New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | ROBERT W CARBONARO SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1002 | THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1003 | VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOL COHOES · COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1004 | WANTAGH SCHOOL WANTAGH · WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1005 | WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STONY BROOK · THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1006 | WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 1007 | ALDEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ALDEN · ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1008 | ALFRED-ALMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALMOND · ALFRED-ALMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1009 | BAYCHESTER ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1010 | BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX · BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1011 | DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LYNBROOK · MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1012 | DEWITT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1013 | EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1014 | ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAINTED POST · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1015 | FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1016 | FORT ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT ANN · FORT ANN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1017 | FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTROSE · HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1018 | GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1019 | GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS ROCHESTER · GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1020 | ICHABOD CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALATIE · KINDERHOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1021 | KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1022 | KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II BRONX · KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1023 | LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALLEY COTTAGE · NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1024 | MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1025 | NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1026 | PS 11 KATHRYN PHELAN WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1027 | PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1028 | PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1029 | PS 34 JOHN HARVARD QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1030 | PS 503 SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (THE) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1031 | PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1032 | PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL SOUTH RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1033 | PS 70 LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1034 | QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1035 | S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1036 | SAINT JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT JAMES · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1037 | SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1038 | STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1039 | SUMMIT LANE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1040 | SUNRISE DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAYVILLE · SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1041 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1042 | YOUNG VOICES ACADEMY OF THE BRONX BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Elementary | 58.0% | -0.3pp |
| 1043 | PS 71 ROSE E SCALA BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Elementary | 57.4% | -0.9pp |
| 1044 | ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL WOODSIDE · ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1045 | ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1046 | BILINGUAL BICULTURAL SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1047 | BRONX DELTA SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1048 | CALEDONIA-MUMFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALEDONIA · CALEDONIA-MUMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1049 | COLEBROOK SCHOOL ROCHESTER · WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
| 1050 | ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 57.0% | -1.3pp |
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). 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.