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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
851BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High30.0%-27.4pp
852EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High30.0%-27.4pp
853EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High30.0%-27.4pp
854ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
High30.0%-27.4pp
855FARMINGDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGDALE · FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
856GORTON HIGH SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
857GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
High30.0%-27.4pp
858HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined30.0%-27.4pp
859HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High30.0%-27.4pp
860HIGH SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High30.0%-27.4pp
861HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High30.0%-27.4pp
862HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High30.0%-27.4pp
863LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High30.0%-27.4pp
864NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High30.0%-27.4pp
865PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PALMYRA · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High30.0%-27.4pp
866UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
ROCHESTER · UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
High30.0%-27.4pp
867YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS
ROCHESTER · YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS
High30.0%-27.4pp
868BELLPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKHAVEN · SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
869BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High29.0%-28.4pp
870BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL
BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
High29.0%-28.4pp
871BRONX THEATRE HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High29.0%-28.4pp
872ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL
ELMIRA · ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
873FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FALLSBURG · FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
874H FRANK CAREY HIGH SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
875MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High29.0%-28.4pp
876MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL
MEXICO · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
877MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
MONTICELLO · MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
878NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
879RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High29.0%-28.4pp
880RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
881TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High29.0%-28.4pp
882UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV
ROCKAWAY PARK · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV
High29.0%-28.4pp
883URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High29.0%-28.4pp
884URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High29.0%-28.4pp
885WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WALLKILL · WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
886WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
WYANDANCH · WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High29.0%-28.4pp
887ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High28.0%-29.4pp
888BARACK OBAMA SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High28.0%-29.4pp
889BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High28.0%-29.4pp
890BRONX ENVISION ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High28.0%-29.4pp
891COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High28.0%-29.4pp
892DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High28.0%-29.4pp
893FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High28.0%-29.4pp
894GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBANY · GREEN TECH HIGH CHARTER SCHOOL
High28.0%-29.4pp
895HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
High28.0%-29.4pp
896LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High28.0%-29.4pp
897LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
High28.0%-29.4pp
898MATH/SCIENCE RESEARCH/TECH MAGNET
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High28.0%-29.4pp
899OSSINING HIGH SCHOOL
OSSINING · OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High28.0%-29.4pp
900THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High28.0%-29.4pp
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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.