NYC DOE SAT Scores by HS - Cobble Hill Think Tank

SAT Scores for
NYC Public High Schools

NYC has made average SAT scores available for public review.

The schools with the highest average school-wide scores are listed below. The complete list is here:

https://nycopendata.socrata.com/data?cat=education

While few people will be surprised that Stuyvesant is at the top of the list, I suggest that before judging one school against another, the complexities of the data behind the data should be considered.

Schools with academically diverse populations will have lower averages, although they very well might top the list if high scores were considered. Midwood High School, as an example, is made up of four distinct programs, two of which are selective and rigorous college-prep programs. Because all four programs are factored into the average, the scores for each of the four individual programs are not evident in this list.

Many schools value experiential education and recognize that standardized tests are neither the only, nor the best measure of academic achievement and potential. These schools attract a larger percentage of students with academic accommodations such as English Language Learners and students with physical, medical or learning disabilities. Such student populations will likely have a decreased average score on standardized tests, decreasing the school-wide averages.

Interestingly, the averages in this list reflect all students who took an SAT exam in a given school year. While the average student typically takes one SAT exam in their Junior year, and one in the beginning of their senior year, some schools encourage students to take SATs in 10th grade as part of their preparation for eventually doing as well as possible. Generally speaking, students score significantly higher in their senior year than in their Sophomore year. Schools that encourage students to take SATs early are therefore lowering their average score.

Finally, some high schools encourage students who are not necessarily on a college track to take the SAT exams as part of their educational experience. Many such students will not take the exam seriously, will not necessarily be properly prepared and will probably not perform well.

For all of these reasons, any single school's average SAT score should be much more closely scrutinized before judging the school. Just as an individual student's score should not be used as a sole representation of the student's achievement and potential, a school's average score does not represent the potential scope, breadth and significance of each individual student's experience at that school.

