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NYC-SIFT's Top 10 Lists

Most Popular Schools from the 2023-24 HS Application Survey

1
Beacon High School (03M479)
(listed 106 times on applications)
2
Baruch College Campus High School (02M411)
(listed 91 times on applications)
3
N.Y.C. Museum School (02M414)
(listed 71 times on applications)
4
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (02M416)
(listed 66 times on applications)
5
Millennium High School (02M418)
(listed 65 times on applications)
6
Essex Street Academy (02M294)
(listed 61 times on applications)
7
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435)
(listed 55 times on applications)
8
High School for Environmental Studies (02M400)
(listed 54 times on applications)
9
N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies (02M412)
(listed 51 times on applications)
10
New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m) (01M539)
(listed 47 times on applications)

Top Schools by Number of Applicants (2022-23)

Citywide

1
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430) (Brooklyn)
  23,910 applicants
1,490 available seats
2
Stuyvesant High School (02M475) (Manhattan)
  22,354 applicants
850 available seats
3
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE) (05M692) (Manhattan)
  19,661 applicants
140 available seats
4
Bronx High School of Science, The (10X445) (Bronx)
  19,396 applicants
748 available seats
5
Brooklyn Latin School, The (14K449) (Brooklyn)
  17,529 applicants
215 available seats
6
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (28Q687) (Queens)
  16,874 applicants
116 available seats
7
High School of American Studies at Lehman College (10X696) (Bronx)
  16,740 applicants
104 available seats
8
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605) (Staten Island)
  15,704 applicants
328 available seats
9
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (03M485) (Manhattan)
  9,776 applicants
696 available seats
10
Midwood High School (22K405) (Brooklyn)
  9,017 applicants
910 available seats

Bronx

1
Bronx High School of Science, The (10X445)
  19,396 applicants
748 available seats
2
High School of American Studies at Lehman College (10X696)
  16,740 applicants
104 available seats
3
University Heights Secondary School (07X495)
  1,176 applicants
140 available seats
4
Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics (09X260)
  748 applicants
108 available seats
5
DeWitt Clinton High School (10X440)
  634 applicants
384 available seats
6
Pelham Preparatory Academy (11X542)
  528 applicants
118 available seats
7
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA) (10X374)
  518 applicants
108 available seats
8
Fordham High School for the Arts (10X437)
  482 applicants
108 available seats
9
Fordham Leadership Academy (10X438)
  469 applicants
108 available seats
10
Herbert H. Lehman High School (08X405)
  413 applicants
367 available seats

Brooklyn

1
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430)
  23,910 applicants
1,490 available seats
2
Brooklyn Latin School, The (14K449)
  17,529 applicants
215 available seats
3
Midwood High School (22K405)
  9,017 applicants
910 available seats
4
James Madison High School (22K425)
  3,259 applicants
250 available seats
5
Edward R. Murrow High School (21K525)
  3,211 applicants
932 available seats
6
New Utrecht High School (20K445)
  2,831 applicants
347 available seats
7
Millennium Brooklyn High School (15K684)
  2,388 applicants
151 available seats
8
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences (22K535)
  2,244 applicants
254 available seats
9
Fort Hamilton High School (20K490)
  1,865 applicants
234 available seats
10
High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology (20K485)
  1,376 applicants
298 available seats

Manhattan

1
Stuyvesant High School (02M475)
  22,354 applicants
850 available seats
2
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE) (05M692)
  19,661 applicants
140 available seats
3
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (03M485)
  9,776 applicants
696 available seats
4
Beacon High School (03M479)
  4,522 applicants
360 available seats
5
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (02M416)
  3,867 applicants
125 available seats
6
Baruch College Campus High School (02M411)
  2,738 applicants
120 available seats
7
Millennium High School (02M418)
  2,677 applicants
150 available seats
8
Manhattan / Hunter Science High School (03M541)
  2,653 applicants
108 available seats
9
Bard High School Early College (01M696)
  2,612 applicants
125 available seats
10
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435)
  2,243 applicants
403 available seats

