How The Post ranked them: The Top 50 is based on the latest data for 4-year-graduation rate (weight: 10%); percent of students scoring over 85 on Regents Integrated Algebra and ELA exams (20%); number taking AP exams (7.5%) and percent scoring 3,4, or 5 (22.5%); number taking SAT (10%) and average total SAT scores (30%). Adjustments made for schools that offer college-level courses instead of AP and schools that assess students by portfolios instead of Regents exams.
Here is a PDF for all 417 NYC public schools by the numbers:
1. Stuyvesant High School
345 Chambers St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 3,297
GRADUATION RATE: 98.5%
COLLEGE READY: 99.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT:98.7%
# TAKING SAT: 832
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 2096
# TAKING AP TESTS: 1444
AP PASS RATE: 97.2%
Most coveted specialized school, a perennial top performer where brainy students shine in the Intel Science Talent Search as well as writing contests and many move on to the Ivy League
2. Bronx High School Of Science
75 W. 205th St. THE BRONX
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 3,013
GRADUATION RATE: 99.7%
COLLEGE READY: 99.9%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 99.9%
# TAKING SAT: 731
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1969
# TAKING AP TESTS: 1598
AP PASS RATE: 85.8%
Boasts alumni including seven Nobel laureates and six Pulitzer Prize winners. Mind-bending math and science, 33 AP classes, nine world languages, and animal studies at the Bronx Zoo.
3. Staten Island Technical High School
485 Clawson St., STATEN ISLAND
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 1104
GRADUATION RATE: 100%
COLLEGE READY: 100 %
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 90%
# TAKING SAT: 227
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1953
# TAKING AP TESTS: 595
AP PASS RATE: 89.0%
The city’s best-kept secret buzzes from 7 a.m. into the night with talented, engaged kids. Offers a wealth of options, state-of-the art labs, and Russian with a chance to study in Moscow.
4. High School For Mathematics, Science And Engineering At City College
138 Covent Ave, MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 406
GRADUATION RATE: 97.0%
COLLEGE READY: 99.0%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 60.4%
# TAKING SAT: 101
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1847
# TAKING AP TESTS: 196
AP PASS RATE: 82.4%
A hidden gem for bright students interested in pre-med and engineering in a curriculum soaked in literature. Offers German, and study at the Goethe Institut abroad. Kids earn 12 college credits at City College.
5. Queens High School For The Sciences At York College
94-50 159 St., QUEENS
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 418
GRADUATION RATE: 98.3%
COLLEGE READY: 98.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 100%
# TAKING SAT: 121
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1868
# TAKING AP TESTS: 231
AP PASS RATE: 80.8%
Rigorous but nurturing environment for students mainly aiming for careers in medicine or research. Shares the York campus with its nursing program.
6. High School Of American Studies At Lehman College
2925 Goulden Ave, THE BRONX
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 377
GRADUATION RATE: 97.8%
COLLEGE READY: 100%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 98.8%
# TAKING SAT: 92
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1920
# TAKING AP TESTS: 253
AP PASS RATE: 85.3%
A warm, close-knit school for kids seeking careers in law, journalism, teaching and politics. Three years of history includes travel and study of original documents. Shares facilities with Lehman.
7. Townsend Harris High School
149-11 Melbourne Ave, QUEENS
ADMISSION: Grades, scores above 90th percentile on state tests.
ENROLLMENT: 1140
GRADUATION RATE: 99.6%
COLLEGE READY: 100%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 100%
# TAKING SAT: 278
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1910
# TAKING AP TESTS: 758
AP PASS RATE: 75 %
Superb, spirited school on Queens College campus, its own building has a DNA lab and TV studio. From Greek and Latin to cancer research, all classes are honors, AP or college level. Seniors earn 12 college credits.
8. Brooklyn Technical High School
29 Fort Greene Pl. BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: SHSAT
ENROLLMENT: 5,332
GRADUATION RATE: 91.6%
COLLEGE READY: 95.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 94.8%
# TAKING SAT: 1277
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1833
# TAKING AP TESTS: 2516
AP PASS RATE: 75.3%
The biggest specialized school with a brilliant and diverse student body boasts a two-story woodworking shop, 3,100-seat auditorium and Olympic pool. Find a niche in vast array of clubs.
