Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in New York 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. You can read more about Niche’s methodology here.
– School type: Private School – Location: Stony Brook, NY – Enrollment: 478 (10:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#24. Loyola School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 213 (8:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#23. United Nations International School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 1,426 (5:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#22. Hackley School
– School type: Private School – Location: Tarrytown, NY – Enrollment: 881 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#21. Friends Academy
– School type: Private School – Location: Locust Valley, NY – Enrollment: 664 (4:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#20. Bronx High School of Science
– School type: Public School – Location: New York City Geographic District No. 10, NY – Enrollment: 2,953 (20:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#19. Marymount School of New York
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 769 (5:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#18. The Browning School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 475 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#17. Ethical Culture Fieldston School
– School type: Private School – Location: Bronx, NY – Enrollment: 1,706 (7:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#16. Collegiate School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 662 (8:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#15. Lycée Français de New York
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 1,156 (7:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#14. Stuyvesant High School
– School type: Public School – Location: New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY – Enrollment: 3,280 (21:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#13. Avenues The World School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 1,872 (5:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#12. The Nightingale-Bamford School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 734 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#11. Trinity School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 1,001 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#10. French-American School of New York
– School type: Private School – Location: Mamaroneck, NY – Enrollment: 651 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#9. Convent of the Sacred Heart
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 730 (5:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#8. The Dalton School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 1,330 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#7. Regis High School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 538 (11:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#6. Rye Country Day School
– School type: Private School – Location: Rye, NY – Enrollment: 973 (7:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#5. The Spence School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 804 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#4. Horace Mann School
– School type: Private School – Location: Bronx, NY – Enrollment: 1,816 (7:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#3. The Chapin School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 831 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#2. Riverdale Country School
– School type: Private School – Location: Bronx, NY – Enrollment: 1,305 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+
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#1. The Brearley School
– School type: Private School – Location: New York, NY – Enrollment: 794 (6:1 student to teacher ratio) – Niche grade: A+