Erie County schools ranked by test score
Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 202 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 102 | BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 103 | HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 104 | PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 105 | WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLOAN · CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 106 | ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | -8.3pp |
| 107 | GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TONAWANDA · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 50.0% | -8.3pp |
| 108 | HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.0% | -8.3pp |
| 109 | VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 50.0% | -8.3pp |
| 110 | CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 49.0% | -9.3pp |
| 111 | BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 48.6% | -9.7pp |
| 112 | TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 48.1% | -10.1pp |
| 113 | GOWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOWANDA · GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.0% | -10.3pp |
| 114 | HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.0% | -10.3pp |
| 115 | TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TONAWANDA · TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 48.0% | -10.3pp |
| 116 | WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 48.0% | -10.3pp |
| 117 | BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II BUFFALO · BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II | Combined | 47.3% | -11.0pp |
| 118 | HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLAND · HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 47.0% | -11.3pp |
| 119 | HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 47.0% | -11.3pp |
| 120 | HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLLAND · HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 47.0% | -11.3pp |
| 121 | BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.0% | -12.3pp |
| 122 | CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.0% | -12.3pp |
| 123 | IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 46.0% | -12.3pp |
| 124 | GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL LACKAWANNA · GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 45.4% | -12.9pp |
| 125 | ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ALDEN · ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 45.0% | -13.3pp |
| 126 | MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.0% | -13.3pp |
| 127 | UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 45.0% | -13.3pp |
| 128 | WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 45.0% | -13.3pp |
| 129 | BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 130 | BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 131 | COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLDEN · SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 132 | EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 133 | LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL LANCASTER · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 134 | NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 135 | PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 136 | SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGVILLE · SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 137 | WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL EAST AURORA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 44.0% | -14.3pp |
| 138 | NORTH COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH COLLINS · NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 139 | SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 140 | WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 141 | LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 142 | CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 143 | PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 144 | CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES BUFFALO · CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES | Combined | 40.3% | -17.9pp |
| 145 | EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 146 | MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 147 | RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 148 | SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO · SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 149 | WINCHESTER-POTTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 150 | A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANGOLA · EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | Elementary | 39.0% | -19.3pp |
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.