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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
401MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High50.0%-7.4pp
402PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (P-TECH)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High50.0%-7.4pp
403SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High50.0%-7.4pp
404TROY HIGH SCHOOL
TROY · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High50.0%-7.4pp
405VICTORY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High50.0%-7.4pp
406HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.0%-8.4pp
407LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TROY · LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.0%-8.4pp
408LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.0%-8.4pp
409ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High48.0%-9.4pp
410ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
411BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL
BATAVIA · BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
412BRONX BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High48.0%-9.4pp
413DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High48.0%-9.4pp
414EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL
High48.0%-9.4pp
415EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
EAST SYRACUSE · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
416HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High48.0%-9.4pp
417HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON FALLS · HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
418JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High48.0%-9.4pp
419MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High48.0%-9.4pp
420PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High48.0%-9.4pp
421QUEENS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High48.0%-9.4pp
422ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL - EARLY COLLEGE STUDIES
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
423VALLEY STREAM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
424WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
WATERLOO · WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High48.0%-9.4pp
425BROCTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
BROCTON · BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High47.0%-10.4pp
426BROOKLYN THEATRE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High47.0%-10.4pp
427CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High47.0%-10.4pp
428CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEW CITY · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High47.0%-10.4pp
429COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High47.0%-10.4pp
430CULTURAL ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High47.0%-10.4pp
431EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High47.0%-10.4pp
432HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High47.0%-10.4pp
433QUEENS COLLEGIATE - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High47.0%-10.4pp
434SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
SOLVAY · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High47.0%-10.4pp
435WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High47.0%-10.4pp
436WEBSTER-SCHROEDER HIGH SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High47.0%-10.4pp
437BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.0%-11.4pp
438BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BURNT HILLS · BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.0%-11.4pp
439JUDITH S KAYE SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
High46.0%-11.4pp
440LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE · LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.0%-11.4pp
441RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RENSSELAER · RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.0%-11.4pp
442SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High46.0%-11.4pp
443UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV
JAMAICA · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV
High46.0%-11.4pp
444VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL
High46.0%-11.4pp
445ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High45.0%-12.4pp
446BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High45.0%-12.4pp
447BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High45.0%-12.4pp
448BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
High45.0%-12.4pp
449FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High45.0%-12.4pp
450HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High45.0%-12.4pp
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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.