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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
1301PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE)
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1302PS 299 THOMAS WARREN FIELD SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1303PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1304PS 97 FOREST PARK
WOODHAVEN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1305ROBERT H JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREWSBURG · FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1306ROUSES POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROUSES POINT · NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1307SARGENT SCHOOL
BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1308SCHOOL OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1309VERNE W CRITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST PATCHOGUE · SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1310VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
LONG ISLAND CITY · VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1311WASHINGTON IRVING INTERM SCHOOL
TARRYTOWN · UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1312WEST GATES AVENUE SCHOOL
LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1313WILLIAM A CARTER SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1314WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SLOAN · CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary51.0%-7.3pp
1315A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT BYRON · PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1316ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1317ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1318BEAVER RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEAVER FALLS · BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1319BOLIVAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHITTENANGO · CHITTENANGO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1320BURTON STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAZENOVIA · CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1321C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BREWSTER · BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1322CAHILL SCHOOL
SAUGERTIES · SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1323CHENANGO FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1324CHURCH STREET SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1325EAST STREET SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1326FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1327FONDA-FULTONVILLE K-4 SCHOOL
FONDA · FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1328GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1329GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1330HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLEY · HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1331HOWARD A HANLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ODESSA · ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1332JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1333JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG · OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1334KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1335LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALLKILL · WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1336MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1337MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAYFIELD · MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1338MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1339NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1340PS 169 SUNSET PARK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1341PS 194 RAOUL WALLENBERG
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1342PS 196 TEN EYCK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1343PS 25 BILINGUAL SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1344PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1345PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1346PS 92 MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1347PS/IS 268
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1348SAUQUOIT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAUQUOIT · SAUQUOIT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1349TRUMANSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRUMANSBURG · TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
1350WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILSON · WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
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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.