New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 | High | 28.0% | -29.4pp |
| 902 | WILLIAM FLOYD HIGH SCHOOL MASTIC BEACH · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 28.0% | -29.4pp |
| 903 | WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 | High | 28.0% | -29.4pp |
| 904 | WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 28.0% | -29.4pp |
| 905 | ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 906 | ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 907 | COBBLE HILL SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 908 | ENERGY TECH HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 909 | EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTH SOUTH RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 910 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 911 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 912 | KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL TROY · KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 913 | MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 914 | SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 915 | THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 916 | UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL UNIONDALE · UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 27.0% | -30.4pp |
| 917 | BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 918 | BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 919 | BROOKLYN PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 920 | BROOME STREET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK · BROOME STREET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 921 | BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 922 | EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 923 | GLOBAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 924 | INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 925 | KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY · KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 926 | METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 927 | MOTT HALL V BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 928 | NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 929 | RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 930 | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 931 | SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 932 | SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 933 | UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE III BROOKLYN · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE III | High | 26.0% | -31.4pp |
| 934 | BRONX LATIN SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 935 | BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MUSIC & THEATER BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 936 | EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN · EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 937 | GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOL GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 938 | GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GLOVERSVILLE · GLOVERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 939 | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 940 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 941 | KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY · KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 942 | RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 943 | URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE) BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 | High | 25.0% | -32.4pp |
| 944 | BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 945 | BRONX SCHOOL OF LAW AND FINANCE BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 946 | LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CEDARHURST · LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 947 | LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 948 | MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197 BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 949 | MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
| 950 | NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 24.0% | -33.4pp |
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.