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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 766 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.3%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
451BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
BATAVIA · BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
452CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
453CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
454DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DOVER PLAINS · DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
455EUGENE BROOKS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
AMENIA · NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
456IS 171 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
457IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
458IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
459J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
KINGSTON · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
460JENNIE F SNAPP MIDDLE SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
461MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
462MS 935
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
463NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORWOOD · NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
464PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
465ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
466RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
467RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
468WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
MORICHES · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
469IS 192 LINDEN (THE)
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Middle42.8%-15.5pp
470BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
471BRONX GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
472CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANAJOHARIE · CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
473HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
474HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMER · HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
475J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON · HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
476JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
477JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
478ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANASTOTA · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
479SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
480SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
481TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY
WHITNEY POINT · WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
482UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
483WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARSAW · WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
484YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
485IS 340
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Middle41.9%-16.3pp
486JHS 14 SHELL BANK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Middle41.5%-16.7pp
487AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
488BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
489BEAVER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEAVER FALLS · BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
490CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
491COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE
COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
492COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
493FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
494GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARMEL · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
495IS 211 JOHN WILSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
496JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
497KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
498MOTT HALL IV
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
499MS 390
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
500OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEDFORD · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
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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 English Language Arts 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.