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The highest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in New York County, New York

Across New York County, New York, 7 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL leads the list at 98.9%, against a median of 45.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

New York County, New York

Top % Proficient

98.9%

Median % Proficient

45.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	Combined	24.3%	305	98.9%
2	NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1	Combined	27.0%	1,620	98.7%
3	PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	Combined	11.6%	541	87.2%
4	SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	85.4%	728	45.8%
5	WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	Combined	88.0%	908	39.7%
6	HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	89.3%	647	39.6%
7	HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL	Combined	86.9%	244	36.8%

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