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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
651HANNIBAL HIGH SCHOOL
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High31.0%-26.4pp
652JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High31.0%-26.4pp
653NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High31.0%-26.4pp
654PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High31.0%-26.4pp
655PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High31.0%-26.4pp
656RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
High31.0%-26.4pp
657SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High31.0%-26.4pp
658SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High31.0%-26.4pp
659STEPHEN T MATHER BUILDING ARTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High31.0%-26.4pp
660WINGS ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High31.0%-26.4pp
661YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High31.0%-26.4pp
662YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL - ASTORIA
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High31.0%-26.4pp
663ALFRED E SMITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High30.0%-27.4pp
664BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High30.0%-27.4pp
665EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High30.0%-27.4pp
666EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High30.0%-27.4pp
667ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
High30.0%-27.4pp
668FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGDALE · FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
669GORTON HIGH SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
670GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
High30.0%-27.4pp
671HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High30.0%-27.4pp
672HIGH SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High30.0%-27.4pp
673HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High30.0%-27.4pp
674HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High30.0%-27.4pp
675LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High30.0%-27.4pp
676NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High30.0%-27.4pp
677PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PALMYRA · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
678UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
ROCHESTER · UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
High30.0%-27.4pp
679YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS
ROCHESTER · YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS
High30.0%-27.4pp
680BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKHAVEN · SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
681BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High29.0%-28.4pp
682BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL
BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High29.0%-28.4pp
683BRONX THEATRE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High29.0%-28.4pp
684ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL
ELMIRA · ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
685FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FALLSBURG · FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
686H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
687MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High29.0%-28.4pp
688MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL
MEXICO · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
689MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
MONTICELLO · MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
690NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
691RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High29.0%-28.4pp
692RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
693TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High29.0%-28.4pp
694UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV
ROCKAWAY PARK · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV
High29.0%-28.4pp
695URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High29.0%-28.4pp
696URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High29.0%-28.4pp
697WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WALLKILL · WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
698WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
WYANDANCH · WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
699ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High28.0%-29.4pp
700BARACK OBAMA SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High28.0%-29.4pp
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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.