Besides teaching the three “Rs,” these Career and Technical Education (CTE) schools can prepare students for a well-paying trades. We highlight four of the best.

45-30 36th St., Queens

Admission: Open to NYC; grades 75-100; state exams: Levels 2.0-4.5; attendance
Enrollment: 2,168
Graduation rate: 85.4%
College ready: 70.7%
College enrollment: 86.4%
% Taking SAT: 78.6
Average total SAT score: 1431
# Taking AP tests: 127
AP Pass rate: 62.2%

State-of-the-art CTE program, plus a top-notch college prep curriculum, prepares students to earn Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications in aircraft repair and maintenance.

This Long Island City school, which has its own annex at JFK, offers eight AP classes.

By junior year, students spend four periods a day in shop classes, or “labs,” that prepare them for internships with such companies as British Airways and Sikorsky.

Activities like FIRST robotics and the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps draw hundreds of kids each year.

165-65 84th Ave., Queens

Admission: Open to NYC; grades 75–100; state exams: Levels 1.9–4.5; attendance
Enrollment: 2,098
Graduation rate: 85.8%
College ready: 62.8%
College enrollment: 68.9%
% Taking SAT: 80.0
Average total SAT score: 1457
# Taking AP tests: 134
AP Pass rate: 58.2%

With CTE programs in seven distinct disciplines, this large, well-equipped Jamaica Hills school helps students prepare for careers in medicine, robotics, visual arts, computers, electronics and auto maintenance.

Programs in computer forensics and cybersecurity are new this year.

Many grads go on to college after getting a head start on their credits from the school’s eight AP courses and College Now classes. Up-to-date equipment includes an auto-painting booth and renovated computer labs. Full slate of sports and clubs.

1‑50 51st Ave., Queens

Admission: Open to NYC; school visit
Enrollment: 515
Graduation rate: 98%
College ready: 55.4%
College enrollment: 71.9%
% Taking SAT: 95
Average total SAT score: 1346
# Taking AP tests: 53
AP Pass rate: 49.1%

A school that doubles as a mini movie studio gives students hands-on experience. Freshmen and sophomores take two years of production classes to get them working in the editing lab, sound stages and prop and costume shops, all located in an impressive waterfront building in Long Island City.

Students work in the school’s nonprofit film production company — last year, they created a public-service announcement campaign with NYU Langone Medical Center about hazards affecting teens — and take internships with partners like WNET.

Strong academics, with five APs and SAT prep, leads most graduates to college.

131 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan

Admission: Priority to Manhattan; for screened program, grades 65-100; state exams: Levels 1.9-4.5; attendance
Enrollment: 439
Graduation rate: 85.6%
College ready: 26.8%
College enrollment: 75.6%
% Taking SAT: 80.4
Average total SAT score: 1257
# Taking AP tests: 36
AP Pass rate: 22.2%

Two programs in this Soho school — one for computer science, the other for commercial art and design — help students gain marketable skills through a range of hands-on courses.

The school offers admission to the Technical Academy, with concentrations in Cisco computer systems networking and in computer repair, but it’s competitive — 1,125 students applied for its 45 seats last year.

Academically strong students have four AP courses to choose from.

Dance, drama and music are offered as extracurriculars, along with nine PSAL sports teams.

Other Career Schools By Category:

Queens Vocational and Technical High School
37-02 47th Ave., Queens. A Post “Hidden Gem.”

George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
105 Tech Place., Brooklyn

W. H. Maxwell Career and Technical Education High School
145 Pennsylvania Ave., Brooklyn

William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
25 Brighton 4th Rd., Brooklyn

Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School
290 St. Marks Place, Staten Island

High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media
1600 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn

Manhattan Early College School for Advertising
411 Pearl St., Manhattan

City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology
105 Tech Place, Brooklyn

Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design
257 N. 6th St., Brooklyn

Bronx Design and Construction Academy
333 E. 151 St., Bronx

Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
33 E. 151st St., Bronx

Automotive High School
50 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn

Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
2005 Madison Ave., Manhattan

Art and Design High School
245 E. 56th St., Manhattan

Academy for Software Engineering
40 Irving Place, Manhattan

Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)
2474 Crotona Ave., Bronx

Academy of Innovative Technology
999 Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
150 Albany Ave., Brooklyn

Business Technology Early College High School
230-17 Hillside Ave., Queens. A Post “Hidden Gem.”

Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology
439 W. 49th St., Manhattan

High School of Computers and Technology
800 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx

Stephen T. Mather Building Arts & Craftsmanship High School
439 West 49th St., Manhattan

High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture
94-06 104th St., Queens

Urban Assembly Maker Academy
411 Pearl St., Manhattan

Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management
411 Pearl St., Manhattan

High School for Energy and Technology
2474 Crotona Ave., Bronx

Energy Tech High School
36-41 28th St., Queens

Crotona International High School
2474 Crotona Ave., Bronx

Urban Assembly School for Green Careers
145 W. 84th St., Manhattan

High School of Fashion Industries
225 West 24th Street, Manhattan

Benjamin Franklin High School for Finance & Information Technology
207-01 116th Ave., Queens

Food and Finance High School
525 W. 50th St., Manhattan

H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School)
455 Southern Blvd., Bronx

Academy for Health Careers
150 Albany Ave., Brooklyn

Clara Barton High School
901 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn

Inwood Early College for Health and Information Technologies
650 Academy St., Manhattan

Union Square Academy for Health Sciences
40 Irving Place, Manhattan

Institute for Health Professions at Cambria Heights
207-01 116th Ave., Queens

Urban Assembly New York Harbor School
10 South St., Slip 7, Manhattan

Business of Sports School
439 W. 49th St., Manhattan

School for Tourism and Hospitality
900 Tinton Ave., Bronx

Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School
1 Wells St., Brooklyn