Stacker compiled a list of the best public high schools in the New York City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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#25. Manhasset Secondary School
- Location: Manhasset Union Free School District, NY
- Enrollment: 962 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#24. Wheatley School
- Location: East Williston Union Free School District, NY
- Enrollment: 666 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#23. Academy for Allied Health Science
- Location: Union County Vocational-Technical School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 303 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#22. Brooklyn Technical High School
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 13, NY
- Enrollment: 5,940 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#21. Brooklyn Latin School
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 14, NY
- Enrollment: 800 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#20. Great Neck South High School
- Location: Great Neck Public Schools, NY
- Enrollment: 1,262 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#19. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro
- Location: Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 675 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#18. Syosset Senior High School
- Location: Syosset Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 2,266 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#17. Biotechnology High School
- Location: Monmouth County Vocational School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 317 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#16. Jericho Senior High School
- Location: Jericho Union Free School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,258 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#15. Academy for Information Technology
- Location: Union County Vocational-Technical School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 297 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#14. High School Math Science & Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY)
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 5, NY
- Enrollment: 555 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#13. Bard High School Early College Queens
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 24, NY
- Enrollment: 671 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#12. Half Hollow Hills High School West
- Location: Half Hollow Hills Central School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,055 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#11. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School
- Location: Jersey City School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 701 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#10. High Technology High School
- Location: Monmouth County Vocational School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 285 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#9. Union County Magnet High School
- Location: Union County Vocational-Technical School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 303 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#8. High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 10, NY
- Enrollment: 399 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#7. Scarsdale Senior High School
- Location: Scarsdale Union Free School District, NY
- Enrollment: 1,458 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#6. Townsend Harris High School
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 25, NY
- Enrollment: 1,322 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#5. The Academy for Mathematics, Science & Engineering
- Location: Morris County Vocational School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 179 (not available student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#4. Bergen County Academies
- Location: Bergen County Vocational Technical School District, NJ
- Enrollment: 1,140 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#3. Staten Island Technical High School
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 31, NY
- Enrollment: 1,374 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#2. Bronx High School of Science
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 10, NY
- Enrollment: 2,951 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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#1. Stuyvesant High School
- Location: New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY
- Enrollment: 3,247 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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