Arts high schools in NYC
89 New York City public high schools have performing arts, visual art or film programs in the DOE directory. Some admit by audition or portfolio; others are open to everyone who applies. Each school page shows the method for each program.
Sorted by school name. The label under each school shows how its arts programs admit students.
| School | Avg SAT | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|
| A-TECH High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 897 | 91% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School Brooklyn · Audition or portfolio | 882 | 90% |
| Academy for Careers in Television and Film (ACTV) Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 957 | 96% |
| Academy for Language and Technology the Bronx · Language criteria | 699 | 98% |
| Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School the Bronx · Screened | 850 | 83% |
| Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy: A College Board School the Bronx · Open | 807 | 89% |
| Art and Design High School Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 1076 | 96% |
| Bayside High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 1063 | 98% |
| Beacon High School Manhattan · Screened with assessment | 1145 | 97% |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 1119 | 92% |
| Bronx Envision Academy the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 783 | 73% |
| Bronx High School for the Visual Arts the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 889 | 81% |
| Bronx Theatre High School the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 807 | 91% |
| Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (BCAM) Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 836 | 87% |
| Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service Brooklyn · Transfer school | 744 | — |
| Brooklyn High School of the Arts Brooklyn · Audition or portfolio | 975 | 97% |
| Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 811 | 90% |
| Brooklyn Studio Secondary School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 886 | 83% |
| Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 817 | 91% |
| Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 944 | 92% |
| Curtis High School Staten Island · Open | 934 | 84% |
| DeWitt Clinton High School the Bronx · Language criteria, Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 885 | 94% |
| Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts Brooklyn · Audition or portfolio | 771 | 67% |
| Dreamyard Preparatory School the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 801 | 86% |
| East Williamsburg Scholars Academy Brooklyn · Open | 798 | 91% |
| EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 773 | 71% |
| Edward R. Murrow High School Brooklyn · Audition or portfolio | 1006 | 86% |
| Explorations Academy H.S. the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 782 | 78% |
| Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 1195 | 99% |
| Fordham High School for the Arts the Bronx · Audition or portfolio | 926 | 99% |
| Forest Hills High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 999 | 94% |
| Fort Hamilton High School Brooklyn · Audition or portfolio | 1023 | 87% |
| Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 1100 | 100% |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 927 | 74% |
| Frederick Douglass Academy Manhattan · Open | 899 | 93% |
| Gotham Professional Arts Academy Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 826 | 89% |
| Gramercy Arts High School Manhattan · Audition or portfolio, Screened with assessment | 965 | 96% |
| Grover Cleveland High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 855 | 81% |
| Harry S Truman High School the Bronx · Open, Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 918 | 79% |
| Health, Art, Robotics, and Technology High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 872 | 96% |
| High School for Arts and Business Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 916 | 97% |
| High School for Contemporary Arts the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.), Open | 754 | 87% |
| High School for Media and Communications Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 761 | 82% |
| High School for Violin and Dance the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | — | 81% |
| High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus Brooklyn · Open | 828 | 91% |
| High School of Arts and Technology Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 880 | 85% |
| Hillcrest High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 899 | 85% |
| John Adams High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 888 | 87% |
| John Bowne High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 909 | 81% |
| John Dewey High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 956 | 83% |
| Juan Morel Campos Secondary School Brooklyn · Open | 822 | 87% |
| Life Academy High School for Film and Music Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 784 | 75% |
| Long Island City High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 879 | 81% |
| Lower Manhattan Arts Academy Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 868 | 82% |
| Manhattan Bridges High School Manhattan · Screened: language and academics | 925 | 93% |
| Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 877 | 93% |
| Millennium Art Academy the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 857 | 91% |
| Motion Picture Technical High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | — | — |
| New Design High School Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 864 | 96% |
| New Dorp High School Staten Island · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 971 | 88% |
| New Utrecht High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 1004 | 82% |
| Newtown High School Queens · Audition or portfolio | 849 | 72% |
| Performing Arts and Technology High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 848 | 97% |
| Port Richmond High School Staten Island · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 870 | 78% |
| Preparatory Academy for Writers: A College Board School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 906 | 90% |
| Professional Performing Arts High School (PPAS) Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 1026 | 99% |
| PROGRESS High School for Professional Careers Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 791 | 79% |
| Queens Technical High School Queens · Screened | 954 | 86% |
| Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts the Bronx · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 857 | 90% |
| Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 962 | 98% |
| Richmond Hill High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 828 | 81% |
| School for Classics High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 784 | 75% |
| Special Music School Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 1180 | 98% |
| Susan E. Wagner High School Staten Island · Audition or portfolio | 994 | 92% |
| Talent Unlimited High School Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 963 | 95% |
| Teachers Preparatory High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 717 | 62% |
| The Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music the Bronx · Audition or portfolio | 947 | 98% |
| The Cinema School the Bronx · Screened | 868 | 90% |
| The High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 824 | 84% |
| The High School for Global Citizenship Brooklyn · Screened | 844 | 97% |
| The High School of Fashion Industries Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 912 | 95% |
| Theatre Arts Production Company School the Bronx · Audition or portfolio | 829 | 82% |
| Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School Queens · Screened | 1075 | 97% |
| Tottenville High School Staten Island · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 1026 | 94% |
| Urban Assembly School for Music and Art Brooklyn · Open, Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 854 | 92% |
| Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts Manhattan · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 854 | 86% |
| W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School Brooklyn · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 802 | 81% |
| Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts Manhattan · Audition or portfolio | 879 | 100% |
| William Cullen Bryant High School Queens · Educational Option (Ed. Opt.) | 887 | 82% |