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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
801BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High33.0%-24.4pp
802BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High33.0%-24.4pp
803CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
804CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
805FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High33.0%-24.4pp
806HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High33.0%-24.4pp
807INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
808JUAN MOREL CAMPOS SECONDARY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High33.0%-24.4pp
809LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined33.0%-24.4pp
810ORIGINS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
High33.0%-24.4pp
811POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-24.4pp
812QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High33.0%-24.4pp
813ATLAS
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High32.0%-25.4pp
814BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High32.0%-25.4pp
815CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
BRONX · CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
High32.0%-25.4pp
816CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High32.0%-25.4pp
817E MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
BRONX · E MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
High32.0%-25.4pp
818EMOLIOR ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle32.0%-25.4pp
819FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
820GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High32.0%-25.4pp
821GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GLENS FALLS · GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
822HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined32.0%-25.4pp
823HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High32.0%-25.4pp
824LONGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE ISLAND · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
825PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High32.0%-25.4pp
826QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
BELLEROSE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High32.0%-25.4pp
827ROME FREE ACADEMY
ROME · ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-25.4pp
828SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High32.0%-25.4pp
829SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High32.0%-25.4pp
830VERITAS ACADEMY
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High32.0%-25.4pp
831WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High32.0%-25.4pp
832WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High32.0%-25.4pp
833BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High31.0%-26.4pp
834BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High31.0%-26.4pp
835DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High31.0%-26.4pp
836HANNIBAL HIGH SCHOOL
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High31.0%-26.4pp
837JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High31.0%-26.4pp
838JOHN W LAVELLE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · JOHN W LAVELLE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined31.0%-26.4pp
839NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High31.0%-26.4pp
840PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High31.0%-26.4pp
841PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High31.0%-26.4pp
842RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
High31.0%-26.4pp
843SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High31.0%-26.4pp
844SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High31.0%-26.4pp
845STEPHEN T MATHER BUILDING ARTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High31.0%-26.4pp
846UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
Combined31.0%-26.4pp
847WINGS ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High31.0%-26.4pp
848YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High31.0%-26.4pp
849YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL - ASTORIA
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High31.0%-26.4pp
850ALFRED E SMITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High30.0%-27.4pp
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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.