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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
1201BLACK RIVER SCHOOL
BLACK RIVER · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1202BOONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOONVILLE · ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1203C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINDSOR · WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1204CANANDAIGUA PRIMARY-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANANDAIGUA · CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1205CENTER STREET SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1206CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL VALLEY · MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1207CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHURCHVILLE · CHURCHVILLE-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1208CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1209DUTCH LANE SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1210EDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EDEN · EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1211FRANCIS X HEGARTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ISLAND PARK · ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1212JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1213KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KERHONKSON · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1214MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATTERSON · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1215MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALDWIN · BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1216MERRIMAC SCHOOL
HOLBROOK · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1217MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOL
SUFFERN · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1218OWEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OWEGO · OWEGO-APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1219PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAWLING · PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1220PS 134 HOLLIS
HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1221PS 189
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1222PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)
REGO PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1223PS 29
COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1224PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1225PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1226PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1227SCHLEGEL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1228SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE AND HEALTHY LIVING
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1229VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOL
MOHEGAN LAKE · LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1230WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW LEBANON · NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1231WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTFIELD · WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
1232BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1233BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1234BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1235CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BETHPAGE · BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1236DAYTON AVENUE SCHOOL
MANORVILLE · EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1237E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINE BUSH · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1238EAST ROCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST ROCHESTER · EAST ROCHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1239EDITH L SLOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1240EMMA C CHASE SCHOOL
WURTSBORO · MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1241EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1242FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORESTVILLE · FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1243HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALDWINSVILLE · BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1244HOLLAND PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLAND PATENT · HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1245HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN · HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1246JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DEER PARK · DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1247KLEM ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1248LAKESHORE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MATTYDALE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1249MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATHAM · CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1250N A HAMILTON BICENTENNIAL SCHOOL
CUDDEBACKVILLE · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
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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.