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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
1501IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1502IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1503IS 181 PABLO CASALS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1504IS 392
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1505JOHN STREET SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · FRANKLIN SQUARE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1506LOCUST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOCUST VALLEY · LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1507LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOWVILLE · LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1508NEW DORP HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High66.0%+7.7pp
1509PS 121 NELSON A ROCKEFELLER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1510PS 123
SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1511PS 160 WILLIAM T SAMPSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1512PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1513PS 177 MARLBORO (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1514PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG
EAST ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1515PS 207
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1516PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE)
BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1517PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1518PS 216 ARTURO TOSCANINI
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1519PS 233 LANGSTON HUGHES
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1520PS 24 ANDREW JACKSON
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1521PS 328 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1522PS 47 CHRIS GALAS
BROAD CHANNEL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1523PS 6 CORPORAL ALLAN F KIVLEHAN SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1524PS/MS 200 MAGNET SCHOOL-GLOBAL STUDI
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1525RIVERDALE AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1526RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High66.0%+7.7pp
1527RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
ROCKVILLE CENTRE · ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1528ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL
JAMAICA · ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1529SANFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARWICK · WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1530SCHOOL 30
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1531SCHOOL 8
OCEANSIDE · OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1532SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High66.0%+7.7pp
1533SCHUYLERVILLE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High66.0%+7.7pp
1534SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1535SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM 30 UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1536SIGNAL HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DIX HILLS · HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1537STATEN ISLAND SCHOOL OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1538SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELVILLE · HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1539URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
High66.0%+7.7pp
1540WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1541WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SAND LAKE · AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary66.0%+7.7pp
1542WESTCHESTER SQUARE ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High66.0%+7.7pp
1543WESTHAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTHAMPTON BEACH · WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle66.0%+7.7pp
1544WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High66.0%+7.7pp
1545HAMILTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HAMILTON · HAMILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.9%+7.6pp
1546SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
SALEM · SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.8%+7.5pp
1547MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle65.8%+7.5pp
1548ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ORISKANY · ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.7%+7.5pp
1549LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
LA FARGEVILLE · LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined65.6%+7.3pp
1550STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
STAMFORD · STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined65.5%+7.2pp
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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.