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Best Schools in New York (2026)

6,159 schools across 1,103 districts and 939 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

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  1. New York

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The districts

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The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in New York, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
6,159
5.0% of all US public schools
Districts
1,103
Cities/towns
939
Average rating
6.4
out of 10
Math proficiency
55%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
52%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
11.4:1
Estimated scores
22%
1,364 of 6,159 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools
National rank
#17 of 52
states by avg. composite
Vs. national average
+0.0
above US avg (6.3)
Coverage
95%
of schools with a rating

Questions

How many schools are ranked in New York?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 6,159 public schools across 1,103 districts in New York.

What is the average school rating in New York?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in New York is 6.4 out of 10.

What percentage of students in New York are proficient in math?

On average, 54.8% of students across ranked schools in New York are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in New York are proficient in reading?

On average, 51.7% of students across ranked schools in New York are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in New York?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in New York is 11.4:1.

What is the top-ranked school in New York?

The top-ranked school in New York on MySchoolScout is Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 6 in New York, with a composite score of 9.5/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in New York?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the New York Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, New York State Education Dept., and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.