New ranking finds 8 Brooklyn schools on list of 40 best public high schools in NYC
Leon M. Goldstein High School and Midwood High School in Top 20
Brooklyn high schools made an impressive showing on the New York Post’s recently published annual rankings of top public institutions. Of the 40 best high schools in New York City, eight are located in Brooklyn.
According to the list, the highest ranking high school in the borough is Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences. The school, which has a waterfront campus overlooking Sheepshead Bay, located near Kingsborough Community College, came in at No. 12.
Midwood High School ranked No. 15 on the list. This historic institution opened its doors in 1941. The Brooklyn Eagle was there to cover its grand opening, as 2,700 students were enrolled that first year. Today, there are more than 1,000 more students enrolled, and the school boasts such distinguished alumni as actor and director Woody Allen, filmmaker Noah Baumbach, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson and Matilda Cuomo, wife of former Gov. Mario Cuomo.