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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
1651PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARISHVILLE · PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1652PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1653PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1654PS 154 HARRIET TUBMAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1655PS 156 WAVERLY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1656PS 179 KENSINGTON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1657PS 18 EDWARD BUSH
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1658PS 195 WILLIAM HABERLE
ROSEDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1659PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1660PS 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1661PS 46 EDGAR ALLAN POE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1662PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1663PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1664PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL
EAST NORTHPORT · NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1665RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1666RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROY · LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1667RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1668RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1669ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1670ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1671SCHOOL 16
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1672SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SIDNEY · SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1673SOULE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1674TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1675THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1676VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1677WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1678WATERFORD-HALFMOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERFORD · WATERFORD-HALFMOON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1679WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
1680CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1681CUMBERLAND HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH · BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1682EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1683ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMY
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1684FAMILY SCHOOL 32
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1685GLENHAM SCHOOL
FISHKILL · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1686HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY SHORE · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1687HERMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1688J D GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERONA · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1689JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1690JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ROCKY POINT · ROCKY POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1691JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHMONDVILLE · COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1692LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1693MINISINK VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1694NEW YORK CITY ACADEMY FOR DISCOVERY
WOODHAVEN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1695PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MACEDON · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1696PARLIAMENT PLACE SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1697PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
NORWICH · NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1698PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERU · PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1699PS 102 JACQUES CARTIER
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1700PS 105 SENATOR ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
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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.