| School | Locality | Facilities | Notes | AD ▼ | SD | Region | | Nardin Academy | Buffalo | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 149 (D) | 61 (D) | Western NY |
| International School 45 | Buffalo | Student Rocketry | Student rocket club that participates in regional and national rocketry challenged. | 149 (D) | 61 (D) | Western NY |
| International Prep School | Buffalo | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 149 (D) | 63 (D) | Western NY |
| Frontier Central School District | Hamburg | NASA connections | In 2025 a team of High School students were invited to a NASA conference to discuss their work studying sleep deprivation among astronauts and its' impact on mental health. | 149 (D) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Buffalo Academy of Science | Buffalo | STEM curriculum | STEM infused college prep program. | 149 (D) | 63 (D) | Western NY |
| Iroquois Central School District | Elma | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 147 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Immaculate Conception School | East Aurora | Student Rocketry | Student rocket club that participates in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 147 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Holland Central School District | Holland | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 147 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| East Aurora High School | East Aurora | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2024 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 147 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Williamsville High School | Williamsville | Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium | State of the art immersive multimedia facility open to students and the general public, hosting up to 20,000 students and young learners annually. Planetarium renovated in 2014 with community support and a state grant for $300,000. | 146 (D) | 61 (D) | Western NY |
| Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart | Buffalo | Rocket Club | School hosts a Rocket Club that participates in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. | 146 (D) | 61 (D) | Western NY |
| Lewiston-Porter Central School District | Youngstown | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 145 (R) | 62 (R) | Western NY |
| Clarence High School | Clarence | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2024 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 144 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Maryvale Intermediate School | Cheektowaga | Maryvale Intermediate School Planetarium | Program went dark but came back to life, actively serving district students. | 143 (R) | 63 (D) | Western NY |
| Lancaster High School | Lancaster | Student Rocketry | Student rocket club that engages with broader STEM programming. | 143 (R) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Cheektowaga Central School District | Cheektowaga | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 143 (R) | 63 (D) | Western NY |
| West Seneca High School | West Seneca | STEM & Engineering Academy | School district offers a range of STEM and engineering programs with a college prep focus. | 142 (D) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Orchard Park Central School District | Orchard Park | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | K-5 STEM programming | 142 (D) | 60 (R) | Western NY |
| Lackawanna High School | Lackawanna | Lackawanna High School Planetarium | State of the art planetarium available for students of all ages. | 142 (D) | 63 (D) | Western NY |
| McKinley High School | Buffalo | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 140 (D) | 61 (D) | Western NY |
| Genesee Valley BOCES | Le Roy | Nasa HUNCH Program | | 139 (R) | 57 (R) | Finger Lakes |
| Bay Trail Middle School | Penfield | Student Rocketry | School hosts a student Rocket Club. | 135 (D) | 55 (D) | Finger Lakes |
| Webster Thomas High School | Webster | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 130 (R) | 55 (D) | Finger Lakes |
| Syracuse Academy of Science | Syracuse | | STEM focused college prep academy with specific Astronomy curriculum available to students. | 129 (D) | 48 (D) | Central NY |
| OCM BOCES | Liverpool | OCM BOCES Portable Planetarium | Program has been providing high level and intensive astronomy programming since 1986. | 128 (D) | 50 (D) | Central NY |
| Nottingham High School | Syracuse | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 128 (D) | 48 (D) | Central NY |
| Fayetteville Manlius High School | Manlius | Fayetteville Manlius High School Planetarium | Coursework includes Observational Astronomy, planetarium was upgraded in 2017 with state assistance. | 127 (D) | 50 (D) | Central NY |
| Southern Cayuga High School | Aurora | Southern Cayuga Planetarium | After significant community support, a renovated facility was re-opened in 2019. | 126 (R) | 48 (D) | Central NY |
| New Roots Charter School | Ithaca | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 125 (D) | 52 (D) | Southern Tier |
| Utica Academy of Science | Utica | | STEM focused college prep academy with specific Astronomy curriculum available to students. | 119 (D) | 49 (R) | Mohawk Valley |