9. Eleanor Roosevelt High School
411 E. 76th St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 507
GRADUATION RATE: 97.8%
COLLEGE READY: 93.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 97.4%
# TAKING SAT: 127
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1758
# TAKING AP TESTS: 183
AP PASS RATE: 84.5%
A mix of art, technology and community service projects draws attracts bright, dedicated students to compete for seats. Science and English required all four years.
10. Beacon High School
227 W. 61st St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, interview, writing samples
ENROLLMENT: 1,162
GRADUATION RATE: 96.8%
COLLEGE READY: 84.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 88.7%
# TAKING SAT: 261
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1744
# TAKING AP TESTS: 151
AP PASS RATE: 71.7%
Popular, creative school infused with arts and technology is one of 28 statewide exempt from Regents exams — students show achievement in portfolios.
11. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School Of Music & Art and Performing Arts
100 Amsterdam Ave, MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Audition or art portfolio
ENROLLMENT: 2605
GRADUATION RATE: 99.1%
COLLEGE READY: 88.1%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 93.3%
# TAKING SAT: 531
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1707
# TAKING AP TESTS: 923
AP PASS RATE: 74.7%
Acclaimed “Fame!” school near Lincoln Center draws talented, teens passionate about specialties in visual art, vocal and instrumental music, dance, drama or technical theater. Pro instructors.
12. Scholars’ Academy
320 Beach 104th St., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 420
GRADUATION RATE: 98.9%
COLLEGE READY: 85.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 97%
# TAKING SAT: 89
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1532
# TAKING AP TESTS: 77
AP PASS RATE: 66.7%
At demanding 6-12 school, most kids complete Regents requirements in 10th grade, then take AP classes, earn college credit at St Francis College, and do internships.
13. Baruch College Campus High School
55 E. 25th St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores; priority to District 2
ENROLLMENT: 432
GRADUATION RATE: 100.0%
COLLEGE READY: 85.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 90.6%
# TAKING SAT: 104
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1577
# TAKING AP TESTS: 108
AP PASS RATE: 57.1%
Intense school requires four years of English, math and science, and two years of writing. Four years of art an option. College credit at Baruch.
14. Millennium High School
75 Broad St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores; priority to residents south of Houston
ENROLLMENT: 626
GRADUATION RATE: 99.3%
COLLEGE READY: 91.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 84.2%
# TAKING SAT: 144
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1614
# TAKING AP TESTS: 121
AP PASS RATE: 76.3%
Tucked into Wall Street high-rise, students take core classes in 9th and 10th, then electives on topics like poetry in exile, New York stories, race in America.
15. New Explorations Into Science, Technology And Math (NEST+M)
111 Columbia St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Entrance exam; priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 544
GRADUATION RATE: 96.3%
COLLEGE READY: 90.7%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 82.8%
# TAKING SAT: 159
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1621
# TAKING AP TESTS: 306
AP PASS RATE: 55.0%
Fast-paced, citywide K-12 school for gifted. Students can take two years of calculus and electives from Chinese history to Shakespeare. Many APS, college courses and lab research at NYU.
16. Leon M. Goldstein High School For The Sciences
1839 Shore Blvd., BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 1,022
GRADUATION RATE: 97.0%
COLLEGE READY: 91.8%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 88.5%
# TAKING SAT: 259
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1627
# TAKING AP TESTS: 386
AP PASS RATE: 61.1%
Supportive, well-rounded school with science labs, darkroom and gym at leafy Kingsbridge Community College offers diverse electives from astronomy to ornithology.
17. The Brooklyn Latin School
325 Bushwick Ave., BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: SHSAT exam
ENROLLMENT: 468
GRADUATION RATE: 97.1%
COLLEGE READY: 92.9%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 85.7%
# TAKING SAT: 72
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1740
# TAKING AP TESTS: None
Everyone takes four years of Latin in a rigorous but intimate “boarding-school” like atmosphere. Students don’t take AP exams, but earn a prestigious International Baccalaureate diploma.
