The High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx was ranked the No. 1 high school in New York for the second year in a row.
The Staten Island Technical High School finished in the top 10.
The Bronx High School of Science was among nine city high schools to make the top 10.
Nine of the top 10 high schools in New York State are city public schools, according to a new report.
For the second year in a row, the High School of American Studies at Lehman College was named the No. 1 high school in the state, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday.
City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said she was thrilled city schools dominated the prestigious annual tally.
“The U.S. News rankings showcase some of our many excellent high schools,” Fariña said. “We have tremendous schools across the city, and I celebrate when our educators get the recognition they deserve.”
The High School of American Studies, which came in at No. 11 in the national rankings, was followed by the High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies in Manhattan and the Queens High School for the Sciences at York College in the state list.
“I’m proud of our students, teachers and the parents who support the school — and everybody who is involved on a daily basis in making this a great place,” said American Studies HS Principal Alessandro Weiss, who’s led the 396-student school since 2006. “We want our students to do well on tests, but the most important thing is to foster a love of learning and a love of inquiry.”
Staffers at the school work to create an atmosphere where students are respected and urged to consider different perspectives, Weiss said. Students are encouraged to take college courses for credit at Lehman College, with which the Bronx high school shares a campus. Advanced courses in U.S. history and world history are mandatory.
Other city schools in the top 10 include: the Brooklyn Latin School, the Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Staten Island Technical High School, The Bronx High School of Science, Townsend Harris High School and the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY.
Most of those schools require students to take the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.
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The magazine examined more than 29,000 public high schools in the nation using a complex formula that includes student test scores, how schools educate disadvantaged youngsters and how well they fare on Advanced Placement and other exams as they prepare for college.
In New York State, 58 schools earned gold medal status for helping prepare students for college — helping it reach ninth in nationwide rankings.
Maryland was named the top state in the country for its schools.
Absent from the Empire State top 10 were two of the city’s most vaunted public high schools. Stuyvesant ranked 96 nationally and 15 statewide. Brooklyn Tech was 93 nationally and 14 in the state.
U.S. News chief data strategist Bob Morse said Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech didn’t make the top of the list because more students at other schools passed Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/city-scores-9-10-best-high-schools-state-article-1.2218644
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