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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
1001ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1002THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1003VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOL
COHOES · COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1004WANTAGH SCHOOL
WANTAGH · WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1005WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STONY BROOK · THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1006WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary59.0%+0.7pp
1007ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ALDEN · ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1008ALFRED-ALMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALMOND · ALFRED-ALMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1009BAYCHESTER ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1010BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1011DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
LYNBROOK · MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1012DEWITT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1013EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1014ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAINTED POST · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1015FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1016FORT ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT ANN · FORT ANN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1017FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONTROSE · HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1018GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1019GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS
ROCHESTER · GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1020ICHABOD CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALATIE · KINDERHOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1021KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1022KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II
BRONX · KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1023LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALLEY COTTAGE · NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1024MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1025NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1026PS 11 KATHRYN PHELAN
WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1027PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1028PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1029PS 34 JOHN HARVARD
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1030PS 503 SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1031PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1032PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1033PS 70
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1034QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1035S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1036SAINT JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT JAMES · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1037SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1038STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1039SUMMIT LANE SCHOOL
LEVITTOWN · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1040SUNRISE DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAYVILLE · SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1041WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1042YOUNG VOICES ACADEMY OF THE BRONX
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
1043PS 71 ROSE E SCALA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary57.4%-0.9pp
1044ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
WOODSIDE · ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1045ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1046BILINGUAL BICULTURAL SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1047BRONX DELTA SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1048CALEDONIA-MUMFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA-MUMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1049COLEBROOK SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1050ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
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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.