18. N.Y.C. Lab School For Collaborative Studies
333 W. 17th St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades test scores: priority to District 2
ENROLLMENT: 579
GRADUATION RATE: 90.1%
COLLEGE READY: 77.7%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 88.3%
# TAKING SAT: 114
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1677
# TAKING AP TESTS: 101
AP PASS RATE: 76.2%
Popular, “laid-back” iZone school with seminar-style instruction and online classes. Seniors undertake a yearlong project to present to faculty.
19. Baccalaureate School For Global Education
34-12 36th Ave., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 259
GRADUATION RATE: 93.2%
COLLEGE READY: 91.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 92.2%
# TAKING SAT: 61
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1636
# TAKING AP TESTS: None
Motivated kids in 7-12 school take International Baccalaurate classes and earn a prestigious IB diploma, do college-level writing, travel and 100 hours of community service.
20. N.Y.C. Museum School
333 West 17th St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Priority to District 2
ENROLLMENT: 436
GRADUATION RATE: 98.1%
COLLEGE READY: 57.8%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 85.7%
# TAKING SAT: 103
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1419
# TAKING AP TESTS: 43
AP PASS RATE: None
Kids study at the Met, Japan Society, Museum of the Moving Image and others. Learning “modules” focus on world religions, evolution, US history and culture.
21. Bard High School Early College
525 E. Houston St.,
MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 617
GRADUATION RATE: 94.5%
COLLEGE READY: 95.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 96.8%
# TAKING SAT: 130
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1856
# TAKING AP TESTS: None
Fast-tracked students earn a diploma and associate degree from Bard in four years — grads transfer to four-year colleges with up to 60 credits. Teachers with Ph.Ds lead small seminar-style classes
22. High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies
350 Grand St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to Manhattan
ENROLLMENT: 353
GRADUATION RATE: 86.3%
COLLEGE READY: 71.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 94.8%
# TAKING SAT: 78
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1424
# TAKING AP TESTS: 105
AP PASS RATE: 77.5%
Mandarin Chinese-speaking students learn to speak and write English, and vice versa, in programs from history to the arts. Shares gym, pool and cafeteria with four other schools.
23. Bard High School Early College II
30-20 Thomson Ave., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Open to NYC residents
ENROLLMENT: 631
GRADUATION RATE: 100.0%
COLLEGE READY: 95.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT:92.7%
#TAKING SAT: 155
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1663
# TAKING AP TESTS: None
Teens do serious studies here. Like peers at its Manhattan sister school, grads leave with an associate degree with up to 60 college credits. Seniors do science research with professors.
24. Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School
160-20 Goethals Ave, QUEENS
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 486
GRADUATION RATE: 92.2%
COLLEGE READY: 83.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 89.8%
# TAKING SAT: 99
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1538
# TAKING AP TESTS: 115
AP PASS RATE: 45.9%
Rigorous 6-12 school focuses on health careers. In a new building next to Queens hospital, students learn in cardiovascular and DNA labs, and a mock doctor’s office with patient table.
25. Academy Of American Studies
28-04 41st Ave., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores; priority to Queens
ENROLLMENT: 704
GRADUATION RATE: 86.8%
COLLEGE READY: 61.6%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 85.2%
# TAKING SAT: 135
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1470
# TAKING AP TESTS: 104
AP PASS RATE: 64.1%
Trace family rooms, visit Gettysburg and Plymouth, take field trips within NYC for research. Everyone takes three years of history. College credits at LaGuardia Community College and St Johns University.
26. Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
57-00 223 St., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Queens residents, zoned and screened
ENROLLMENT: 3,912
GRADUATION RATE: 82.3%
COLLEGE READY: 60.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 75.5%
# TAKING SAT: 888
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1514
# TAKING AP TESTS: 722
AP PASS RATE: 67.5%
Large, popular and overcrowded. Honors kids picked for the Da Vinci Math and Science Institute, and Law and Humanities Institute. Topnotch arts, 19 APs, lots of sports and extras.
