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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 64 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 48 times on applications)

Top Schools by Number of Applicants (2023-24)

Citywide

1
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430) (Brooklyn)
  23910 applicants
1,490 available seats
2
Stuyvesant High School (02M475) (Manhattan)
  22354 applicants
850 available seats
3
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE) (05M692) (Manhattan)
  19661 applicants
140 available seats
4
Bronx High School of Science, The (10X445) (Bronx)
  19396 applicants
748 available seats
5
Brooklyn Latin School, The (14K449) (Brooklyn)
  17529 applicants
215 available seats
6
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (28Q687) (Queens)
  16874 applicants
116 available seats
7
High School of American Studies at Lehman College (10X696) (Bronx)
  16740 applicants
104 available seats
8
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605) (Staten Island)
  15704 applicants
328 available seats
9
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (03M485) (Manhattan)
  9776 applicants
696 available seats
10
Midwood High School (22K405) (Brooklyn)
  9069 applicants
910 available seats

Bronx

1
Bronx High School of Science, The (10X445)
  19396 applicants
748 available seats
2
High School of American Studies at Lehman College (10X696)
  16740 applicants
104 available seats
3
University Heights Secondary School (07X495)
  963 applicants
140 available seats
4
DeWitt Clinton High School (10X440)
  652 applicants
385 available seats
5
Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics (09X260)
  621 applicants
108 available seats
6
Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (KAPPA) (10X374)
  495 applicants
120 available seats
7
Pelham Preparatory Academy (11X542)
  448 applicants
130 available seats
8
Astor Collegiate Academy (11X299)
  446 applicants
120 available seats
9
Fordham Leadership Academy (10X438)
  416 applicants
108 available seats
10
Herbert H. Lehman High School (08X405)
  406 applicants
496 available seats

Brooklyn

1
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430)
  23910 applicants
1,490 available seats
2
Brooklyn Latin School, The (14K449)
  17529 applicants
215 available seats
3
Midwood High School (22K405)
  9069 applicants
910 available seats
4
James Madison High School (22K425)
  4252 applicants
753 available seats
5
Edward R. Murrow High School (21K525)
  2845 applicants
933 available seats
6
Fort Hamilton High School (20K490)
  2773 applicants
774 available seats
7
New Utrecht High School (20K445)
  2578 applicants
570 available seats
8
Millennium Brooklyn High School (15K684)
  2373 applicants
168 available seats
9
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences (22K535)
  2019 applicants
258 available seats
10
High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology (20K485)
  1219 applicants
300 available seats

Manhattan

1
Stuyvesant High School (02M475)
  22354 applicants
850 available seats
2
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College (HSMSE) (05M692)
  19661 applicants
140 available seats
3
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (03M485)
  9776 applicants
696 available seats
4
Beacon High School (03M479)
  4442 applicants
360 available seats
5
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (02M416)
  3749 applicants
136 available seats
6
Baruch College Campus High School (02M411)
  2753 applicants
118 available seats
7
Manhattan / Hunter Science High School (03M541)
  2689 applicants
108 available seats
8
Millennium High School (02M418)
  2290 applicants
176 available seats
9
Bard High School Early College (01M696)
  2196 applicants
125 available seats
10
New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+m) (01M539)
  2047 applicants
150 available seats

Queens

1
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (28Q687)
  16874 applicants
116 available seats
2
Francis Lewis High School (26Q430)
  7290 applicants
863 available seats
3
Townsend Harris High School (25Q525)
  4957 applicants
290 available seats
4
Bayside High School (26Q495)
  4807 applicants
811 available seats
5
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School (28Q620)
  4293 applicants
473 available seats
6
Forest Hills High School (28Q440)
  3274 applicants
672 available seats
7
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (26Q415)
  2311 applicants
634 available seats
8
Bard High School Early College Queens (24Q299)
  2227 applicants
125 available seats
9
High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture (27Q650)
  2018 applicants
247 available seats
10
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School (30Q501)
  1968 applicants
236 available seats

