See how Staten Island ranks in listing of top public high schools

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As students across New York City apply to high school, Niche recently released its 2026 Best Public High Schools list to find the top schools across the United States.

The list highlighted nationwide rankings, as well as state and local rankings — including Staten Island schools.

The rankings include updated data for more than 93,000 public schools, 30,000 private schools and over 11,000 school districts nationwide.

Staten Island Technical High School in New Dorp was ranked the third best public high school in the state, according to the Niche ranking. It is also in the top 25 best public high schools across the United States.

Here is how Staten Island’s public high schools ranked in both the Niche state and city listings.

Note: Five Staten Island high schools did not receive a city or state ranking, and therefore are not included in this numbered list.

1 – Staten Island Technical High School, New Dorp

New York state ranking: 3

NYC ranking: 3

2 – CSI High School for International Studies, New Springville

New York state ranking: 201

NYC ranking: 282

3 – Susan E. Wagner High School, Sea View

New York state ranking: 285

NYC ranking: 361

4 – Tottenville High School, Huguenot

New York state ranking: 288

NYC ranking: 365

5 – New Dorp High School, New Dorp

New York state ranking: 289

NYC ranking: 366

6 – Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School, New Springville

New York state ranking: 432

NYC ranking: 474

7 – Michael J. Petrides High School, Sunnyside

New York state ranking: 510

NYC ranking: 530

The following public high schools were not ranked in the best public high schools list for New York City and New York state.

Port Richmond High School, Port Richmond