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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
801URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MEDIA STUDIES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High19.0%-38.4pp
802VOYAGES PREPARATORY
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High19.0%-38.4pp
803WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
WARWICK · WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High19.0%-38.4pp
804BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High18.0%-39.4pp
805CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY
HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High18.0%-39.4pp
806FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY II SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High18.0%-39.4pp
807INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High18.0%-39.4pp
808MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High18.0%-39.4pp
809NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High18.0%-39.4pp
810PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High18.0%-39.4pp
811ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High18.0%-39.4pp
812TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High18.0%-39.4pp
813WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High18.0%-39.4pp
814BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High17.0%-40.4pp
815BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High17.0%-40.4pp
816BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High17.0%-40.4pp
817EXIMIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High17.0%-40.4pp
818HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High17.0%-40.4pp
819BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High16.0%-41.4pp
820BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High16.0%-41.4pp
821BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High16.0%-41.4pp
822EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High16.0%-41.4pp
823NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High16.0%-41.4pp
824RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High16.0%-41.4pp
825WEBUTUCK HIGH SCHOOL
AMENIA · NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High16.0%-41.4pp
826FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High15.0%-42.4pp
827INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High15.0%-42.4pp
828LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High15.0%-42.4pp
829THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High15.0%-42.4pp
830ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
High14.0%-43.4pp
831BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High14.0%-43.4pp
832FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High14.0%-43.4pp
833WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High14.0%-43.4pp
834EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High13.0%-44.4pp
835JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High13.0%-44.4pp
836BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High12.0%-45.4pp
837EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High12.0%-45.4pp
838ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKAWAY PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High10.0%-47.4pp
839BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High8.0%-49.4pp
840YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High5.0%-52.4pp
841ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High4.0%-53.4pp
842OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
High2.0%-55.4pp
843ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ROCKAWAY PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High2.0%-55.4pp
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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.