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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
1251PAIDEIA SCHOOL 24
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1252PS 106 PARKCHESTER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1253PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1254PS 129 PATRICIA LARKIN
COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1255PS 135 SHELDON A BROOKNER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1256PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1257PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE)
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1258PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1259PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1260PS 226
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1261PS 291
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1262PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1263PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1264PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1265PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1266PS 90 HORACE MANN
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1267RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALWORTH · GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1268SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
COMMACK · COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1269SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHOLD · SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1270SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1271TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROY · BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1272VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VESTAL · VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1273WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEEDSPORT · WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1274WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
PLEASANT VALLEY · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
1275ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA BAY · ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1276BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILTON · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1277BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL
SARANAC LAKE · SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1278BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1279BROOKLYN AVENUE SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 24 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1280CHARLES B WARRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1281CHENANGO BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1282CHIPPEWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLTSVILLE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1283CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CINCINNATUS · CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1284CORNWELL AVENUE SCHOOL
WEST HEMPSTEAD · WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1285FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARTFORD · HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1286GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
GOSHEN · GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1287GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1288GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
JAMAICA · GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1289HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1290JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL
MINEOLA · MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1291MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST WINFIELD · MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1292MYERS CORNERS SCHOOL
WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1293OAKFIELD-ALABAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OAKFIELD · OAKFIELD-ALABAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1294OLD COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1295PS 120 CARLOS TAPIA
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1296PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1297PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1298PS 15 INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1299PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1300PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
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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.