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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
2401EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · EARLY COLLEGE CHARTER SCHOOL
High54.0%-4.3pp
2402FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSAPEQUA · MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2403FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · SOUTH COLONIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2404HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
High54.0%-4.3pp
2405HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEST HENRIETTA · RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2406HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High54.0%-4.3pp
2407HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High54.0%-4.3pp
2408IS 381
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2409JASPER-TROUPSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROUPSBURG · JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2410JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2411KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2412LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL
LATHAM · NORTH COLONIE CSD
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2413LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2414LITTLE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2415MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2416MS 247 DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2417NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2418NYACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NYACK · NYACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2419OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALLKILL · WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2420PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHITESBORO · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2421PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
HARRISON · HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2422PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINE BUSH · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2423PINE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONROE · MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2424PS 119 AMERSFORT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2425PS 124 OSMOND A CHURCH
SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2426PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2427PS 161 CROWN (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2428PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2429PS 20 JOHN BOWNE
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2430PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2431PS 36 UNIONPORT
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2432PS 38 GEORGE CROMWELL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2433PS 51 ELIAS HOWE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2434PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE)
MASPETH · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2435PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2436PS 87
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2437PS 88 SENECA
RIDGEWOOD · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2438PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2439RICHARD T STANK MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONKLIN · SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2440RICHFIELD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHFIELD SPRINGS · RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2441RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROME · ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2442RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL
RIPLEY · RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2443SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined54.0%-4.3pp
2444SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENVILLE · GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2445SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL
BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2446SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2447TREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEDFORD · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2448URBAN INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
2449URBAN SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary54.0%-4.3pp
2450VALLEY STREAM MEMORIAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY STREAM · VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle54.0%-4.3pp
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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.