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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
1701PS 107
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1702PS 112 DUTCH KILLS
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1703PS 219 KENNEDY-KING
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1704PS 272 CURTIS ESTABROOK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1705PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1706PS 506 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND TECHNOLOGY (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1707PS 74 FUTURE LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1708PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PULASKI · PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1709RONALD L SODOMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBION · ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1710SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK · SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1711SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHOHARIE · SCHOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1712YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
1713ATTICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATTICA · ATTICA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1714BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1715CATO-MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CATO · CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1716CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATEAUGAY · CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1717CHESTNUT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1718CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1719COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1720CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORINTH · CORINTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1721COXSACKIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COXSACKIE · COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1722DANIEL STREET SCHOOL
LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1723DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEPOSIT · DEPOSIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1724ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAVERLY · WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1725EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1726HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HANCOCK · HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1727HARVEY C FENNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALCONER · FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1728HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOOSICK FALLS · HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1729HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HORNELL · HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1730HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTER · HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1731KING STREET SCHOOL
PORT CHESTER · PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1732MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSENA · MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1733MADRID-WADDINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MADRID · MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1734MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1735NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHIRLEY · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1736NEIL ARMSTRONG SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1737PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENN YAN · PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1738PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOL
COEYMANS · RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1739PINE BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1740POWELLS LANE SCHOOL
WESTBURY · WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1741PS 1 BERGEN (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1742PS 111 SETON FALLS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1743PS 149 SOJOURNER TRUTH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1744PS 152 EVERGREEN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1745PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1746PS 205 FIORELLO LAGUARDIA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1747PS 251 PAERDEGAT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1748PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1749PS 38 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
1750PS 64 ROBERT SIMON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
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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.