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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
2251FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMBURG · FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2252GLEN-WORDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTIA · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2253GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
GLOVERSVILLE · GLOVERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High56.0%-2.3pp
2254GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2255HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High56.0%-2.3pp
2256INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High56.0%-2.3pp
2257IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLARO
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2258JACK ABRAMS STEM MAGNET SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON STATION · HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2259JHS 62 DITMAS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2260JOHN JAY SCHOOL FOR LAW
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
High56.0%-2.3pp
2261LIVONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVONIA · LIVONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2262MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSAPEQUA PARK · MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2263MORGAN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2264MOUNT VERNON HONOR ACADEMY
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2265MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROES
OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2266MS 224 MANHATTAN EAST SCHOOL FOR ARTS & ACADEMICS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2267NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High56.0%-2.3pp
2268OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH TONAWANDA · NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2269PS 100 GLEN MORRIS
SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2270PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2271PS 199 FREDERICK WACHTEL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2272PS 273
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2273PS 3 BEDFORD VILLAGE (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2274PS 67 MOHEGAN SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2275QUEENS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High56.0%-2.3pp
2276SALTZMAN EAST MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FARMINGDALE · FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2277SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARANAC LAKE · SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2278SCHUYLERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHUYLERVILLE · SCHUYLERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2279SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERMAN · SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2280SOMERS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
SOMERS · SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2281TOOKER AVENUE SCHOOL
WEST BABYLON · WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2282TRAPHAGEN SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2283TULLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TULLY · TULLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2284UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2285UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES
BRONX · UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES
High56.0%-2.3pp
2286URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High56.0%-2.3pp
2287WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
WANTAGH · WANTAGH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle56.0%-2.3pp
2288WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL
FRANKLIN SQUARE · FRANKLIN SQUARE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2289WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL
AMHERST · AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2290WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2291WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL
LE ROY · LE ROY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2292WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FARMINGDALE · FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary56.0%-2.3pp
2293L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
LYNDONVILLE · LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High56.0%-2.3pp
2294PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PERRY · PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High56.0%-2.3pp
2295YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High55.8%-2.5pp
2296LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL
CHAUMONT · LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined55.8%-2.5pp
2297HOSTOS-LINCOLN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High55.8%-2.5pp
2298PS 89
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary55.8%-2.5pp
2299UNCOMMON BED-STUY WEST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
BROOKLYN · UNCOMMON BED-STUY WEST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
Combined55.8%-2.5pp
2300BELFAST SCHOOL
BELFAST · BELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined55.6%-2.7pp
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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.