27. Bronx Latin
800 Home St., THE BRONX
ADMISSION: Priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 240
GRADUATION RATE: 76.0%
COLLEGE READY: 35.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 70%
# TAKING SAT: 36
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1251
# TAKING AP TESTS: 43
AP PASS RATE: NULL
Well-liked 6-12 school in “rough” South Bronx offers classical education. Most kids enter with poor academic skills, but most an three-quarters graduate on time. All students take four years of math and science.
28. Francis Lewis High School
58-20 Utopia Pkwy., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Zoned and screened.
ENROLLMENT: 4,152
GRADUATION RATE: 82.9%
COLLEGE READY: 62.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 78.6%
# TAKING SAT: 934
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1474
# TAKING AP TESTS: 819
AP PASS RATE: 59.8%
Popular and packed, huge academic menu, spirit-rousing sports. Special programs in law, health science, forensics, engineering, art, drama, music. Big Junior ROTC.
29. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
35-12 35TH Ave.QUEENS
ADMISSION: Audition
ENROLLMENT: 756
GRADUATION RATE: 95.4%
COLLEGE READY: 67.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 87.6%
# TAKING SAT: 174
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1494
# TAKING AP TESTS: 135
AP PASS RATE: 47.2%
Founded in 2001 by Tony Bennett, this engaging school balances college-oriented academics and arts training. Enjoys ties to the Kaufman-Astoria Studios, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Met and other cultural hubs. Students audition for one of six studios: dance, drama, instrumental music, vocal music, fine arts, film and media arts.
30. Manhattan Center For Science And Mathematics
260 Pleasant Ave.,
MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Merit; priority to students at Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science
ENROLLMENT: 1,650
GRADUATION RATE: 87.7%
COLLEGE READY: 70.6%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 74.2%
# TAKING SAT: 375
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1430
# TAKING AP TESTS: 311
AP PASS RATE: 62.2%
Challenging courses focus on math, science and liberal arts in close-knit school with state-of-the-art labs. Students work with Mt. Sinai Hospital researches and GE engineers.
31. Midwood High School
2839 Bedford Ave., BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 3,842
GRADUATION RATE: 80.6%
COLLEGE READY: 66.2%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 81.7%
# TAKING SAT: 824
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1473
# TAKING AP TESTS: 788
AP PASS RATE: 57.6%
Popular, overpacked school with two selective institutes — in medical science and humanities — sends finalists to the Intel Science Talent Search. Strong on drama and music.
32. Young Women’s Leadership School
105 E. 106 St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Girls only; test scores
ENROLLMENT: 288
GRADUATION RATE: 100%
COLLEGE READY: 45.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 82.8%
# TAKING SAT: 70
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1326
# TAKING AP TESTS: 47
AP PASS RATE: 53.3%
Flagship campus for a network of all-girls schools that aim to prepare struggling students from low-income homes for college. SAT prep is built into 11th grade. Uniforms.
33. Manhattan Village Academy
43 W. 22 St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 429
GRADUATION RATE: 97.0%
COLLEGE READY: 68.0%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 76.7%
# TAKING SAT: 95
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1372
# TAKING AP TESTS: 31
AP PASS RATE: 82.2%
Engaging school in renovated Chelsea office building prides itself on graduating more African-American males. Students get a heavy workload and compile portfolios aimed at landing in a top college.
34. Vanguard High School
317 EAST 67 St, MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Open to NYC
ENROLLMENT: 444
GRADUATION RATE: 65.6%
COLLEGE READY: 18.7%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 55.1%
# TAKING SAT: 72
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1199
# TAKING AP TESTS: 20
AP PASS RATE: N/A
Open-minded, creative bent with small class sizes. Classes taught in 70-minute blocks with interdisciplinary themes. Only English Regents required; students compile portfolios and give presentations.
