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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
1051EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1052FREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST SYRACUSE · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1053G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1054GREGORY JOCKO JACKSON-SPORTS-ARTS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1055GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROTON · GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1056HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMILTON · HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1057HARBOR VIEW SCHOOL (THE)
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1058HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2
BROOKLYN · HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 2
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1059JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1060JAMES S EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1061KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1062MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARLBORO · MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1063NAPLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · NAPLES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1064OTISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OTISVILLE · MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1065PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1066PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1067PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1068PS 131
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1069PS 163 ALFRED E SMITH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1070PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1071PS 2 MEYER LONDON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1072PS 201 DISCOVERY SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND RESEARCH (THE)
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1073PS 229 EMANUEL KAPLAN
WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1074PS 232 LINDENWOOD
HOWARD BEACH · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1075PS 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULL
HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1076PS 66
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1077SCHUYLERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHUYLERVILLE · SCHUYLERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1078SHEAFE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1079THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1080TUCKAHOE SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON · TUCKAHOE COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
1081AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM
NEW YORK · AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1082AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL
AVON · AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1083BOLIVAR-RICHBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHBURG · BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1084BRILLA CARITAS CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRILLA CARITAS CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1085BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
BRONX · BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1086BROOKLYN ARTS AND SCIENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1087CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1088CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1089CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOL
ELMONT · ELMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1090CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLINTON · CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1091DAVID B CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1092EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDFORD · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1093FAIRBANKS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHURCHVILLE · CHURCHVILLE-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1094FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II
BRONX · FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1095FISHKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FISHKILL · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1096GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTIA · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1097GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1098LIVONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVONIA · LIVONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1099MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSAPEQUA PARK · MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
1100MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
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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.