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

1,135 public high schools in New York appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 14.6%, against a median of 59.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,135
New York
Best % Proficient
14.6%
Median % Proficient
59.0%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLHigh14.8%39214.6%
2ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh1.2%25417.2%
3BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16High97.3%22218.0%
4NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh93.1%75819.0%
5ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYROCKAWAY PARK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27High90.5%23219.2%
6JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh88.1%80919.2%
7HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11High94.5%28920.0%
8KHALIL GIBRAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15High95.3%10620.2%
9EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh89.7%1,36220.7%
10BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICEBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13High96.1%15420.8%
11BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High96.3%29921.2%
12MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh93.0%86221.3%
13RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16High90.8%18421.8%
14URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5High89.9%17822.2%
15BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11High92.0%37422.2%
16OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYOPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh94.3%38822.3%
17SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High91.6%35823.0%
18BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMYBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23High94.6%16623.0%
19PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh89.1%1,12623.0%
20BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32High91.6%35823.2%
21LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh96.8%47523.2%
22WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High95.1%57523.3%
23UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MENROCHESTER, NYUNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MENHigh61.1%51423.3%
24JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh88.2%86823.7%
25URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High96.9%41323.7%
26CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh84.9%1,33824.2%
27MOTT HAVEN VILLAGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High99.0%19724.3%
28FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High90.9%41724.3%
29ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSALBANY, NYALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLSHigh81.2%38324.6%
30HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NYSYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh81.4%1,48324.7%
31WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High94.0%19924.8%
32RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh96.1%28524.8%
33EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High92.8%13825.0%
34METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High98.0%35626.2%
35MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19High94.3%28226.3%
36BARACK OBAMA SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICEYONKERS, NYYONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh87.0%70126.4%
37NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16High93.5%13826.7%
38ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17High86.8%15926.8%
39BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh79.1%62827.2%
40DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13High92.4%13227.5%
41FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY II SECONDARY SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3High92.6%31027.6%
42YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CSROCHESTER, NYYOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CSHigh84.3%35628.0%
43BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High96.6%26628.0%
44EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh93.5%38628.0%
45BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYBROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh80.8%21928.2%
46BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11High86.7%40728.5%
47ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIPBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32High97.5%27728.5%
48HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5High89.1%16528.7%
49ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLROCHESTER, NYROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh87.6%45828.7%
50EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEMNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5High89.9%22828.8%
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