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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in New York, drawn from 101 qualifying public K-12 schools. SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL leads the list at 13.9%, 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
Best % Proficient
13.9%
Median % Proficient
52.4%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined73.7%89613.9%
2CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYCITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined82.1%76422.0%
3WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined95.7%74326.8%
4HEATLY SCHOOLGREEN ISLAND, NYGREEN ISLAND UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined59.6%22330.0%
5SAINT REGIS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOLST REGIS FALLS, NYSAINT REGIS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined53.0%18330.8%
6JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCENTEREACH, NYMIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined48.2%42333.9%
7SOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOLSOUTH KORTRIGHT, NYSOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined40.8%28735.5%
8HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYHARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOLCombined86.9%24436.8%
9CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOLCHERRY VALLEY, NYCHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined48.3%42038.3%
10ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined98.2%39538.5%
11MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOLMADISON, NYMADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined50.1%41338.8%
12MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOLOLMSTEDVILLE, NYMINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined66.3%10438.8%
13OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLSOUTH OTSELIC, NYOTSELIC VALLEY CSDCombined44.4%26138.9%
14HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYHARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOLCombined89.3%64739.6%
15WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6Combined88.0%90839.7%
16WHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLWHITESVILLE, NYWHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined53.6%11239.7%
17FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOLFRANKLIN, NYFRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined42.1%20940.3%
18JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOLJEFFERSON, NYJEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined55.4%14840.4%
19OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOLVAN HORNESVILLE, NYVAN HORNESVILLE-OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined51.6%15940.8%
20BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOLBROOKFIELD, NYBROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined52.9%18941.2%
21ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOLROMULUS, NYROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined39.6%42742.6%
22ANDOVER SCHOOLANDOVER, NYANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined35.1%23943.6%
23CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOLDAVENPORT, NYCHARLOTTE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined46.0%32243.9%
24PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOLPRATTSBURGH, NYPRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined52.4%35144.6%
25FORT EDWARD SCHOOLFORT EDWARD, NYFORT EDWARD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined60.4%36644.9%
26JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOLNORTH CREEK, NYJOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined38.9%24445.5%
27WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLWEST VALLEY, NYWEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined35.5%18645.5%
28SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYSCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLCombined85.4%72845.8%
29MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLMILFORD, NYMILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined48.1%33746.2%
30WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOLWILLSBORO, NYWILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined1.2%24646.8%
31CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOLCROWN POINT, NYCROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined35.2%31046.9%
32MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOLMORRIS, NYMORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined45.5%32346.9%
33ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOLROXBURY, NYROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined42.0%22447.0%
34LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOLLAURENS, NYLAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined54.7%28747.1%
35SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOLSCHROON LAKE, NYSCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined57.7%22747.1%
36SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOLSHARON SPRINGS, NYSHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined52.7%26447.1%
37AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOLAVOCA, NYAVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined58.3%36947.3%
38INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOLINDIAN LAKE, NYINDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined2.4%12647.4%
39WORCESTER SCHOOLWORCESTER, NYWORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined46.1%30847.8%
40GILBOA-CONESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLGILBOA, NYGILBOA-CONESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined43.8%24948.1%
41HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOLDEKALB JUNCTION, NYHERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined49.9%36348.1%
42RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)ELMHURST, NYRENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)Combined85.7%83048.2%
43MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLMARGARETVILLE, NYMARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined54.5%30148.3%
44BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOLBELLEVILLE, NYBELLEVILLE-HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined45.6%49149.4%
45ROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOLROSCOE, NYROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined43.5%19349.7%
46BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYBRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined91.6%73949.9%
47SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOLSCHENEVUS, NYSCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined38.9%24450.7%
48YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMYYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined64.7%1,23450.9%
49TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLTROY, NYBRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)Combined37.3%57651.3%
50HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOLHINSDALE, NYHINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined49.6%34952.2%
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