Erie County schools ranked by test score
Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 114 schools in Erie County, New York with reported English Language Arts scores. New York state average: 58.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COUNTRY PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 81.0% | +22.7pp |
| 2 | CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.0% | +19.7pp |
| 3 | DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST AMHERST · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.0% | +19.7pp |
| 4 | LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARENCE · CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.0% | +19.7pp |
| 5 | MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 78.0% | +19.7pp |
| 6 | COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANCASTER · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 77.0% | +18.7pp |
| 7 | ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 76.0% | +17.7pp |
| 8 | SHERIDAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.0% | +16.7pp |
| 9 | SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL AMHERST · AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 75.0% | +16.7pp |
| 10 | PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE VIEW · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 74.0% | +15.7pp |
| 11 | MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL MARILLA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 72.0% | +13.7pp |
| 12 | PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 71.0% | +12.7pp |
| 13 | AKRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AKRON · AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 70.0% | +11.7pp |
| 14 | CLARENCE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARENCE CENTER · CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 70.0% | +11.7pp |
| 15 | HARRIS HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 70.0% | +11.7pp |
| 16 | HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANCASTER · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 70.0% | +11.7pp |
| 17 | COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANCASTER · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 69.0% | +10.7pp |
| 18 | FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 69.0% | +10.7pp |
| 19 | EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 68.0% | +9.7pp |
| 20 | JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPEW · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 21 | MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 22 | IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 23 | HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DERBY · EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | Elementary | 65.0% | +6.7pp |
| 24 | ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 63.0% | +4.7pp |
| 25 | HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.0% | +3.7pp |
| 26 | PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST AURORA · EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 62.0% | +3.7pp |
| 27 | CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.0% | +2.7pp |
| 28 | MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.0% | +2.7pp |
| 29 | SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 61.0% | +2.7pp |
| 30 | BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.0% | +1.7pp |
| 31 | CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.0% | +1.7pp |
| 32 | HUTH ROAD SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 60.0% | +1.7pp |
| 33 | BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLASDELL · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 34 | CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPEW · DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 35 | ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ALDEN · ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 36 | KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 37 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 38 | ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 39 | PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 40 | THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TONAWANDA · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 41 | CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | -2.3pp |
| 42 | WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL AMHERST · AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | -2.3pp |
| 43 | WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 56.0% | -2.3pp |
| 44 | ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK BUFFALO · ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK | Elementary | 55.0% | -3.3pp |
| 45 | NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50 BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 55.0% | -3.3pp |
| 46 | EDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDEN · EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 53.0% | -5.3pp |
| 47 | BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 48 | HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 49 | PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 50 | WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLOAN · CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NYS Assessments % Proficient (Level 3+4) threshold on the latest available NYS Assessments English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Erie County, New York with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the New York statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full New York ranking.