13 Harlem High Schools Named Among Best In America, NY

HARLEM, NY — Harlemites have much to be proud of in their neighborhood, and a new ranking adds one more item to that long list: top-tier schools.

The website Niche released on Tuesday its annual lists of the best public and private high schools in America, based on metrics like test scores and academic performance, data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as ratings from students, parents and alumni.

Three Harlem public schools were named among the best in the nation, while another 13 qualified as some of the best in New York state. Here they are:

High School for Math Science & Engineering at City College (240 Convent Ave.):

• #47 public high school in America, #8 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Academics, A+ Teachers, A+ Diversity, A+ College Prep, A+ Administration

Columbia Secondary School (425 West 123rd St.):

• #604 public high school in America, #55 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Diversity, A+ College Prep, A Academics, A Teachers

Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics (260 Pleasant Ave.):

• #653 public high school in America, #59 in New York
• Highlights: A+ Diversity, A Academics, A Teachers, A College Prep, A- Administration

KIPP Infinity Charter School (625 West 133rd St.):

• #104 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A+ Teachers, A+ Administration, A Clubs & Activities, A- Academics, A- Diversity, A- College Prep

Central Park East High School (1573 Madison Ave.):

• #165 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A Teachers, A Diversity, A Administration, B+ Academics, B+ College Prep

Democracy Prep Charter High School (2230 Fifth Ave.):

• #208 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A- Academics, A- Administration, A- College Prep, A- Diversity, B+ Teachers

Park East High School (230 East 105th St.):

• #239 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A Teachers, A Administration, A- Clubs & Activities, A- Diversity, B Academics

Harlem Village Academy Leadership Charter School (2351 First Ave.):

• #302 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A- Teachers, A- Diversity, A- Administration, B Academics, B College Prep

Success Academy Charter School - Harlem 1 and Middle/High School (34 West 118th St.):

• #332 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A Diversity, A- College Prep, B Academics, B Teachers, B Clubs & Activities

Young Women's Leadership School (105 East 106th St.):

• #366 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A Diversity, A- Teachers, A- Administration, B College Prep

A. Philip Randolph Campus High School (433 West 135th St.):

• #459 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A- Diversity, B Teachers, B Clubs & Activities, B- Academics

Harlem Village Academies (244 West 144th St.):

• #484 public high school in New York
• Highlights: A- Teachers, B Academics, B Administration, B Diversity

Democracy Prep Endurance Middle School (250 West 127th St.):

• #529 public high school in New York
• Highlights: B+ Diversity, B Academics, B- Teachers, B- College Prep

Niche's separate list of the top private schools did not include any in Harlem.

The publication's new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide, according to the website.

Elsewhere in the city, the Upper West Side's Trinity School was named New York's best private school, and the sixth-best in the U.S.

The nationwide top spot on the private-school list went to Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. — its third straight year topping the list.

This year's best public school, meanwhile, is the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, N.C., which led the list for the first time ever.

You can view the full rankings here.