Queens

1
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (28Q687)
  16,874 applicants
116 available seats
2
Francis Lewis High School (26Q430)
  6,229 applicants
301 available seats
3
Townsend Harris High School (25Q525)
  5,906 applicants
290 available seats
4
Bayside High School (26Q495)
  4,681 applicants
666 available seats
5
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (28Q620)
  4,012 applicants
471 available seats
6
Bard High School Early College Queens (24Q299)
  2,917 applicants
125 available seats
7
Forest Hills High School (28Q440)
  2,826 applicants
460 available seats
8
Maspeth High School (24Q585)
  2,145 applicants
270 available seats
9
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School (30Q501)
  2,138 applicants
227 available seats
10
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (26Q415)
  2,021 applicants
508 available seats

Staten Island

1
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605)
  15,704 applicants
328 available seats
2
Tottenville High School (31R455)
  1,774 applicants
448 available seats
3
Susan E. Wagner High School (31R460)
  1,435 applicants
386 available seats
4
New Dorp High School (31R440)
  1,420 applicants
526 available seats
5
CSI High School for International Studies (31R047)
  907 applicants
127 available seats
6
Curtis High School (31R450)
  747 applicants
689 available seats
7
Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School (31R064)
  370 applicants
146 available seats
8
Michael J. Petrides School, The (31R080)
  326 applicants
127 available seats
9
Port Richmond High School (31R445)
  321 applicants
429 available seats
10
Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School (31R600)
  217 applicants
278 available seats

Top Schools by Applicants per Seat (2022-23)

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Top Schools by Overall Survey Score (2022-23)

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Citywide

1
Academy for Language and Technology (09X365) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  953
Student Score:
  784
Teacher Score:
  727
Family Score:
  586
2
High School for Excellence and Innovation (06M423) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  947
Student Score:
  722
Teacher Score:
  777
Family Score:
  587
3
Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx (12X446) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  943
Student Score:
  766
Teacher Score:
  716
Family Score:
  594
4
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  924
Student Score:
  689
Teacher Score:
  790
Family Score:
  556
5
Unity Center for Urban Technologies (02M500) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  923
Student Score:
  765
Teacher Score:
  688
Family Score:
  579
6
Pan American International High School at Monroe (12X388) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  915
Student Score:
  683
Teacher Score:
  754
Family Score:
  576
7
High School for Global Citizenship, The (17K528) (Brooklyn)
Overall Score:
  907
Student Score:
  708
Teacher Score:
  715
Family Score:
  574
8
Pan American International High School (24Q296) (Queens)
Overall Score:
  905
Student Score:
  651
Teacher Score:
  761
Family Score:
  581
9
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605) (Staten Island)
Overall Score:
  893
Student Score:
  682
Teacher Score:
  720
Family Score:
  563
10
Community Health Academy of the Heights (06M346) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  891
Student Score:
  655
Teacher Score:
  725
Family Score:
  581

Bronx

1
Academy for Language and Technology (09X365)
Overall Score:
  953
Student Score:
  784
Teacher Score:
  727
Family Score:
  586
2
Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx (12X446)
Overall Score:
  943
Student Score:
  766
Teacher Score:
  716
Family Score:
  594
3
Pan American International High School at Monroe (12X388)
Overall Score:
  915
Student Score:
  683
Teacher Score:
  754
Family Score:
  576
4
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School (12X682)
Overall Score:
  886
Student Score:
  660
Teacher Score:
  726
Family Score:
  564
5
Fordham High School for the Arts (10X437)
Overall Score:
  876
Student Score:
  662
Teacher Score:
  723
Family Score:
  542
6
New World High School (11X513)
Overall Score:
  841
Student Score:
  647
Teacher Score:
  632
Family Score:
  571
7
Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship: A College Board School (11X270)
Overall Score:
  841
Student Score:
  574
Teacher Score:
  705
Family Score:
  571
8
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA) (10X374)
Overall Score:
  836
Student Score:
  620
Teacher Score:
  679
Family Score:
  541
9
Kingsbridge International High School (10X268)
Overall Score:
  833
Student Score:
  594
Teacher Score:
  689
Family Score:
  552
10
Explorations Academy H.S. (12X251)
Overall Score:
  829
Student Score:
  624
Teacher Score:
  622
Family Score:
  580

