New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1502 | IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER · WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1503 | IS 181 PABLO CASALS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1504 | IS 392 BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1505 | JOHN STREET SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE · FRANKLIN SQUARE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1506 | LOCUST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCUST VALLEY · LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1507 | LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOWVILLE · LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1508 | NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1509 | PS 121 NELSON A ROCKEFELLER BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1510 | PS 123 SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1511 | PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1512 | PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1513 | PS 177 MARLBORO (THE) BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1514 | PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG EAST ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1515 | PS 207 BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1516 | PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1517 | PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1518 | PS 216 ARTURO TOSCANINI BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1519 | PS 233 LANGSTON HUGHES BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1520 | PS 24 ANDREW JACKSON FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1521 | PS 328 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1522 | PS 47 CHRIS GALAS BROAD CHANNEL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1523 | PS 6 CORPORAL ALLAN F KIVLEHAN SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1524 | PS/MS 200 MAGNET SCHOOL-GLOBAL STUDI FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1525 | RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1526 | RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RIVERHEAD · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1527 | RIVERSIDE SCHOOL ROCKVILLE CENTRE · ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1528 | ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL JAMAICA · ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1529 | SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARWICK · WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1530 | SCHOOL 30 YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1531 | SCHOOL 8 OCEANSIDE · OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1532 | SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1533 | SCHUYLERVILLE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1534 | SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY · SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1535 | SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1536 | SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS · HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1537 | STATEN ISLAND SCHOOL OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1538 | SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELVILLE · HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1539 | URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1540 | WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1541 | WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SAND LAKE · AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1542 | WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1543 | WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WESTHAMPTON BEACH · WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1544 | WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 66.0% | +7.7pp |
| 1545 | HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAMILTON · HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.9% | +7.6pp |
| 1546 | SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM · SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.8% | +7.5pp |
| 1547 | MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | Middle | 65.8% | +7.5pp |
| 1548 | ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORISKANY · ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 65.7% | +7.5pp |
| 1549 | LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL LA FARGEVILLE · LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 65.6% | +7.3pp |
| 1550 | STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL STAMFORD · STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 65.5% | +7.2pp |
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.