| Broadalbin-Perth Jr/Sr School | Broadalbin | Space & STEM curriculum | Broad STEM and science curriculum that includes astronomy and student rocketry opportunities. | 118 (R) | 49 (R) | Mohawk Valley |
| Heuvelton High School | Heuvelton | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | Participantt in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 116 (R) | 49 (R) | North Country |
| Ticonderoga High School | Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga High School Planetarium | Expansive academic and community programming options. | 114 (R) | 45 (R) | North Country |
| Queensbury High School | Queensbury | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | Students have participated in multiple years of the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 114 (R) | 45 (R) | Capital Region |
| Shaker High School | Latham | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 110 (D) | 43 (R) | Capital Region |
| Niskayuna High School | Niskayuna | Student Rocketry | School hosts a student Rocket Club. | 110 (D) | 44 (R) | Capital Region |
| Watervilet Junior-Senior High School | Watervilet | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 108 (D) | 43 (R) | Capital Region |
| LaSalle Institute | Troy | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 108 (D) | 43 (R) | Capital Region |
| Millbrook High School | Millbrook | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | Successful team that has participated in multiple years of rocketry challenges. | 106 (D) | 41 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Arlington High School | LaGrangeville | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 105 (R) | 39 (R) | Mid-Hudson |
| Marlboro High School | Marlboro | Marlboro High School Planetarium & Observatory | Planetarium & observatory available for both student & community use. | 104 (D) | 41 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Ulster BOCES | New Paltz | Nasa HUNCH Program | | 103 (D) | 41 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Onteora Central School District | Boiceville | District is home to the Onteora Rocket Club. | | 103 (D) | 51 (R) | Mid-Hudson |
| OHM Boces | Oneida | OHM BOCES Portable Planetarium | Utilize a portable STARLAB DOME for mobile astronomy. Currently not available due to staffing vacancy. | 101 (R) | 53 (R) | Mohawk Valley |
| Suffern High School | Suffern | Suffern High School Planetarium | Planetarium recently repaired and reopened with dynamic new programming. | 97 (R) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| North Rockland High School | Thiells | North Rockland High School Planetarium | Program currently unavailable due to budget cuts. | 96 (D) | 38 (R) | Mid-Hudson |
| Clarkstown South High School | West Nyack | Clarkstown South High School Planetarium | Restored and renovated in 2004. | 96 (D) | 38 (R) | Mid-Hudson |
| Peekskill High School | Peekskill | Peekskill High School Planetarium | Planetarium is part of a strong STEM-centric curriculum. | 95 (D) | 40 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Mahopac Middle School | Mahopac | Mahopac Middle School Planetarium | It's repair and maintenance was a topic in local school board races. | 94 (D) | 40 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Brewster High School NJROTC | Brewster | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 94 (D) | 40 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Rippowam Cisqua School | Bedford | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 93 (D) | 40 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Horace Greeley High School | Chappaqua | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 93 (D) | 40 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Harrison High School | Harrison | Harrison High School Space Theater | Astronomy Club puts on public shows, and the planetarium was renovated in 2010. | 93 (D) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Rye Middle/High School | Rye | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 91 (D) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Port Chester Central School District | Port Chester | Port Chester Schools Planetarium | Astro Space Coding Club | 91 (D) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Mamaronek High School | Mamaronek | Student Rocketry | In 2025 the district awarded a grant to support the student rocket club's participation in the American Rocketry Challenge. | 91 (D) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| New Rochelle High School | New Rochelle | New Rochelle High School Planetarium | Fully developed programming and curriculum for district students of all ages. | 88 (D) | 37 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Edgemont Union Free School District | Scarsdale | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 88 (D) | 35 (D) | Mid-Hudson |
| Bronx Aerospace High School | Bronx | Space & Aviation Curriculum | Inclusive High School that offers unique curriculum in aviation and robotics, including internships. | 83 (D) | 36 (D) | NYC |
