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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 1,041 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 57.4%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
651UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High43.0%-14.4pp
652URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High43.0%-14.4pp
653ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined42.0%-15.4pp
654BRONX COMPASS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High42.0%-15.4pp
655COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High42.0%-15.4pp
656DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
High42.0%-15.4pp
657EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.0%-15.4pp
658MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High42.0%-15.4pp
659NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.0%-15.4pp
660URBAN ACTION ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High42.0%-15.4pp
661ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High41.0%-16.4pp
662ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined41.0%-16.4pp
663BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.0%-16.4pp
664DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · DEMOCRACY PREP HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined41.0%-16.4pp
665DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High41.0%-16.4pp
666FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY III SECONDARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High41.0%-16.4pp
667HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined41.0%-16.4pp
668HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High41.0%-16.4pp
669JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
High41.0%-16.4pp
670KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High41.0%-16.4pp
671LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUS
LAWRENCE · LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-16.4pp
672MARIE CURIE HIGH SCHOOL-NURSING
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High41.0%-16.4pp
673MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
High41.0%-16.4pp
674RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High41.0%-16.4pp
675RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle41.0%-16.4pp
676UNCOMMON BED-STUY WEST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON BED-STUY WEST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
Combined41.0%-16.4pp
677UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
Combined41.0%-16.4pp
678UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE II
BRONX · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE II
High41.0%-16.4pp
679URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High41.0%-16.4pp
680BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High40.0%-17.4pp
681BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High40.0%-17.4pp
682BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High40.0%-17.4pp
683COHOES HIGH SCHOOL
COHOES · COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-17.4pp
684DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-17.4pp
685FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High40.0%-17.4pp
686HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary40.0%-17.4pp
687HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High40.0%-17.4pp
688HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High40.0%-17.4pp
689HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High40.0%-17.4pp
690INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High40.0%-17.4pp
691LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High40.0%-17.4pp
692LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High40.0%-17.4pp
693MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High40.0%-17.4pp
694SAUNDERS TRADES & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-17.4pp
695TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined40.0%-17.4pp
696VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High40.0%-17.4pp
697WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WATERVLIET · WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-17.4pp
698BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II
BUFFALO · BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II
Combined39.0%-18.4pp
699CAREERS IN SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High39.0%-18.4pp
700GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL
LACKAWANNA · GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined39.0%-18.4pp
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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.