NYC public high schools by average SAT

The highest average SAT scores among New York City public high schools in 2024-25, with four-year graduation rates, from DOE data. There is no official ranking of NYC high schools, and this is one measure, not a verdict.

How to read this list

SAT averages mostly show which students a school admits, not how much the school adds. Schools that select by test or grades will always top this list.
Only students who took the SAT are counted. A school with fewer test takers can look stronger or weaker than it is.
For your child, the better question is which school fits and where they have a real chance. Survey results, distance and programs matter too.

Top 50 by average SAT

School	Avg SAT	Grad rate
1.Stuyvesant High School Manhattan	1497	99%
2.High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE) Manhattan	1464	100%
3.Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Queens	1463	100%
4.The Bronx High School of Science the Bronx	1447	99%
5.Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island	1436	100%
6.Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn	1405	97%
7.High School of American Studies at Lehman College the Bronx	1405	99%
8.The Brooklyn Latin School Brooklyn	1362	100%
9.New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m) Manhattan	1338	99%
10.Columbia Secondary School Manhattan	1301	97%
11.Townsend Harris High School Queens	1294	100%
12.Millennium High School Manhattan	1279	98%
13.Millennium Brooklyn High School Brooklyn	1262	99%
14.Manhattan / Hunter Science High School Manhattan	1250	96%
15.The Clinton School Manhattan	1250	99%
16.Baccalaureate School for Global Education Queens	1234	99%
17.N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies Manhattan	1226	99%
18.Eleanor Roosevelt High School Manhattan	1212	99%
19.Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Manhattan	1195	99%
20.Bard High School Early College Queens Queens	1191	96%
21.Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics Manhattan	1190	99%
22.Special Music School Manhattan	1180	98%
23.Scholars' Academy Queens	1179	99%
24.Bard High School Early College Manhattan	1166	97%
25.High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies Manhattan	1158	99%
26.N.Y.C. Museum School Manhattan	1155	100%
27.Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences Brooklyn	1147	97%
28.Midwood High School Brooklyn	1147	96%
29.West End Secondary School Manhattan	1147	100%
30.Beacon High School Manhattan	1145	97%
31.Central Park East High School Manhattan	1138	99%
32.Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School Queens	1138	98%
33.Francis Lewis High School Queens	1122	92%
34.Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Queens	1119	92%
35.Manhattan Village Academy Manhattan	1115	98%
36.NYC iSchool Manhattan	1114	98%
37.Aviation Career & Technical Education High School Queens	1103	96%
38.Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE) Manhattan	1101	94%
39.Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School Queens	1100	100%
40.Medgar Evers College Preparatory School Brooklyn	1097	100%
41.Baruch College Campus High School Manhattan	1096	100%
42.Park East High School Manhattan	1093	99%
43.CSI High School for International Studies Staten Island	1091	99%
44.East-West School of International Studies Queens	1087	94%
45.Art and Design High School Manhattan	1076	96%
46.Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School Queens	1075	97%
47.Young Women's Leadership School, Queens (TYWLS) Queens	1072	97%
48.Brooklyn College Academy Brooklyn	1071	99%
49.Bedford Academy High School Brooklyn	1064	99%
50.Bayside High School Queens	1063	98%

Top 25 without the SHSAT schools

School	Avg SAT	Grad rate
1.New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m) Manhattan	1338	99%
2.Columbia Secondary School Manhattan	1301	97%
3.Townsend Harris High School Queens	1294	100%
4.Millennium High School Manhattan	1279	98%
5.Millennium Brooklyn High School Brooklyn	1262	99%
6.Manhattan / Hunter Science High School Manhattan	1250	96%
7.The Clinton School Manhattan	1250	99%
8.Baccalaureate School for Global Education Queens	1234	99%
9.N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies Manhattan	1226	99%
10.Eleanor Roosevelt High School Manhattan	1212	99%
11.Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Manhattan	1195	99%
12.Bard High School Early College Queens Queens	1191	96%
13.Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics Manhattan	1190	99%
14.Special Music School Manhattan	1180	98%
15.Scholars' Academy Queens	1179	99%
16.Bard High School Early College Manhattan	1166	97%
17.High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies Manhattan	1158	99%
18.N.Y.C. Museum School Manhattan	1155	100%
19.Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences Brooklyn	1147	97%
20.Midwood High School Brooklyn	1147	96%
21.West End Secondary School Manhattan	1147	100%
22.Beacon High School Manhattan	1145	97%
23.Central Park East High School Manhattan	1138	99%
24.Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School Queens	1138	98%
25.Francis Lewis High School Queens	1122	92%