2012 Average SAT Scores:

school code	SCHOOL NAME	Net Score	Critical Reading Score	Math Score	Writing Score	Number of Test Takers
02M475	STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL	2096	679	735	682	832
10X445	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE	1969	632	688	649	731
31R605	STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	1953	635	682	636	227
10X696	HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE	1920	636	648	636	92
25Q525	TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL	1910	621	651	638	278
28Q687	QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE	1868	612	660	596	121
01M696	BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE	1856	624	604	628	130
05M692	HIGH SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CITY COLLEGE	1847	605	654	588	101
13K430	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	1833	587	659	587	1277
02M416	ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL	1758	572	594	592	127
03M479	BEACON HIGH SCHOOL	1744	577	575	592	261
14K449	BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL, THE	1740	586	584	570	72
03M485	FIORELLO H. LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART AND PERFORMING ARTS	1707	566	564	577	531
02M412	N.Y.C. LAB SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES	1677	537	590	550	114
24Q299	BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE II	1663	545	568	550	155
30Q580	BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION	1636	524	568	544	61
22K535	LEON M. GOLDSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES	1627	524	561	542	259
01M539	NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL	1621	522	574	525	159
02M418	MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL	1614	528	553	533	144
02M411	BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL	1577	496	563	518	104
02M413	SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL	1565	517	533	515	66
02M565	URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL	1547	527	508	512	30
28Q680	QUEENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL	1538	513	523	502	99
27Q323	SCHOLARS' ACADEMY	1532	499	537	496	89
02M408	PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL	1522	509	490	523	94
26Q415	BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL	1514	480	545	489	888
30Q501	FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL	1494	504	496	494	174
26Q430	FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL	1474	468	539	467	934
22K405	MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	1473	478	519	476	824
30Q575	ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES	1470	487	492	491	135
26Q495	BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	1449	462	523	464	708
03M541	MANHATTAN / HUNTER SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL	1446	473	506	467	111
25Q285	WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL	1441	471	489	481	63
17K590	MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	1436	476	481	479	165
02M376	NYC ISCHOOL	1435	473	483	479	92
21K525	EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL	1431	468	496	467	727
04M435	MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS	1430	461	514	455	375
31R080	THE MICHAEL J. PETRIDES SCHOOL	1426	472	488	466	107
02M407	INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION	1424	492	465	467	54
02M545	HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES	1424	412	581	431	78
02M400	HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	1419	465	493	461	263
02M414	N.Y.C. MUSEUM SCHOOL	1419	468	492	459	103
31R455	TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	1418	462	486	470	807
02M519	TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL	1416	469	472	475	81
02M560	HIGH SCHOOL M560 s CITY AS SCHOOL	1415	498	440	477	56
28Q440	FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL	1407	456	497	454	762
09X260	BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS	1396	459	480	457	81
25Q252	QUEENS SCHOOL OF INQUIRY, THE	1396	455	498	443	58
13K670	BENJAMIN BANNEKER ACADEMY	1391	471	472	448	185
31R460	SUSAN E. WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL	1388	455	474	459	535
02M489	HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE	1374	443	489	442	167
05M499	FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY	1374	458	474	442	214
02M439	MANHATTAN VILLAGE ACADEMY	1372	441	473	458	95
28Q620	THOMAS A. EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL	1372	452	478	442	422
24Q610	AVIATION CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL	1364	445	496	423	396
17K543	SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT ERASMUS	1360	457	462	441	69
13K674	CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY	1353	441	499	413	20
31R047	CSI HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	1353	452	451	450	137
22K555	BROOKLYN COLLEGE ACADEMY	1352	456	456	440	131
22K425	JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL	1350	436	475	439	518
11X288	COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE	1348	444	471	433	97
27Q650	HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE	1345	429	491	425	194
31R470	CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL	1335	466	455	414	10
10X141	RIVERDALE / KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MIDDLE SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOL 141)	1333	438	455	440	113
24Q560	ROBERT F. WAGNER, JR. SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY	1330	443	447	440	80
25Q670	ROBERT F. KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	1330	431	458	441	99
04M610	YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	1326	432	446	448	70
20K485	HIGH SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY	1323	425	474	424	238
79Q950	GED PLUS s CITYWIDE	1322	496	400	426	8
28Q896	YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, QUEENS	1316	439	445	432	68
02M630	ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL	1315	444	441	430	270
32K554	ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL	1315	428	465	422	39
21K690	BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL	1313	429	449	435	119
13K595	BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	1312	438	443	431	89
06M540	A. PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL	1309	430	456	423	228
28Q350	JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES	1307	430	452	425	25
02M420	HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND HUMAN SERVICES	1306	429	449	428	336
20K490	FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL	1306	417	478	411	694
75Q811	P.S. Q811	1306	429	444	433	32
02M586	HARVEY MILK HIGH SCHOOL	1303	458	416	429	9
31R450	CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL	1301	437	435	429	375
02M298	PACE HIGH SCHOOL	1293	423	438	432	85
09X241	URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE, THE	1290	411	464	415	80
11X542	PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY	1288	431	438	419	76
29Q272	GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES	1287	436	427	424	59
24Q264	ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE	1280	405	454	421	89
26Q566	QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING, LIBERAL ARTS AND THE SCIENCES	1279	425	434	420	175
31R445	PORT RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL	1279	424	438	417	271
03M494	HIGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY	1277	433	433	411	75
31R440	NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL	1277	424	437	416	391
30Q445	WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL	1275	414	449	412	395
17K546	HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE: HEROES OF TOMORROW	1273	418	441	414	79
20K445	NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL	1272	402	471	399	456
15K698	SOUTH BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	1271	430	416	425	8
25Q281	EASTsWEST SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	1271	416	463	392	59
06M293	CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS	1270	408	446	416	60
10X442	CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THE	1270	423	420	427	52
24Q600	QUEENS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	1270	417	447	406	155
02M300	URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE	1269	404	449	416	48
11X418	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS	1268	419	433	416	48