Queens County schools ranked by test score
Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 89 schools in Queens County, New York with reported English Language Arts scores. New York state average: 58.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 100.0% | +41.7pp |
| 2 | FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 98.0% | +39.7pp |
| 3 | TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 98.0% | +39.7pp |
| 4 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 96.0% | +37.7pp |
| 5 | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 94.1% | +35.8pp |
| 6 | MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 92.0% | +33.7pp |
| 7 | SCHOLARS' ACADEMY ROCKAWAY PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 91.1% | +32.8pp |
| 8 | ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 89.0% | +30.7pp |
| 9 | BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE QUEENS LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 89.0% | +30.7pp |
| 10 | QUEENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 88.3% | +30.1pp |
| 11 | ACADEMY OF FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 88.0% | +29.7pp |
| 12 | AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 88.0% | +29.7pp |
| 13 | QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 86.0% | +27.7pp |
| 14 | ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 86.0% | +27.7pp |
| 15 | JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 85.0% | +26.7pp |
| 16 | QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 84.0% | +25.7pp |
| 17 | THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 84.0% | +25.7pp |
| 18 | HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 83.0% | +24.7pp |
| 19 | ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 82.0% | +23.7pp |
| 20 | ROBERT F WAGNER JR SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 81.6% | +23.3pp |
| 21 | BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | High | 80.0% | +21.7pp |
| 22 | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | High | 80.0% | +21.7pp |
| 23 | MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 80.0% | +21.7pp |
| 24 | QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 80.0% | +21.7pp |
| 25 | FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 78.0% | +19.7pp |
| 26 | FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL FRESH MEADOWS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | High | 76.0% | +17.7pp |
| 27 | HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | High | 76.0% | +17.7pp |
| 28 | PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | High | 75.6% | +17.3pp |
| 29 | CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 75.0% | +16.7pp |
| 30 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 75.0% | +16.7pp |
| 31 | YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL - ASTORIA LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 74.8% | +16.5pp |
| 32 | BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | High | 74.0% | +15.7pp |
| 33 | JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 74.0% | +15.7pp |
| 34 | QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 74.0% | +15.7pp |
| 35 | WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 73.7% | +15.4pp |
| 36 | ACADEMY FOR CAREERS IN TELEVISION AND FILM LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 73.0% | +14.7pp |
| 37 | INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 73.0% | +14.7pp |
| 38 | MATH/SCIENCE RESEARCH/TECH MAGNET CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | High | 73.0% | +14.7pp |
| 39 | VERITAS ACADEMY FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 73.0% | +14.7pp |
| 40 | EAST-WEST SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 72.5% | +14.3pp |
| 41 | HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 71.0% | +12.7pp |
| 42 | UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV JAMAICA · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV | High | 71.0% | +12.7pp |
| 43 | MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | High | 70.0% | +11.7pp |
| 44 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 69.0% | +10.7pp |
| 45 | FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 68.0% | +9.7pp |
| 46 | HIGH SCHOOL OF APPLIED COMMUNICATIONS LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 68.0% | +9.7pp |
| 47 | RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 68.0% | +9.7pp |
| 48 | YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 67.2% | +8.9pp |
| 49 | HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 50 | AUGUST MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
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 Queens 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.