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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
2101JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANGOLA · EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2102MAPLE AVENUE SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2103MICHAEL A MAROUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PHOENIX · PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2104NORMAN R KELLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
NEWARK · NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2105OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY SHORE · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2106OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3
CORONA · OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2107PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
WESTBURY · WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2108PS 11 HIGHBRIDGE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2109PS 19 MARINO JEANTET
CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2110PS 290 JUAN MOREL CAMPOS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2111PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2112PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2113PS 43
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2114PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2115PS 78
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2116PS 8 LUIS BELLIARD
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2117SALEM HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2118SENECA STREET SCHOOL
ONEIDA · ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2119WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST HAVERSTRAW · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2120YORK CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RETSOF · YORK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary30.0%-28.3pp
2121BRIDGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · BRIDGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2122CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2123COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2124FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALONE · MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2125GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY
ARVERNE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2126GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONSEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2127HENDY AVENUE SCHOOL
ELMIRA · ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2128J E LANIGAN SCHOOL
FULTON · FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2129MARGETTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONSEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2130PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2131PS 146 ANN M SHORT
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2132PS 195
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2133PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2134PS 93 ALBERT G OLIVER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2135UNADILLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW BERLIN · UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2136W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARPURSVILLE · HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary29.0%-29.3pp
2137ALTMAR-PARISH-WILLIAMSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARISH · ALTMAR-PARISH-WILLIAMSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2138ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2139G W KRIEGER SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2140IDA B WELLS-BARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 34
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2141LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2142MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WYANDANCH · WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2143NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2144PS 106 EDWARD EVERETT HALE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2145PS 23 NEW CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2146PS 307 DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2147PS 377 ALEJANDRINA B DE GAUTIER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2148PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2149SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
2150STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary28.0%-30.3pp
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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.