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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
1851RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1852SCHOOL 22
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1853SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1854STAGECOACH SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1855TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1856VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1857WARREN STREET SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN · JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1858WATSON WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1859WAVERLY AVENUE SCHOOL
HOLTSVILLE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
1860CALIFORNIA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UNIONDALE · UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1861CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STAR LAKE · CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1862DALTON-NUNDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NUNDA · DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA)
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1863DREXEL AVENUE SCHOOL
WESTBURY · WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1864ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANSVILLE · DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1865FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL
ELMIRA · FINN ACADEMY: AN ELMIRA CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1866GRAHAM SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1867HAMILTON SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1868HELEN M MARSHALL SCHOOL
CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1869HUDSON FALLS PRIMARY SCHOOL
HUDSON FALLS · HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1870JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1871LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1872LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1873LONGRIDGE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1874MACARTHUR SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1875MEMORIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1876NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORWOOD · NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1877PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1878PS 100 ISAAC CLASON
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1879PS 110
CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1880PS 123 SUYDAM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1881PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1882PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1883PS 178 SAINT CLAIR MCKELWAY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1884PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN
ROCKAWAY BEACH · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1885PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1886PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1887PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1888PS 46 ALBERT V MANISCALCO
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1889PS 67 CHARLES A DORSEY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1890PS 76 A PHILLIP RANDOLPH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1891PS 82 HAMMOND
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1892PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1893PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1894RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1895ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WASHINGTONVILLE · WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1896SCHOOL 5
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1897SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1898SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOHEMIA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1899WATKINS GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATKINS GLEN · WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
1900WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
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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.