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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
601CYBERARTS STUDIO ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High34.0%-23.4pp
602DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High34.0%-23.4pp
603EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
604EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High34.0%-23.4pp
605FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
606GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High34.0%-23.4pp
607KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL
KINGSTON · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
608LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
609MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High34.0%-23.4pp
610MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
611NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High34.0%-23.4pp
612NORTH BABYLON HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
613ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High34.0%-23.4pp
614UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE
BRONX · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE
High34.0%-23.4pp
615ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High33.0%-24.4pp
616ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High33.0%-24.4pp
617AMITYVILLE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
AMITYVILLE · AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
618AUGUST MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High33.0%-24.4pp
619BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High33.0%-24.4pp
620BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High33.0%-24.4pp
621CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
622CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
623FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High33.0%-24.4pp
624HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High33.0%-24.4pp
625INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
626JUAN MOREL CAMPOS SECONDARY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High33.0%-24.4pp
627ORIGINS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
High33.0%-24.4pp
628POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
629QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High33.0%-24.4pp
630ATLAS
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High32.0%-25.4pp
631BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High32.0%-25.4pp
632CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
BRONX · CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
High32.0%-25.4pp
633CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High32.0%-25.4pp
634E MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
BRONX · E MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
High32.0%-25.4pp
635FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
636GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High32.0%-25.4pp
637GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GLENS FALLS · GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
638HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High32.0%-25.4pp
639LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE ISLAND · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
640PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High32.0%-25.4pp
641QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
BELLEROSE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High32.0%-25.4pp
642ROME FREE ACADEMY
ROME · ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
643SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High32.0%-25.4pp
644SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High32.0%-25.4pp
645VERITAS ACADEMY
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High32.0%-25.4pp
646WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High32.0%-25.4pp
647WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High32.0%-25.4pp
648BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High31.0%-26.4pp
649BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High31.0%-26.4pp
650DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High31.0%-26.4pp
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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.