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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 4,265 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 57.4%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
501MILDRED E STRANG MIDDLE SCHOOL
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS · YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.8%+26.4pp
502EAST MORICHES SCHOOL
EAST MORICHES · EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.8%+26.4pp
503ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLIFTON PARK · SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.8%+26.4pp
504COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
High83.8%+26.3pp
505JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Middle83.8%+26.3pp
506PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PERRY · PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High83.6%+26.1pp
507MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Middle83.5%+26.0pp
508NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH COLLINS · NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High83.4%+26.0pp
509BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3
BRONX · BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3
Elementary83.3%+25.8pp
510WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.3%+25.8pp
511NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT JAMES · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.1%+25.7pp
512AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOL
AKRON · AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle83.0%+25.6pp
513BARBARA ESSELBORN SCHOOL (THE)
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
514BAYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BAYVILLE · LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
515BIRCHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
516CHANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALLSTON LAKE · SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
517CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
518DOROTHY NOLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
519FOREST LAKE SCHOOL
WANTAGH · WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
520GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT WASHINGTON · PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
521HECTOR FIGUEROA SCHOOL (THE)
WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
522JOHN J DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT WASHINGTON · PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
523JOHN STREET SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · FRANKLIN SQUARE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
524MAURICE SENDAK COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
525MIDLAND SCHOOL
RYE · RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
526NORMAN J LEVY LAKESIDE SCHOOL
MERRICK · MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
527OWEGO FREE ACADEMY
OWEGO · OWEGO-APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High83.0%+25.6pp
528PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DIX HILLS · HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
529PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE VIEW · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
530PS 101 VERRAZANO (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
531PS 127 MCKINLEY PARK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
532PS 174 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT
REGO PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
533PS 186 CASTLEWOOD
BELLEROSE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
534PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
535PS 90 EDNA COHEN SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
536PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
537QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (THE)
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
538RALPH A FABRIZIO SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
539RICHFIELD SPRINGS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RICHFIELD SPRINGS · RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined83.0%+25.6pp
540SCHOOL FOR FUTURE LEADERS (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
541SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT WASHINGTON · PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary83.0%+25.6pp
542MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Middle83.0%+25.5pp
543CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTBURY · EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle82.9%+25.5pp
544SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary82.9%+25.4pp
545PS 126 JACOB AUGUST RIIS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary82.8%+25.4pp
546SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAYVILLE · SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle82.7%+25.2pp
547MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High82.5%+25.0pp
548ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ORISKANY · ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High82.5%+25.0pp
549JHS 220 JOHN J PERSHING
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Middle82.3%+24.8pp
550FARRAGUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
HASTINGS ON HUDSON · HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle82.3%+24.8pp
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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 Mathematics 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.