New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1002 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY II SECONDARY SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1003 | INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE) BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1004 | MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1005 | NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1006 | PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1007 | ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1008 | TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1009 | WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | High | 18.0% | -39.4pp |
| 1010 | BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 | High | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1011 | BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | High | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1012 | BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | High | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1013 | EXIMIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | High | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1014 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | High | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1015 | INWOOD ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK · INWOOD ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 17.0% | -40.4pp |
| 1016 | BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1017 | BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1018 | BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1019 | EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1020 | EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER · EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1021 | NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1022 | RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1023 | WEBUTUCK HIGH SCHOOL AMENIA · NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 16.0% | -41.4pp |
| 1024 | FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | High | 15.0% | -42.4pp |
| 1025 | INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK · INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 15.0% | -42.4pp |
| 1026 | LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 15.0% | -42.4pp |
| 1027 | THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 15.0% | -42.4pp |
| 1028 | ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 | High | 14.0% | -43.4pp |
| 1029 | BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | High | 14.0% | -43.4pp |
| 1030 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 14.0% | -43.4pp |
| 1031 | WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 14.0% | -43.4pp |
| 1032 | EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | High | 13.0% | -44.4pp |
| 1033 | JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 13.0% | -44.4pp |
| 1034 | BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 12.0% | -45.4pp |
| 1035 | EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 12.0% | -45.4pp |
| 1036 | ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL ROCKAWAY PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 10.0% | -47.4pp |
| 1037 | BELMONT PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 8.0% | -49.4pp |
| 1038 | YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 5.0% | -52.4pp |
| 1039 | ANTONIA PANTOJA PREPARATORY ACADEMY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | High | 4.0% | -53.4pp |
| 1040 | OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK · OPPORTUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL | High | 2.0% | -55.4pp |
| 1041 | ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ROCKAWAY PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | High | 2.0% | -55.4pp |
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.