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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
2551HOLLAND PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLAND PATENT · HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2552HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL
MALVERNE · MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2553HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN · HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2554INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2555IS 27 ANNING S PRALL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2556ISAAC NEWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2557J M MCKENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANTON · CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2558J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MASSENA · MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2559JOHN F KENNEDY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DEER PARK · DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2560JONAS E SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEVITTOWN · LEVITTOWN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2561KLEM ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2562KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High52.0%-6.3pp
2563LAKELAND-COPPER BEECH MIDDLE SCHOOL
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS · LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2564LAKESHORE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MATTYDALE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2565LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High52.0%-6.3pp
2566LYNBROOK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
LYNBROOK · LYNBROOK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2567MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATHAM · CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2568MILLENIUM ART ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High52.0%-6.3pp
2569MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High52.0%-6.3pp
2570N A HAMILTON BICENTENNIAL SCHOOL
CUDDEBACKVILLE · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2571PAIDEIA SCHOOL 24
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2572PELHAM ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2573PINE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST SYRACUSE · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2574PS 106 PARKCHESTER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2575PS 11 THOMAS DONGAN SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2576PS 129 PATRICIA LARKIN
COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2577PS 135 SHELDON A BROOKNER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2578PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2579PS 19 CURTIS SCHOOL (THE)
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2580PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2581PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2582PS 226
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2583PS 291
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2584PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2585PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2586PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2587PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2588PS 90 HORACE MANN
RICHMOND HILL · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2589RICHARD MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALWORTH · GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2590SAWMILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
COMMACK · COMMACK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2591SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY: A MOTT HALL SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2592SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHOLD · SOUTHOLD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2593SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2594TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROY · BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL)
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2595TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2596VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VESTAL · VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2597WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WAPPINGERS FALLS · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle52.0%-6.3pp
2598WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEEDSPORT · WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2599WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
PLEASANT VALLEY · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-6.3pp
2600GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
High51.9%-6.4pp
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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.