722 nationally
  26. Long Beach Senior High School — Long Beach · #26 in NY · #2,785 nationally
  27. Bronx High School of Science — Bronx · #27 in NY · #2,939 nationally
  28. West Islip Senior High School — West Islip · #28 in NY · #3,013 nationally
  29. Staten Island Technical High School — Staten Island · #29 in NY · #3,125 nationally
  30. Brooklyn Technical High School — Brooklyn · #30 in NY · #3,198 nationally
  31. Mott Hall Bronx High School — Bronx · #31 in NY · #3,218 nationally
  32. Middle College High School at Laguardia Community — Long Island City · #32 in NY · #3,225 nationally
  33. Edgemont Junior-Senior High School — Scarsdale · #33 in NY · #3,291 nationally
  34. Humanities Preparatory Academy — New York · #34 in NY · #3,349 nationally
  35. High School Math Science and Engineering at CCNY — New York · #35 in NY · #3,459 nationally
  36. School of the Future High School — New York · #36 in NY · #3,483 nationally
  37. Red Hook Senior High School — Red Hook · #37 in NY · #3,532 nationally
  38. Bay Shore Senior High School — Bay Shore · #38 in NY · #3,689 nationally
  39. East Side Community School — New York · #39 in NY · #3,831 nationally
  40. Scarsdale Senior High School — Scarsdale · #40 in NY · #3,866 nationally
  41. Jericho Senior High School — Jericho · #41 in NY · #3,959 nationally
  42. High School of American Studies at Lehman College — Bronx · #42 in NY · #3,965 nationally
  43. Great Neck South High School — Great Neck · #43 in NY · #4,227 nationally
  44. Briarcliff High School — Briarcliff Manor · #44 in NY · #4,326 nationally
  45. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology — Bronx · #45 in NY · #4,330 nationally
  46. High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies — New York · #46 in NY · #4,341 nationally
  47. Institute for Collaborative Education — New York · #47 in NY · #4,374 nationally
  48. Garden City High School — Garden City · #48 in NY · #4,618 nationally
  49. Queensbury Senior High School — Queensbury · #49 in NY · #4,695 nationally
  50. Bronxville High School — Bronxville · #50 in NY · #4,735 nationally

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Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.