New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERNE · BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.4% | +9.1pp |
| 1402 | YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 67.2% | +8.9pp |
| 1403 | NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NORTH COLLINS · NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.2% | +8.9pp |
| 1404 | FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ELMHURST · FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Middle | 67.1% | +8.9pp |
| 1405 | RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141) BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 67.1% | +8.8pp |
| 1406 | SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL FLORAL PARK · SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.1% | +8.8pp |
| 1407 | ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL SAINT ALBANS · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1408 | ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET · THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1409 | BARDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BARDONIA · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1410 | BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL PENFIELD · PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1411 | BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DELMAR · BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1412 | BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE POINT · BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1413 | BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1414 | BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1415 | BROOKS HILL SCHOOL FAIRPORT · FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1416 | CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1417 | CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYVILLE · CHAUTAUQUA LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1418 | COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1419 | CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL CORNWALL · CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1420 | DIVISION STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1421 | EAST MORICHES SCHOOL EAST MORICHES · EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1422 | EAST QUOGUE SCHOOL EAST QUOGUE · EAST QUOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1423 | ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1424 | GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLMORE · BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1425 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1426 | HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1427 | HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1428 | IS 141 STEINWAY (THE) LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1429 | JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPEW · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1430 | KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1431 | LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1432 | LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE GEORGE · LAKE GEORGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1433 | LEE AVENUE SCHOOL HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1434 | LINCOLN SCHOOL SCOTIA · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1435 | LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL HARRISON · HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1436 | MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1437 | MARTHA BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRPORT · FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1438 | MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1439 | NEWBRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL NORTH BELLMORE · NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1440 | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL WOLCOTT · NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1441 | OLDFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENLAWN · HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1442 | ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1443 | PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1444 | POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POLAND · POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1445 | PORT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON · PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1446 | PS 102 BAYVIEW ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1447 | PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1448 | PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1449 | PS 26 RUFUS KING FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
| 1450 | PS 295 BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 | Elementary | 67.0% | +8.7pp |
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 English Language Arts 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.