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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 2,318 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.3%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
951SACANDAGA SCHOOL
SCOTIA · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.0%+1.7pp
952TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLBROOK · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.0%+1.7pp
953VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAGRANGEVILLE · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary60.0%+1.7pp
954BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary59.9%+1.6pp
955A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINDSOR · WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
956ACCOMPSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SMITHTOWN · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
957BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLASDELL · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
958BLUE CREEK SCHOOL
LATHAM · NORTH COLONIE CSD
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
959BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
ALBANY · BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
960CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAIRO · CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
961CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALDWINSVILLE · BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
962CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEPEW · DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
963CHARLES E SCHWARTING SCHOOL
MASSAPEQUA · PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
964DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
965EASTPLAIN SCHOOL
N MASSAPEQUA · PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
966FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ITHACA · ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
967GARDINERS AVENUE SCHOOL
LEVITTOWN · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
968GLENCLIFF SCHOOL
REXFORD · NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
969GLENN H CURTISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
HAMMONDSPORT · HAMMONDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
970GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
971HARLEM LINK CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · HARLEM LINK CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
972HIGHVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NANUET · NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
973JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
WEST BABYLON · WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
974LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
975LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · LITTLE WATER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
976LIVINGSTON MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVINGSTON MANOR · LIVINGSTON MANOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
977LOCKE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND ENGINEERING (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
978LYNDONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LYNDONVILLE · LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
979MADILL SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG · OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
980MILLER HILL SCHOOL
AVERILL PARK · AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
981MOOERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOOERS · NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
982NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTHPORT · NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
983PADDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
984PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
985PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
986PS 133 FRED R MOORE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
987PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
988PS 191 PAUL ROBESON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
989PS 193 GIL HODGES
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
990PS 206 JOSEPH F LAMB
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
991PS 207 ROCKWOOD PARK
HOWARD BEACH · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
992PS 209 MARGARET MEAD
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
993PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
994PS 279 HERMAN SCHREIBER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
995PS 33 EDWARD M FUNK
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
996PS 361 EAST FLATBUSH EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
997PS 49 WILLIS AVENUE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
998PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS
JACKSON HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
999QUEENSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
QUEENSBURY · QUEENSBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1000RIDGE ROAD SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
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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). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in New York, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.