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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
1551TULLY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TULLY · TULLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.4%+7.1pp
1552EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN II
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High65.4%+7.1pp
1553HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined65.2%+6.9pp
1554ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEDROW · ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.1%+6.8pp
1555WINDHAM ASHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL
WINDHAM · WINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined65.1%+6.8pp
1556NEWARK VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWARK VALLEY · NEWARK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.0%+6.8pp
1557ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ELDRED · ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.0%+6.7pp
1558ALDEN PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILLBROOK · MILLBROOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1559ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UNION SPRINGS · UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1560APALACHIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
APALACHIN · OWEGO-APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1561BRILLA PAX CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRILLA PAX CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1562BRONX ACADEMY OF PROMISE CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRONX ACADEMY OF PROMISE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1563BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
COMMACK · COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1564C S DRIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
MARCELLUS · MARCELLUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle65.0%+6.7pp
1565CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY
HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High65.0%+6.7pp
1566CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High65.0%+6.7pp
1567COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THORNWOOD · MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1568DONALD P SUTHERLAND SCHOOL
NASSAU · EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1569FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST NYACK · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle65.0%+6.7pp
1570FOREST LAKE SCHOOL
WANTAGH · WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1571FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1572GOTHAM TECH HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High65.0%+6.7pp
1573HAGAN SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1574HANNIBAL HIGH SCHOOL
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.0%+6.7pp
1575HARTS HILL SCHOOL
WHITESBORO · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1576HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle65.0%+6.7pp
1577HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High65.0%+6.7pp
1578HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High65.0%+6.7pp
1579HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DERBY · EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1580INDIAN LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1581KENSICO SCHOOL
VALHALLA · VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1582LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL
LACKAWANNA · LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High65.0%+6.7pp
1583LEE ROAD SCHOOL
WANTAGH · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1584LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1585MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS · SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD
Middle65.0%+6.7pp
1586MARCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARCY · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1587NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1588OLD MILL ROAD SCHOOL
MERRICK · NORTH MERRICK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1589ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOICEVILLE · ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle65.0%+6.7pp
1590PLANK ROAD SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1591PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1592PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMS
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1593PS 164 QUEENS VALLEY
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1594PS 186 DR IRVING A GLADSTONE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1595PS 219 PAUL KLAPPER
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1596PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1597PS 268 EMMA LAZARUS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1598PS 30 HERNANDEZ/HUGHES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1599PS 306 ETHAN ALLEN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
1600PS 54 HILLSIDE
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary65.0%+6.7pp
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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.