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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
1801GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOHEGAN LAKE · LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1802GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High62.0%+3.7pp
1803GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOL
GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High62.0%+3.7pp
1804GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY
FLORIDA · FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1805GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High62.0%+3.7pp
1806HAWTREE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1807HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1808HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1809INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High62.0%+3.7pp
1810INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
High62.0%+3.7pp
1811JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High62.0%+3.7pp
1812JAMES WILSON YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
BAYPORT · BAYPORT-BLUE POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1813JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High62.0%+3.7pp
1814JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1815KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1816LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID · LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1817LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL
LANSING · LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1818MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1819MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS · MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1820MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONTGOMERY · VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1821MOUNT SINAI MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOUNT SINAI · MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1822NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM
NEW YORK · NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1823NESAQUAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT JAMES · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1824NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High62.0%+3.7pp
1825PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
NORTH MERRICK · NORTH BELLMORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1826PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST AURORA · EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1827PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1828PS 18
TROY · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1829PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1830PS 203 FLOYD BENNETT SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1831PS 21 MARGARET EMERY-ELM PARK
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1832PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1833PS 212
JACKSON HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1834PS 212 MIDTOWN WEST
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1835PS 214 CADWALLADER COLDEN
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1836PS 375 JACKIE ROBINSON SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1837PS 39 FRANCIS J MURPHY JR
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1838PS 48 MAPLETON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1839PS 49 DOROTHY BONAWIT KOLE
MIDDLE VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1840PS 60 WOODHAVEN
WOODHAVEN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1841PS 69 DANIEL D TOMPKINS
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1842PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1843PS 86
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1844PS 91 ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1845SCHOOL 2
OCEANSIDE · OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1846SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1847SMITHTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SMITHTOWN · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary62.0%+3.7pp
1848SPRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1849TIOGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
TIOGA CENTER · TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
1850UNATEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
OTEGO · OTEGO-UNADILLA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle62.0%+3.7pp
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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.