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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 843 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 57.4%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
451METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High45.0%-12.4pp
452NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High45.0%-12.4pp
453RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High45.0%-12.4pp
454ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
High44.0%-13.4pp
455ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
LAGRANGEVILLE · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
456BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High44.0%-13.4pp
457CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CHURCHVILLE · CHURCHVILLE-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
458CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL
CICERO · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
459CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High44.0%-13.4pp
460METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High44.0%-13.4pp
461NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
WOLCOTT · NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
462ODYSSEY ACADEMY
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
463ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ONEIDA · ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
464ORCHARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
High44.0%-13.4pp
465OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
466PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
High44.0%-13.4pp
467RUSH-HENRIETTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HENRIETTA · RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
468URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High44.0%-13.4pp
469WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High44.0%-13.4pp
470WOODLANDS MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
HARTSDALE · GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-13.4pp
471WORLD VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High44.0%-13.4pp
472AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL
High43.0%-14.4pp
473AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High43.0%-14.4pp
474BRONX RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High43.0%-14.4pp
475CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High43.0%-14.4pp
476EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
High43.0%-14.4pp
477ELLENVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ELLENVILLE · ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
478FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL
High43.0%-14.4pp
479IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High43.0%-14.4pp
480JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN · JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
481JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOPEWELL JUNCTION · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
482QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL
FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High43.0%-14.4pp
483RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
484SALAMANCA HIGH SCHOOL
SALAMANCA · SALAMANCA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
485SALMON RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
FORT COVINGTON · SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-14.4pp
486TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High43.0%-14.4pp
487UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High43.0%-14.4pp
488URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High43.0%-14.4pp
489BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High42.0%-15.4pp
490COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High42.0%-15.4pp
491DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
High42.0%-15.4pp
492EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.0%-15.4pp
493MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High42.0%-15.4pp
494NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.0%-15.4pp
495URBAN ACTION ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High42.0%-15.4pp
496ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High41.0%-16.4pp
497BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.0%-16.4pp
498DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High41.0%-16.4pp
499FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY III SECONDARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High41.0%-16.4pp
500HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High41.0%-16.4pp
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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 Science 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.