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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
2101ERWIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAINTED POST · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2102FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2103FORT ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT ANN · FORT ANN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2104FRANK G LINDSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONTROSE · HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2105GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2106GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS
ROCHESTER · GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2107ICHABOD CRANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALATIE · KINDERHOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2108INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · INNOVATION CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High58.0%-0.3pp
2109INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
High58.0%-0.3pp
2110KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2111KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II
BRONX · KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL II
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2112LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALLEY COTTAGE · NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2113METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High58.0%-0.3pp
2114MOTT HALL HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
High58.0%-0.3pp
2115MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2116NEW SCOTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2117ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle58.0%-0.3pp
2118PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL
PAWLING · PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle58.0%-0.3pp
2119PS 11 KATHRYN PHELAN
WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2120PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2121PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2122PS 34 JOHN HARVARD
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2123PS 503 SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2124PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2125PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2126PS 70
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2127QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2128S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2129SAINT JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT JAMES · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2130SPLIT ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMILLUS · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2131STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · STATEN ISLAND HEBREW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2132SUMMIT LANE SCHOOL
LEVITTOWN · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2133SUNRISE DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAYVILLE · SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2134WAYNE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
ONTARIO CENTER · WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle58.0%-0.3pp
2135WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2136YOUNG VOICES ACADEMY OF THE BRONX
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary58.0%-0.3pp
2137OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
OLEAN · OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High57.4%-0.9pp
2138PS 71 ROSE E SCALA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary57.4%-0.9pp
2139BRONX PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRONX PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
High57.3%-0.9pp
2140BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
BRONX · BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
Combined57.3%-1.0pp
2141CAMPBELL-SAVONA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CAMPBELL · CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High57.3%-1.0pp
2142HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
HEUVELTON · HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined57.3%-1.0pp
2143CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
CANISTEO · CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD
High57.2%-1.0pp
2144WATERFORD-HALFMOON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WATERFORD · WATERFORD-HALFMOON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High57.2%-1.1pp
2145BRONX PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle57.2%-1.1pp
2146MOUNT MORRIS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT MORRIS · MOUNT MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High57.1%-1.2pp
2147ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
WOODSIDE · ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
2148ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined57.0%-1.3pp
2149ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
2150BILINGUAL BICULTURAL SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary57.0%-1.3pp
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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.