Nita Lowey stayed home for 13 years to raise her children while serving as a PTA president in the Bronx. Then Mario Cuomo gave her a boost.

The first four in Niche's 2025 selections are all from New York City: Stuyvesant in Manhattan, the Bronx High School of Science ... schools -- No. 20 Bronxville HS and No. 24 Horace Greeley ...