Staten Island

1
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605)
  15704 applicants
328 available seats
2
Tottenville High School (31R455)
  2608 applicants
1,068 available seats
3
Susan E. Wagner High School (31R460)
  1640 applicants
562 available seats
4
New Dorp High School (31R440)
  1467 applicants
695 available seats
5
CSI High School for International Studies (31R047)
  879 applicants
127 available seats
6
Curtis High School (31R450)
  728 applicants
763 available seats
7
Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School (31R064)
  364 applicants
146 available seats
8
Port Richmond High School (31R445)
  338 applicants
613 available seats
9
Michael J. Petrides School, The (31R080)
  274 applicants
128 available seats
10
Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School (31R600)
  208 applicants
300 available seats

Top Schools by Applicants per Seat (2023-24)

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Top Schools by Overall Survey Score (2023-24)

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Citywide

1
Academy for Language and Technology (09X365) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  960
Student Score:
  793.07
Teacher Score:
  720.62
Family Score:
  599.57
2
High School for Excellence and Innovation (06M423) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  959
Student Score:
  775.33
Teacher Score:
  735.39
Family Score:
  599.57
3
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  910
Student Score:
  670.72
Teacher Score:
  785.78
Family Score:
  547.69
4
University Heights Secondary School (07X495) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  910
Student Score:
  649.96
Teacher Score:
  765.10
Family Score:
  587.34
5
Pan American International High School (24Q296) (Queens)
Overall Score:
  905
Student Score:
  669.55
Teacher Score:
  752.56
Family Score:
  569.23
6
Pan American International High School at Monroe (12X388) (Bronx)
Overall Score:
  903
Student Score:
  666.55
Teacher Score:
  755.34
Family Score:
  565.15
7
Unity Center for Urban Technologies (02M500) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  901
Student Score:
  767.29
Teacher Score:
  639.54
Family Score:
  575.98
8
Emma Lazarus High School for English Language Scholars (02M394) (Manhattan)
Overall Score:
  898
Student Score:
  685.12
Teacher Score:
  743.92
Family Score:
  547.54
9
Life Academy High School for Film and Music (21K559) (Brooklyn)
Overall Score:
  895
Student Score:
  634.62
Teacher Score:
  745.49
Family Score:
  588.97
10
Flushing International High School (25Q263) (Queens)
Overall Score:
  887
Student Score:
  664.59
Teacher Score:
  737.25
Family Score:
  550.33

Bronx

1
Academy for Language and Technology (09X365)
Overall Score:
  960
Student Score:
  793.07
Teacher Score:
  720.62
Family Score:
  599.57
2
University Heights Secondary School (07X495)
Overall Score:
  910
Student Score:
  649.96
Teacher Score:
  765.10
Family Score:
  587.34
3
Pan American International High School at Monroe (12X388)
Overall Score:
  903
Student Score:
  666.55
Teacher Score:
  755.34
Family Score:
  565.15
4
Fordham High School for the Arts (10X437)
Overall Score:
  882
Student Score:
  661.50
Teacher Score:
  737.11
Family Score:
  541.91
5
Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx (12X446)
Overall Score:
  878
Student Score:
  690.97
Teacher Score:
  690.84
Family Score:
  550.75
6
Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School (12X682)
Overall Score:
  873
Student Score:
  663.75
Teacher Score:
  693.86
Family Score:
  564.54
7
Bronxdale High School (11X508)
Overall Score:
  873
Student Score:
  653.71
Teacher Score:
  721.07
Family Score:
  547.14
8
Bronx Theatre High School (10X546)
Overall Score:
  868
Student Score:
  614.14
Teacher Score:
  735.42
Family Score:
  561.60
9
Gotham Collaborative High School (08X452)
Overall Score:
  866
Student Score:
  649.97
Teacher Score:
  697.58
Family Score:
  558.53
10
Crotona International High School (10X524)
Overall Score:
  864
Student Score:
  608.00
Teacher Score:
  707.43
Family Score:
  587.49