Brooklyn

1
High School for Global Citizenship, The (17K528)
Overall Score:
  907
Student Score:
  708
Teacher Score:
  715
Family Score:
  574
2
Khalil Gibran International Academy (15K592)
Overall Score:
  860
Student Score:
  617
Teacher Score:
  707
Family Score:
  570
3
Young Women's Leadership School of Brooklyn (TYWLS) (14K614)
Overall Score:
  850
Student Score:
  574
Teacher Score:
  744
Family Score:
  552
4
Academy for Excellence in Leadership (32K403)
Overall Score:
  838
Student Score:
  606
Teacher Score:
  677
Family Score:
  560
5
Brooklyn School for Math and Research, The (32K168)
Overall Score:
  837
Student Score:
  585
Teacher Score:
  710
Family Score:
  549
6
Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School (23K514)
Overall Score:
  829
Student Score:
  592
Teacher Score:
  671
Family Score:
  562
7
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430)
Overall Score:
  819
Student Score:
  639
Teacher Score:
  637
Family Score:
  528
8
High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow (17K546)
Overall Score:
  814
Student Score:
  562
Teacher Score:
  687
Family Score:
  543
9
Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts (BILA) (17K745)
Overall Score:
  786
Student Score:
  564
Teacher Score:
  625
Family Score:
  541

Manhattan

1
High School for Excellence and Innovation (06M423)
Overall Score:
  947
Student Score:
  722
Teacher Score:
  777
Family Score:
  587
2
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435)
Overall Score:
  924
Student Score:
  689
Teacher Score:
  790
Family Score:
  556
3
Unity Center for Urban Technologies (02M500)
Overall Score:
  923
Student Score:
  765
Teacher Score:
  688
Family Score:
  579
4
Community Health Academy of the Heights (06M346)
Overall Score:
  891
Student Score:
  655
Teacher Score:
  725
Family Score:
  581
5
Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics (06M552)
Overall Score:
  882
Student Score:
  670
Teacher Score:
  702
Family Score:
  570
6
Emma Lazarus High School for English Language Scholars (02M394)
Overall Score:
  874
Student Score:
  676
Teacher Score:
  680
Family Score:
  568
7
College Academy, The (06M462)
Overall Score:
  872
Student Score:
  592
Teacher Score:
  764
Family Score:
  564
8
High School for Health Careers and Sciences (06M468)
Overall Score:
  839
Student Score:
  594
Teacher Score:
  667
Family Score:
  586
9
Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce, The (05M157)
Overall Score:
  809
Student Score:
  625
Teacher Score:
  617
Family Score:
  539
10
Heritage School, The (04M680)
Overall Score:
  768
Student Score:
  532
Teacher Score:
  619
Family Score:
  539

Queens

1
Pan American International High School (24Q296)
Overall Score:
  905
Student Score:
  651
Teacher Score:
  761
Family Score:
  581
2
Queens High School for Language Studies (25Q241)
Overall Score:
  881
Student Score:
  659
Teacher Score:
  728
Family Score:
  553
3
International High School for Health Sciences (24Q236)
Overall Score:
  846
Student Score:
  673
Teacher Score:
  631
Family Score:
  557
4
Civic Leadership Academy (24Q293)
Overall Score:
  816
Student Score:
  642
Teacher Score:
  603
Family Score:
  550
5
East-West School of International Studies (25Q281)
Overall Score:
  815
Student Score:
  617
Teacher Score:
  623
Family Score:
  554
6
Academy of Finance and Enterprise (24Q264)
Overall Score:
  786
Student Score:
  559
Teacher Score:
  635
Family Score:
  537

Staten Island

1
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605)
Overall Score:
  893
Student Score:
  682
Teacher Score:
  720
Family Score:
  563

Top Schools by Academic Score (2022-23)

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Top Schools by Number of Available SWD Seats (2022-23)

Citywide

1
Edward R. Murrow High School (21K525) (Brooklyn)
  171 seats
2
Midwood High School (22K405) (Brooklyn)
  168 seats
3
Curtis High School (31R450) (Staten Island)
  162 seats
4
Harry S Truman High School (11X455) (Bronx)
  156 seats
5
New Dorp High School (31R440) (Staten Island)
  125 seats
6
Long Island City High School (30Q450) (Queens)
  118 seats
7
Abraham Lincoln High School (21K410) (Brooklyn)
  117 seats
8
Bayside High School (26Q495) (Queens)
  110 seats
9
Tottenville High School (31R455) (Staten Island)
  105 seats
10
John Dewey High School (21K540) (Brooklyn)
  104 seats

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Top Schools by Number of Available DIA Seats (2022-23)

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Staten Island

No schools with DIA seats