35. Professional Performing Arts High School
328 W. 48 St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Audition
ENROLLMENT: 415
ATTENDANCE: 93.4%
DOE GRADE: B
GRADUATION RATE: 92.4%
COLLEGE READY: 53.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 68.3%
# TAKING SAT: 94
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1522
# TAKING AP TESTS: 50
AP PASS RATE: 50%
Aspiring performers in drama, dance and voice flock to this 6-12 school. Kids get training from the Actors Institute, Alvin Ailey and other industry pros.Juniors can take college classes at CUNY or NYU.
36. Bronx High School For Medical Science
240 EAST 172 St., THE BRONX
ADMISSION: Test scores, grades, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 287
GRADUATION RATE: 90.9%
COLLEGE READY: 19.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 56.5%
# TAKING SAT: 64
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1221
# TAKING AP TESTS: 16
AP PASS RATE: N/A
Green scrubs are uniforms here as kids prepare for careers in medicine or science. Students shadow professionals in nearby hospitals and do lab research. Part of Taft building with metal detectors.
37. Bayside High School
32-24 Corporal Kennedy St. QUEENS
ADMISSION: Open to Queens residents; grades, test scores for special programs
ENROLLMENT: 3,308
GRADUATION RATE: 89.9%
COLLEGE READY: 62.7%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 73.3%
# TAKING SAT: 708
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1449
# TAKING AP TESTS: 734
AP PASS RATE: 46.7%
Popular, jam-packed.High-achievers selectged for programs in music, art, history, and environmental science. Students of all abilities take sports medicine, computer programming, international relations.
38. Forest Hills High School
67-01 110 St., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Screened and zoned
ENROLLMENT: 3,834
GRADUATION RATE: 83.1%
COLLEGE READY: 49.1%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 66.2%
# TAKING SAT: 762
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1407
# TAKING AP TESTS: 882
AP PASS RATE: 50.9%
“Blue Ribbon School of Excellence” draws gifted kids to science and math honors programs, producing Siemens and Intel contenders. Other seek seat in Law and Humanities Institute, audition for drama and music
39. High School For Environmental Studies
4444 W. 56 St., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, attendance
ENROLLMENT: 1,394
GRADUATION RATE: 78.2%
COLLEGE READY: 50.1%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 81.2%
# TAKING SAT: 263
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1419
# TAKING AP TESTS: 224
AP PASS RATE: 64.4%
Earth, oceans and wildlife get top billing. Class trips and summer internships on nature preserves nationwide. Sophomores intern at the Bronx Zoo and parks. Hiking and ecology club among extras.
40. Lower Manhattan Arts Academy
350 Grand St, MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Priority to District 1 and 2 residents at info session
ENROLLMENT: 336
GRADUATION RATE: 66.7%
COLLEGE READY: 16.7%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 58.7%
# TAKING SAT: 40
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1200
# TAKING AP TESTS: 11
AP PASS RATE: N/A
LoMA is a small, multi-cultural school where kids get visual art, music, dance and drama, and specialize in one discipline.Four years each of English, history, science and math also required.
41. Food And Finance High School
525 West 50 ST., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Priority to NYC residents at info session
ENROLLMENT: 433
GRADUATION RATE: 72.2%
COLLEGE READY: 13.4%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 59.6%
# TAKING SAT: 62
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1194
# TAKING AP TESTS: 41
AP PASS RATE: N/A
Delve into cooking, baking, and food-related financial management. Students grow, sell and prepare fruits, vegetables and tilapia in labs set up by Cornell University. Seniors get paid internships in restaurants
42. Queens School of Inquiry
158-40 76 Rd., QUEENS
ADMISSION: Priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 309
GRADUATION RATE: 85.1%
COLLEGE READY: 53.7%
# TAKING SAT: 58
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1396
# TAKING AP TESTS: 42
AP PASS RATE: 45.2%
For high-achievers, early college 6-12 neighborhood school lets motivated juniors and seniors earn up to 62 tuition-free credits in classes at Queens College. Writing and research emphasized.