| Harry S. Truman High School | Bronx | Harry S. Truman High School Planetarium | Recently renovated to provide a state of the art planetarium experience. | 82 (D) | 36 (D) | NYC |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 81 (D) | 33 (D) | NYC |
| Bronx High School of Science | Bronx | Bronx Science Planetarium | A premiere high school space and astronomy program. | 81 (D) | 33 (D) | NYC |
| The Avenues of the World | Manhattan | | Avenues of the World Division of NYC Aerospace. | 75 (D) | 47 (D) | NYC |
| The Browning School | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 73 (D) | 28 (D) | NYC |
| Regis High School | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 73 (D) | 28 (D) | NYC |
| The High School of Math, Science, & Engineering | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | HSMSE Division of NYC Aerospace. | 70 (D) | 30 (D) | NYC |
| Trinity School | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2019 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 69 (D) | 47 (D) | NYC |
| Frank McCourt High Schools | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 69 (D) | 47 (D) | NYC |
| Manhattan Center for Science and Math | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 68 (D) | 29 (D) | NYC |
| Stuyvesant High School | Manhattan | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge and a part of the NYC Aerospace collaborative. | 66 (D) | 27 (D) | NYC |
| Staten Island Technical High School | Staten Island | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 64 (R) | 24 (R) | NYC |
| Staten Island Technical High School | Staten Island | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 64 (R) | 24 (R) | NYC |
| Brooklyn Technical High School | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Technical High School Division of NYC Aerospace | Program works in collaboration with the Aerospace Major available at the school. | 57 (D) | 26 (D) | NYC |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School | Brooklyn | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 48 (D) | 22 (D) | NYC |
| Edward R. Murrow High School | Brooklyn | Edwin P. Hubble Planetarium | One of the last operational planetariums in a NYC public school. | 48 (D) | 22 (D) | NYC |
| Brooklyn School of Excellence | Brooklyn | Astronomy Club | Astronomy Club | 45 (D) | 23 (D) | NYC |
| Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School | Brooklyn | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 44 (D) | 20 (D) | NYC |
| Aviation High School | Queens | | A unique co-educational high school that prepares students for careers in aviation maintenance and aerospace. | 37 (D) | 12 (D) | NYC |
| Freeport Central School District | Freeport | NASA NY Space Grant Affiliate | Active member of the NASA NY Space Grant program, including programming surrounding the 2024 Eclipse. | 21 (R) | 6 (D) | Long Island |
| The Green Vale School | Glen Head | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2019 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 19 (R) | 7 (R) | Long Island |
| Roslyn Central Schools | Roslyn Heights | | Roslyn High School Division of NYC Aerospace. | 16 (D) | 7 (R) | Long Island |
| Great Neck North High School | Great Neck | Astronomy Club | Astronomy Club | 16 (D) | 7 (R) | Long Island |
| John F. Kennedy High School | Bellmore | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2025 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 14 (R) | 5 (R) | Long Island |
| The Wheatley School | Old Westbury | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2022 participant in the American Rocket Challenge. | 13 (D) | 7 (R) | Long Island |
| East Williston School District - The Wheatley School | Old Westbury | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2023 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 13 (D) | 7 (R) | Long Island |
| Lindenhurst Middle School | Lindenhurst | Lindenhurst Middle School Planetarium | | 11 (D) | 8 (R) | Long Island |
| St. Anthony High School | Huntington | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2021 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 10 (D) | 2 (R) | Long Island |
| Half Hollow Hills School District | Dix Hills | Half Hollow Hills High School Planetarium | State of the art facility serving all of the districts K-12 students. | 10 (D) | 2 (R) | Long Island |
| West Islip School District | West Islip | West Islip High School Planetarium | Active program for students across the district with an active social media presence. | 9 (R) | 8 (R) | Long Island |
| Longwood Middle School | Middle Island | Longwood Regional Planetarium | 64 seat capacity planetarium on campus for student & community access. | 9 (R) | 3 (R) | Long Island |
| Sayville Middle School | Sayville | Sayville Middle School Planetarium | Planetarium construction was a community effort, and extracurricular programs exist to help more students experience it. | 7 (R) | 8 (R) | Long Island |
| Stony Brook School | Stony Brook | The American Rocket Challenge Participant | 2024 entrant in the Great American Rocketry Challenge. | 4 (D) | 1 (R) | Long Island |
| Southampton High School | Southampton | Sinnecock Multimedia Planetarium | Planetarium was fully renovated in 2012. | 1 (D) | 1 (R) | Long Island |