The 10 Best Public High Schools In New York City
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Stuyvesant High School is the best public high school in New York City, according to a new ranking by Niche.com.
Niche's rankings are based on a combination of statistics from public databases and user reviews.
<span>According to Niche, a school with a high rank "<span>is an exceptional academic institution in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes," and the "s<span>tudents are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the school offers."</span></span></span><span>
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<span><span><span><span>Most of the schools on Niche's list are magnet schools, meaning they pull in qualified students from around their city.</span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span>In U.S. News' yearly high school ranking, Stuyvesant came in at #69 nationally, and #12 in New York state. U.S. News' ranking includes private schools as well.</span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Students at Stuyvesant rave about the opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities and how prepared they feel for college, with one student saying, "<span>I felt that the educational opportunities at Stuyvesant prepared me to be leaps and bounds ahead of my peers at college. I have a work ethic instilled in me by the workload from high school, and am capable of balancing schoolwork, along with my social and family life."</span></span></span></span>
Here are the 10 best public schools in New York City, via Niche:
<ol>
<li>Stuyvesant High School</li>
<li>Staten Island Technical High School</li>
<li>Townsend Harris High School</li>
<li>Bronx High School of Science</li>
<li>Bard High School Early College II</li>
<li>High School of American Studies at Lehman College</li>
<li>Bard High School Early College</li>
<li>Eleanor Roosevelt High School</li>
<li>Queens High School For The Sciences at York College</li>
<li>Brooklyn Technical High School</li>
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[Note: Niche calls Hunter College High School a "special case school," and says while it received an A+ ranking it will not be included in the public school list.]
<h3>See the full national list of the best public high schools in the U.S. at Niche</h3>
<b>See Also:</b>
<ul><li>The 10 Best Public High Schools In New York City</li><li>The 25 Best Public High Schools In The US</li><li>The 10 Best Private High Schools In New York City</li></ul>
SEE ALSO: The 25 Best Public High Schools In America
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