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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
2301DENZEL WASHINGTON SCHOOL-ARTS
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High55.6%-2.7pp
2302ODESSA-MONTOUR JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ODESSA · ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High55.4%-2.9pp
2303MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS
ELIZABETHTOWN · BOQUET VALLEY CSD
High55.4%-2.9pp
2304MORRISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
MORRISVILLE · MORRISVILLE-EATON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High55.4%-2.9pp
2305YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High55.3%-2.9pp
2306HONEOYE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
HONEOYE · HONEOYE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High55.1%-3.2pp
2307JHS 118 WILLIAM W NILES
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle55.1%-3.2pp
2308LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL
LISBON · LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined55.1%-3.2pp
2309ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2310ANN G MCGUINNESS ELEMENTAR SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2311C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
GOSHEN · GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2312CAZENOVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAZENOVIA · CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2313CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CINCINNATUS · CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2314EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2315EAST HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST HAMPTON · EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2316EAST NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST NORTHPORT · NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2317EDMUND W GORDON BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · EDMUND W GORDON BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2318ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK
BUFFALO · ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2319EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTH
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High55.0%-3.3pp
2320EXIMIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High55.0%-3.3pp
2321FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST NYACK · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2322FONDA-FULTONVILLE 5-8 SCHOOL
FONDA · FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2323GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GERMANTOWN · GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2324GLOBAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High55.0%-3.3pp
2325GORDON PARKS SCHOOL (THE)
ROSEDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2326GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
High55.0%-3.3pp
2327GREAT NECK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COPIAGUE · COPIAGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2328GREENWICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENWICH · GREENWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2329HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HIGHLAND FALLS · HIGHLAND FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2330HIGHVIEW SCHOOL
HARTSDALE · GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2331IS 285 MEYER LEVIN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2332IVY HILL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · IVY HILL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2333JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL
GLENS FALLS · GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2334JHS 278 MARINE PARK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2335KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN · JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
2336MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ADAMS CENTER · SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2337MORSE SCHOOL
SAUGERTIES · SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2338NETHERWOOD SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2339NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High55.0%-3.3pp
2340NEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW WORLD PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2341NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2342NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FARMINGDALE · FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2343PAULA HEDBAVNY SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2344POST ROAD SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2345PS 136 ROY WILKINS
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2346PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)
OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2347PS 71 FOREST
RIDGEWOOD · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2348PS 83 DONALD HERTZ
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2349PS/IS 30 MARY WHITE OVINGTON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary55.0%-3.3pp
2350SAYVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAYVILLE · SAYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle55.0%-3.3pp
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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.