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allk12 · Rankings · Highest proficiency · New York · K-12 schools

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

Across New York, 101 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 52.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
101
New York
Top % Proficient
98.9%
Median % Proficient
52.4%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3Combined24.3%30598.9%
2NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1Combined27.0%1,62098.7%
3SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1BROOKLYN, NYSUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 1Combined68.8%91992.0%
4PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSONNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2Combined11.6%54187.2%
5KEENE CENTRAL SCHOOLKEENE VALLEY, NYKEENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined28.2%17078.8%
6BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOLCombined96.5%66578.5%
7MANOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHONEOYE FALLS, NYHONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined22.6%61577.6%
8NORTHEASTERN CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCHAMPLAIN, NYNORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined43.8%37972.5%
9BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOLBOLTON LANDING, NYBOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined30.5%16470.7%
10CANASERAGA SCHOOLCANASERAGA, NYCANASERAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined54.2%20368.7%
11EDMESTON CENTRAL SCHOOLEDMESTON, NYEDMESTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined41.6%38967.6%
12WINDHAM ASHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOLWINDHAM, NYWINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined46.1%28267.2%
13LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLLA FARGEVILLE, NYLA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined45.3%44867.1%
14COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOLCOLTON, NYCOLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined35.7%35965.6%
15COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOLCOPENHAGEN, NYCOPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined28.1%47365.3%
16SOUTH BRONX CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYSOUTH BRONX CHARTER SCHOOLCombined91.5%43463.4%
17BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOLBARKER, NYBARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined41.0%65363.3%
18WALTON HIGH SCHOOLWALTON, NYWALTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined53.1%27163.2%
19BELFAST SCHOOLBELFAST, NYBELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined51.9%31862.4%
20BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IIBROOKLYN, NYBEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL IICombined91.4%80061.9%
21SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOLSACKETS HARBOR, NYSACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined28.5%41161.8%
22RICHFIELD SPRINGS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLRICHFIELD SPRINGS, NYRICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined48.1%18961.1%
23FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOLFILLMORE, NYFILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined55.6%59761.0%
24DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLDOWNSVILLE, NYDOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined34.2%21961.0%
25BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOLBRIDGEHAMPTON, NYBRIDGEHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined36.8%18560.3%
26UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCCombined86.3%41559.8%
27BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLBRADFORD, NYBRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined51.4%24959.3%
28STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLSTAMFORD, NYSTAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined47.2%24859.3%
29UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCBROOKLYN, NYUNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYCCombined85.2%51358.9%
30TOWN OF WEBB SCHOOLOLD FORGE, NYTOWN OF WEBB UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined45.8%23658.9%
31NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOLNEW YORK MILLS, NYNEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined39.0%52158.7%
32MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)STATEN ISLAND, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31Combined67.8%1,42358.6%
33GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONXBRONX, NYGIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONXCombined89.8%40258.2%
34LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOLLISBON, NYLISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined40.9%54058.1%
35SCIO CENTRAL SCHOOLSCIO, NYSCIO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined52.8%26757.4%
36ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOLARKPORT, NYARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined37.2%43557.3%
37SHELTER ISLAND SCHOOLSHELTER ISLAND, NYSHELTER ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined32.8%18356.9%
38HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOLHEUVELTON, NYHEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined30.2%51056.1%
39MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOLMORRISTOWN, NYMORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined56.7%30755.9%
40HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLSCHAGHTICOKE, NYHOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined35.8%38855.7%
41CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOLCLYMER, NYCLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined38.8%33055.7%
42LYME CENTRAL SCHOOLCHAUMONT, NYLYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined49.6%33555.3%
43WELLS SCHOOLWELLS, NYWELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined43.0%12854.7%
44GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLBELMONT, NYGENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined44.3%59454.7%
45FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOLFRIENDSHIP, NYFRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined58.7%25954.6%
46STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLMUNNSVILLE, NYSTOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined47.2%37754.1%
47HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHUDSON, NYHUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined62.1%49353.3%
48BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORKBRONX, NYBOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORKCombined89.6%54653.3%
49NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOLCHESTERTOWN, NYNORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined47.7%47053.3%
50BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLCombined89.5%95152.4%
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