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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
1501MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1502MS 394
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1503NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1504OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST JOHNSVILLE · OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST. JOHNSVILLE CSD
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1505OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL
CENTEREACH · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1506PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1507PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1508PS 146 EDWARD COLLINS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1509PS 148
EAST ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1510PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1511PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1512PS 28 MOUNT HOPE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1513PS 36 MARGARET DOUGLAS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1514PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1515PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1516PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1517RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHORTSVILLE · MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET)
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1518RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ROCHESTER · RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1519SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1520SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER
PINE PLAINS · PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1521SHERMAN SCHOOL
WATERTOWN · WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1522STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE LUZERNE · HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1523SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEFFERSONVILLE · SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1524SUNSET PARK AVENUES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1525THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIELLS · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1526WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST LEYDEN · ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
1527BROADALBIN-PERTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMSTERDAM · BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1528BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1529CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPENCERPORT · SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1530CENTENNIAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1531E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE KATRINE · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1532EDWARD J ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATHENS · COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1533ERNEST C MYER SCHOOL
HURLEY · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1534F P DONNELLY SCHOOL
CONKLIN · SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1535HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1536INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1537JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHIRLEY · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1538LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOWVILLE · LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1539MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANNSVILLE · SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1540MARION G VEDDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1541MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1542MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1543MEADOW HILL SCHOOL
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1544MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MECHANICVILLE · MECHANICVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1545NEW WINDSOR SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1546NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWFANE · NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1547NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL
MONROE · MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1548NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELLENBURG DEPOT · NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1549PAUL ROAD SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
1550PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRY · PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
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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.