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New York schools ranked by test score

Latest NYS Assessments year (2024-25). 4,356 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.3%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1401BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BERNE · BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High67.4%+9.1pp
1402YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High67.2%+8.9pp
1403NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH COLLINS · NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High67.2%+8.9pp
1404FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ELMHURST · FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle67.1%+8.9pp
1405RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High67.1%+8.8pp
1406SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL
FLORAL PARK · SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High67.1%+8.8pp
1407ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL
SAINT ALBANS · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1408ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST SETAUKET · THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1409BARDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARDONIA · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1410BAY TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENFIELD · PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1411BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELMAR · BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1412BLUE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLUE POINT · BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1413BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High67.0%+8.7pp
1414BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
High67.0%+8.7pp
1415BROOKS HILL SCHOOL
FAIRPORT · FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1416CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1417CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAYVILLE · CHAUTAUQUA LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1418COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High67.0%+8.7pp
1419CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORNWALL · CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1420DIVISION STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1421EAST MORICHES SCHOOL
EAST MORICHES · EAST MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1422EAST QUOGUE SCHOOL
EAST QUOGUE · EAST QUOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1423ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH TONAWANDA · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1424GRAND AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELLMORE · BELLMORE-MERRICK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1425HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High67.0%+8.7pp
1426HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High67.0%+8.7pp
1427HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1428IS 141 STEINWAY (THE)
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1429JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEPEW · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1430KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1431LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1432LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE GEORGE · LAKE GEORGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1433LEE AVENUE SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1434LINCOLN SCHOOL
SCOTIA · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1435LOUIS M KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARRISON · HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1436MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1437MARTHA BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAIRPORT · FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1438MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High67.0%+8.7pp
1439NEWBRIDGE ROAD SCHOOL
NORTH BELLMORE · NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1440NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
WOLCOTT · NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High67.0%+8.7pp
1441OLDFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREENLAWN · HARBORFIELDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1442ORVILLE A TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle67.0%+8.7pp
1443PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1444POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLAND · POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1445PORT JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT JEFFERSON · PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1446PS 102 BAYVIEW
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1447PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1448PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1449PS 26 RUFUS KING
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
1450PS 295
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary67.0%+8.7pp
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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 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.