New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL GUILDERLAND CENTER · GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 54.0% | -3.4pp |
| 502 | MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL MARGARETVILLE · MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 54.0% | -3.4pp |
| 503 | NYC CHARTER HS - AECI BRONX · NYC CHARTER HS - AECI | High | 54.0% | -3.4pp |
| 504 | SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL LATHAM · NORTH COLONIE CSD | High | 54.0% | -3.4pp |
| 505 | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SILVER CREEK · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 54.0% | -3.4pp |
| 506 | ADIRONDACK HIGH SCHOOL BOONVILLE · ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 507 | AECI II: NYC CHARTER HS BRONX · AECI II: NYC CHARTER HS | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 508 | BEACON HIGH SCHOOL BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 509 | BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 510 | CENTRAL VALLEY ACADEMY ILION · CENTRAL VALLEY CSD AT ILION-MOHAWK | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 511 | CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY · CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 512 | FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 513 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 514 | JOHN JAY SCHOOL FOR LAW BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 515 | MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MALVERNE · MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 516 | MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 517 | MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 518 | NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 519 | NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 520 | PROVIDING URBAN LEARNERS SUCCESS IN EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 521 | RICHFIELD SPRINGS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RICHFIELD SPRINGS · RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 522 | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CRARYVILLE · TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 523 | WATERVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL WATERVILLE · WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 524 | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 53.0% | -4.4pp |
| 525 | CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL CENTEREACH · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 526 | FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 527 | GAYNOR MCCOWN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 528 | GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 529 | ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ITHACA · ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 530 | NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL NEW HYDE PARK · SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 531 | PENN YAN ACADEMY PENN YAN · PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 532 | SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 533 | SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 | High | 52.0% | -5.4pp |
| 534 | ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX · ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 535 | BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN · BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 536 | DESIGN WORKS BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 537 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 538 | INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 539 | JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 540 | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LYONS · LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 541 | PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 542 | UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC | Elementary | 51.0% | -6.4pp |
| 543 | BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 544 | CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP · CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 545 | CONEY ISLAND PREPARATORY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN · CONEY ISLAND PREPARATORY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 546 | CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 547 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 548 | MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 549 | PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (P-TECH) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
| 550 | SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 50.0% | -7.4pp |
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.