New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | PAIDEIA SCHOOL 24 YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1252 | PS 106 PARKCHESTER BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1253 | PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1254 | PS 129 PATRICIA LARKIN COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1255 | PS 135 SHELDON A BROOKNER BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1256 | PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1257 | PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1258 | PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1259 | PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1260 | PS 226 BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1261 | PS 291 BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1262 | PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1263 | PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1264 | PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1265 | PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1266 | PS 90 HORACE MANN RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1267 | RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALWORTH · GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1268 | SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL COMMACK · COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1269 | SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHOLD · SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1270 | SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMESTOWN · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1271 | TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TROY · BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL) | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1272 | VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VESTAL · VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1273 | WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEDSPORT · WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1274 | WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PLEASANT VALLEY · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 52.0% | -6.3pp |
| 1275 | ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALEXANDRIA BAY · ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1276 | BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILTON · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1277 | BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE · SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1278 | BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1279 | BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1280 | CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1281 | CHENANGO BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BINGHAMTON · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1282 | CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLTSVILLE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1283 | CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CINCINNATUS · CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1284 | CORNWELL AVENUE SCHOOL WEST HEMPSTEAD · WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1285 | FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARTFORD · HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1286 | GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GOSHEN · GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1287 | GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1288 | GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II JAMAICA · GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1289 | HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1290 | JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL MINEOLA · MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1291 | MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST WINFIELD · MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1292 | MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1293 | OAKFIELD-ALABAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OAKFIELD · OAKFIELD-ALABAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1294 | OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1295 | PS 120 CARLOS TAPIA BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1296 | PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1297 | PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRA BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1298 | PS 15 INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1299 | PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
| 1300 | PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | Elementary | 51.0% | -7.3pp |
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.