43. Edward R. Murrow High School
1600 Ave. L, BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: Brooklyn residents; some programs screened or audition
ENROLLMENT: 4,022
GRADUATION RATE: 76.2%
COLLEGE READY: 54.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 72%
# TAKING SAT: 727
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1431
# TAKING AP TESTS: 457
AP PASS RATE: 58.8%
Non-traditional environment with a wide array of classes and extracurricular activities. Selective programs in communications and the arts. Kids get free periods to study. Has TV studio, greenhouse, planetarium.
44. Frederick Douglass Academy
2581 7th Ave., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 1,199
GRADUATION RATE: 76.2%
COLLEGE READY: 47.5%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 73%
# TAKING SAT: 214
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1374
# TAKING AP TESTS: 167
AP PASS RATE: 59.9%
Distinguished 6-13 school with strict rules of conduct and rich extracurriculars, including world travel. Six academies from engineering to the performing arts. Four languages include Latin and Japanese.
45. Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice
283 Adams St., BROOKLYN
ADMISSION: Priority to NYC residents who attend info session
ENROLLMENT: 450
GRADUATION RATE: 87.6%
COLLEGE READY: 36.9%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 83%
# TAKING SAT: 105
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1206
# TAKING AP TESTS: 34
AP PASS RATE: 67.9%
Successful small school preps kids for college. Students get involved in politics and courts. They may travel abroad, intern at a law firm or with the Brooklyn DA, or attend summer school at an Ivy League university.
46. Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science
1595 Bathgate Ave., The BRONX
ADMISSION: Priority to continuing 8th graders, Bronx residents who attend info session
ENROLLMENT: 348
GRADUATION RATE: 90.8%
COLLEGE READY: 52.9%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 86.1%
# TAKING SAT: 80
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1290
# TAKING AP TESTS: 16
AP PASS RATE: 75%
High expectations at 6-12 school get results High graduation rate, college-bound kids, some accepted at elite universities. Encourages “compassionate, critical thinkers.” Honors kids take AP calculus and biology.
47. Collegiate Institute for Math and Science
925 Astor Ave, THE BRONX
ADMISSION:Priority to Bronx and NYC residents who attend info session
ENROLLMENT: 543
GRADUATION RATE: 87.6%
COLLEGE READY: 64.8%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 61.2%
# TAKING SAT: 97
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1,348
# TAKING AP TESTS: 95
AP PASS RATE: 26.1%
In ex-Christopher Columbus complex, kid take four years of math (including calculus), science, English and social studies, plus three to four years Spanish. College prep starts early; University of Vermont program.
48. Riverdale/ Kingsbridge Academy
660 W. 237 St., THE BRONX
ADMISSION: Grades, test scores, priority to continuing 8th graders
ENROLLMENT: 630
GRADUATION RATE: 79.3%
COLLEGE READY: 33.6%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 82%
# TAKING SAT: 113
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1,333
# TAKING AP TESTS: 123
AP PASS RATE: 62.4%
Nurturing, diverse 6-12 school preps kids for college with honors program, 10 APs and lots of extras. Strong in music. Boasts a kiln, dance studio, handball and softball.
49. Aviation Career & Technical Education High School
45-30 36 St, QUEENS
ADMISSION: All NYC
ENROLLMENT: 2,201
GRADUATION RATE: 85.1%
COLLEGE READY: 59.3%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 56.5%
# TAKING SAT: 396
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1,364
# TAKING AP TESTS: 152
AP PASS RATE: 66.9%
Future airline pilots and mechanics earn FAA certification in aircraft engine structure, maintenance, or both if they enroll a fifth year. Hands-on instruction in Long Island City hangar, professional labs.
50. Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
122 Amsterdam Ave., MANHATTAN
ADMISSION: Open to NYC; grades, test scores for early college
ENROLLMENT: 453
GRADUATION RATE: 95.4%
COLLEGE READY: 70.6%
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT: 82.1%
# TAKING SAT: 111
AVERAGE TOTAL SAT SCORE: 1,446
# TAKING AP TESTS: None
Students spend three years at MLK complex near Lincoln Center and their fourth at uptown Hunter College, which they can attend for free after graduation. . Four-year research project and community service.