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31. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy

660 W. 237th St., The Bronx

ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to continuing 8th graders

ENROLLMENT: 634

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 28

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 90%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 80%

COLLEGE READY: 27%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 78%

# TAKING SAT: 101

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1424

# TAKING AP TESTS: 133

AP PASS RATE: 65%

Supportive 6-12 school in chic neighborhood has vibrant science program. Students take 9 APs, and French, Latin, or Spanish. Strong on humanities and arts with a ceramic studio, poetry and Shakespeare competition. Friday-night teen center. Popular cheerleading squad.

32. Bayside High School

32-24 Corporal Kennedy St., Queens

ADMISSION: Open to Queens students; grades, test scores for special programs

ENROLLMENT: 3,628

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 32

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 91%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 83%

COLLEGE READY: 56%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 75%

# TAKING SAT: 799

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1465

# TAKING AP TESTS: 504

AP PASS RATE: 54%

Packed to 176% capacity, this large school buzzes with neighborhood kids and outsiders drawn to selective programs in history and environmental science. Three new career and technical programs instill marketable skills in sports medicine, computer programming, and international relations. Twenty-one APs, seven languages. Many sports teams and nearly 50 clubs.

33. Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics

1363 Fulton Ave., The Bronx

ADMISSION: Priority to Bronx students

ENROLLMENT: 423

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 24

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 90%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 78%

COLLEGE READY: 40%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 68%

# TAKING SAT: 71

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1392

# TAKING AP TESTS: 69

AP PASS RATE: 56%

High expectations get results at this small school near the Bronx jail in Morrisania. Students wear blue blazers; grads are the first in their family to attend college — and many win scholarships. Five APs, Japanese and Spanish. One shared science lab.

34. Manhattan Village Academy

43 W. 22 St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance

ENROLLMENT: 433

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 20

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 96%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 97%

COLLEGE READY: 52%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 82%

# TAKING SAT: 78

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1412

# TAKING AP TESTS: 37

AP PASS RATE: 61%

Engaging school in renovated Chelsea office building prides itself on a high graduation rate for African-American males. Students manage a heavy workload, compile portfolios aimed at getting into top college. Four-year science research program, four APs, Latin and Spanish. Hosted an Israeli-Palestinian peace debate. Uniforms.

35. Edward R. Murrow High School

1600 Ave. L, Brooklyn

ADMISSION: Open to Brooklynites; some programs screened or audition

ENROLLMENT: 4,019

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 30

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 90%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 72%

COLLEGE READY: 46%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 66%

# TAKING SAT: 725

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1421

# TAKING AP TESTS: 436

AP PASS RATE: 55%

“Nontraditional environment” with free periods to study or socialize sets this school apart. Selective programs in communications and the arts. Wide array of classes include Holocaust/ African/Latin literature, NYC history and “Virtual Enterprise,” a student-run global business. Twenty-two APs, five languages, TV studio, greenhouse, planetarium. Martial arts and yoga in seven gyms.

36. Forest Hills High School

67-01 110th St., Queens

ADMISSION: Screened and zoned

ENROLLMENT: 3,897

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 31

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 89%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 82%

COLLEGE READY: 38%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 65%

# TAKING SAT: 758

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1416

# TAKING AP TESTS: 854

AP PASS RATE: 45%

Popular “Blue Ribbon School of Excellence” draws gifted kids to its science and math honors program, producing Siemens and Intel contenders. Kids must take Regents exams to go to the prom or play on a sports team. Thousands seek 100 seats in the Law and Humanities Institute. Drama and music academies require audition. Sixteen APs, American Sign and six world languages.

37. Manhattan/Hunter Science High School

122 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Open to NYC residents; grades,test scores for early college

ENROLLMENT: 454

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 22

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 95%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 87%

COLLEGE READY: 59%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 92%

# TAKING SAT: 98

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1460

# TAKING AP TESTS: None

Rigorous small school. Kids spend three years in classes on the top floor of the MLK complex near Lincoln Center, and their fourth year at the Hunter College campus on the Upper East Side. Grads complete a four-year research program and community service. After graduation, they can attend Hunter full time — for free. Sports and clubs.

38. Young Women’s Leadership School

105 E. 106th St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Girls only; grades, test scores.

ENROLLMENT: 294

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 22

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 94%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 98%

COLLEGE READY: 41%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 98%

# TAKING SAT: 66

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1365

# TAKING AP TESTS: 50

AP PASS RATE: 44%

Flagship campus for a network of all-girls public schools that prepare struggling students from low-income homes for college. Offers 5 APs and Spanish, but no advanced math or science. SAT prep is built into the 11th grade, tutoring after school. Theater, orchestra, chorus. Indoor track team. Uniforms.

39. Brooklyn College Academy

2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn

ADMISSION: Priority to continuing 8th graders, then to Brooklyn students

ENROLLMENT: 561

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 28

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 95%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 99%

COLLEGE READY: 54%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 89%

# TAKING SAT: 144

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1445

# TAKING AP TESTS: None

Motivated kids who can handle the freedom of a college campus — and the college credits — thrive here. Juniors and seniors take classes from anthropology to calculus to theater at Brooklyn College, about a mile away. Students use the college cafeteria, gym, library.

