The competition is so fierce this school year that 399 Bronx Science students—roughly 13 percent of the student body—chose to forgo their lunch period each day to take an extra class. Most of ...

Only Hunter College High School (no. 44) and Bronx High School of Science (no. 50) made it into the top 50. In comparison, Dallas had two schools in the top ten, while Chicago, Miami, Houston ...