Brooklyn

1
Life Academy High School for Film and Music (21K559)
Overall Score:
  895
Student Score:
  634.62
Teacher Score:
  745.49
Family Score:
  588.97
2
Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (14K558)
Overall Score:
  883
Student Score:
  641.29
Teacher Score:
  758.24
Family Score:
  544.54
3
Design Works (13K963)
Overall Score:
  871
Student Score:
  676.24
Teacher Score:
  670.38
Family Score:
  570.35
4
A-TECH High School (14K610)
Overall Score:
  864
Student Score:
  609.94
Teacher Score:
  721.53
Family Score:
  569.90
5
Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: A College Board School (17K382)
Overall Score:
  857
Student Score:
  581.76
Teacher Score:
  726.52
Family Score:
  578.19
6
International High School at Lafayette (21K337)
Overall Score:
  856
Student Score:
  656.09
Teacher Score:
  682.74
Family Score:
  544.96
7
High School for Global Citizenship, The (17K528)
Overall Score:
  852
Student Score:
  654.67
Teacher Score:
  670.17
Family Score:
  550.03
8
Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School (23K514)
Overall Score:
  851
Student Score:
  604.43
Teacher Score:
  715.77
Family Score:
  552.70
9
Brooklyn Technical High School (13K430)
Overall Score:
  839
Student Score:
  649.79
Teacher Score:
  666.41
Family Score:
  531.61
10
High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow (17K546)
Overall Score:
  815
Student Score:
  590.36
Teacher Score:
  656.44
Family Score:
  546.80

Manhattan

1
High School for Excellence and Innovation (06M423)
Overall Score:
  959
Student Score:
  775.33
Teacher Score:
  735.39
Family Score:
  599.57
2
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (04M435)
Overall Score:
  910
Student Score:
  670.72
Teacher Score:
  785.78
Family Score:
  547.69
3
Unity Center for Urban Technologies (02M500)
Overall Score:
  901
Student Score:
  767.29
Teacher Score:
  639.54
Family Score:
  575.98
4
Emma Lazarus High School for English Language Scholars (02M394)
Overall Score:
  898
Student Score:
  685.12
Teacher Score:
  743.92
Family Score:
  547.54
5
Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics (06M552)
Overall Score:
  885
Student Score:
  665.26
Teacher Score:
  721.84
Family Score:
  560.79
6
Manhattan International High School (02M459)
Overall Score:
  873
Student Score:
  661.92
Teacher Score:
  706.23
Family Score:
  552.79
7
Community Health Academy of the Heights (06M346)
Overall Score:
  872
Student Score:
  635.14
Teacher Score:
  714.92
Family Score:
  569.45
8
College Academy, The (06M462)
Overall Score:
  867
Student Score:
  598.09
Teacher Score:
  745.41
Family Score:
  565.21
9
Stuyvesant High School (02M475)
Overall Score:
  851
Student Score:
  648.30
Teacher Score:
  695.39
Family Score:
  529.87
10
High School for Media and Communications (06M463)
Overall Score:
  849
Student Score:
  577.39
Teacher Score:
  742.70
Family Score:
  548.41

Queens

1
Pan American International High School (24Q296)
Overall Score:
  905
Student Score:
  669.55
Teacher Score:
  752.56
Family Score:
  569.23
2
Flushing International High School (25Q263)
Overall Score:
  887
Student Score:
  664.59
Teacher Score:
  737.25
Family Score:
  550.33
3
High School for Arts and Business (24Q550)
Overall Score:
  841
Student Score:
  612.20
Teacher Score:
  707.43
Family Score:
  532.69
4
Civic Leadership Academy (24Q293)
Overall Score:
  803
Student Score:
  636.87
Teacher Score:
  584.68
Family Score:
  546.52

Staten Island

1
Staten Island Technical High School (31R605)
Overall Score:
  880
Student Score:
  671.76
Teacher Score:
  716.46
Family Score:
  548.67

Top Schools by Academic Score (2023-24)

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Top Schools by Number of Available SWD Seats (2023-24)

Citywide

1
Tottenville High School (31R455) (Staten Island)
  220 seats
2
Harry S Truman High School (11X455) (Bronx)
  190 seats
3
Curtis High School (31R450) (Staten Island)
  190 seats
4
Edward R. Murrow High School (21K525) (Brooklyn)
  171 seats
5
Midwood High School (22K405) (Brooklyn)
  168 seats
6
Port Richmond High School (31R445) (Staten Island)
  153 seats
7
Abraham Lincoln High School (21K410) (Brooklyn)
  138 seats
8
Long Island City High School (30Q450) (Queens)
  138 seats
9
New Dorp High School (31R440) (Staten Island)
  138 seats
10
Susan E. Wagner High School (31R460) (Staten Island)
  137 seats

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Top Schools by Number of Available DIA Seats (2023-24)

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