40. Bedford Academy High School

1119 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn

ADMISSION: Priority to District 1 students

ENROLLMENT: 363

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 21

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 92%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 97%

COLLEGE READY: 39%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 92%

# TAKING SAT: 78

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1318

# TAKING AP TESTS: 85

AP PASS RATE: 21%

Popular Bed-Stuy school aims to prepare kids for careers in medicine, engineering, law, and encourages them to become role models. Uniforms, and tight discipline. leadership class for males. All students take four years of science and math. Athletes must maintain an 80 average.

41. Aviation Career and Technical Education High School

45-30 36 St., Queens

ADMISSION: All

ENROLLMENT: 2,119

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 29

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 95%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 83%

COLLEGE READY: 44%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 65%

# TAKING SAT: 367

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1373

# TAKING AP TESTS: 125

AP PASS RATE: 49%

Students fulfill Regents requirements while earning FAA certification in aircraft engine structure, maintenance, or both if they enroll in a fifth-year program. Hands-on instruction in a Long Island City building, labs equipped with professional equipment and an airplane hangar. Offers 7 APs and Spanish. Student body is 90 percent male. Clubs include Future Airline Pilots.

42. Talent Unlimited High School

317 E. 67th St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Audition

ENROLLMENT: 503

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 26

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 93%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 93%

COLLEGE READY: 48%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 75%

# TAKING SAT: 86

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1462

# TAKING AP TESTS: 64

AP PASS RATE: 24%

Tight-knit school for kids with “exceptional talent.” Classrooms come alive with students dancing, acting, singing and playing instruments. Training at Martha Graham dance center, career-based internships. Teachers mix arts with academics — history is learned through plays. Four APs, Spanish, College Now.

43. Professional Performing Arts High School

328 W. 48th St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Audition

ENROLLMENT: 410

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 27

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 93%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 90%

COLLEGE READY: 39%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 61%

# TAKING SAT: 86

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1426

# TAKING AP TESTS: 28

AP PASS RATE: 36%

Aspiring performers in drama, dance and voice flock to this 6-12 Hell’s Kitchen school. Kids get training from the Actors Institute, Alvin Ailey and other industry leaders. Only two APs, but juniors and seniors can take college courses at NYU or CUNY. The 100-year-old building has a renovated auditorium and science labs.

44. NYC Museum School

333 West 17th St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Priority to District 2

ENROLLMENT: 524

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 30

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 94%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 91%

COLLEGE READY: 83%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 77%

# TAKING SAT: 122

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1712

# TAKING AP TESTS: 151

AP PASS RATE: 51%

Students study at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Japan Society, Museum of the Moving Image and others. Learning “modules” focus on world religions, evolution, US history and culture. Offers 3 APs, Japanese and Spanish, College Now at Baruch College.

45. CSI High School for International Studies

100 Essex Dr., Staten Island

ADMISSION: Priority to Districts 20, 21, 31

ENROLLMENT: 526

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 26

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 93%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 94%

COLLEGE READY: 38%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 90%

# TAKING SAT: 91

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1418

# TAKING AP TESTS: 55

AP PASS RATE: 35%

Foreign language is required all four years. Students choose Chinese, Japanese or Spanish. Some take international trips. Classes at the College of Staten Island; some CSI professors teach political science and psychology.

46. James Madison High School

3787 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn

ADMISSION: Brooklynites only; priority to zoned residents

ENROLLMENT: 3,145

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 30

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 90%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 66%

COLLEGE READY: 33%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 59%

# TAKING SAT: 480

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1347

# TAKING AP TESTS: 321

AP PASS RATE: 44%

Overcrowded but successful, this huge school is divided into academies. The law program, which has a courtroom, is named after a famous alum — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

47. Manhattan Bridges High School

525 West 50th St., Manhattan

ADMISSION: Recent immigrant, limited English

ENROLLMENT: 539

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 24

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 90%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 69%

COLLEGE READY: 9%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 48%

# TAKING SAT: 63

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1037

# TAKING AP TESTS: 68

AP PASS RATE: 85%

Caters to immigrants recently arrived from Spanish-speaking countries. Shares space in Park West HS complex. Seven APs.

48. High School of Economics and Finance

100 Trinity Place, Manhattan

ADMISSION: All NYC residents

ENROLLMENT: 807

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 27

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 89%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 80%

COLLEGE READY: 43%

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 78%

# TAKING SAT: 159

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1382

# TAKING AP TESTS: 95

AP PASS RATE: 43%

Strictly business at this Wall Street-area school, housed in an office building. Kids dress corporate-style on Wednesdays. Accounting, finance classes — some taught by industry pros.

49. High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

350 67th St., Brooklyn

ADMISSION: Priority to Brooklyn students

ENROLLMENT: 1,297

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 30

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 91%

DOE GRADE: A

GRADUATION RATE: 76%

COLLEGE READY: 36%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 69%

# TAKING SAT: 221

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1361

# TAKING AP TESTS: 251

AP PASS RATE: 30%

Broad focus. Digital photography. computer graphics, forensic science, play production, statistics. Nine APs and Spanish. State-of-the-art auditorium. Lots of sports and clubs, popular chorus.

50. Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

5800 20th Ave., BROOKLYN

ADMISSION: Brooklyn residents, zoned

ENROLLMENT: 3,412

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 27

AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE: 85%

DOE GRADE: B

GRADUATION RATE: 55%

COLLEGE READY: 22%

COLLEGE

ENROLLMENT: 43%

# TAKING SAT: 392

AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1249

# TAKING AP TESTS: 212

AP PASS RATE: 59%

Large, well-run school. A computer technology program awards Cisco certification in computer repair. Electives in forensics and robotics.