New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | BATAVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BATAVIA · BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 452 | CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 453 | CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 454 | DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL DOVER PLAINS · DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 455 | EUGENE BROOKS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AMENIA · NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 456 | IS 171 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 457 | IS 204 OLIVER W HOLMES LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 458 | IS 303 LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 459 | J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL KINGSTON · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 460 | JENNIE F SNAPP MIDDLE SCHOOL ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 461 | MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 462 | MS 935 BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 463 | NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWOOD · NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 464 | PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 465 | ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 466 | RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 467 | RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 468 | WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL MORICHES · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 43.0% | -15.3pp |
| 469 | IS 192 LINDEN (THE) SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | Middle | 42.8% | -15.5pp |
| 470 | BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 471 | BRONX GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 472 | CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL CANAJOHARIE · CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 473 | HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 474 | HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOMER · HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 475 | J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HUNTINGTON · HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 476 | JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 477 | JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 478 | ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL CANASTOTA · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 479 | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 480 | SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 481 | TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY WHITNEY POINT · WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 482 | UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 483 | WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW · WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 484 | YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 485 | IS 340 BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | Middle | 41.9% | -16.3pp |
| 486 | JHS 14 SHELL BANK BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 | Middle | 41.5% | -16.7pp |
| 487 | AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 488 | BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 489 | BEAVER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BEAVER FALLS · BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 490 | CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 491 | COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 492 | COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258 NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 493 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 494 | GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL CARMEL · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 495 | IS 211 JOHN WILSON BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 496 | JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 497 | KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 498 | MOTT HALL IV BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 499 | MS 390 BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 500 | OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDFORD · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
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.