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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
2701FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREDONIA · FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2702GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2703GILLETTE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
CICERO · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2704GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2705HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2706HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2707HOLLAND PATENT MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLAND PATENT · HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2708HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLEY · HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2709HOWARD A HANLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ODESSA · ODESSA-MONTOUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2710ISLAND PARK LINCOLN ORENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ISLAND PARK · ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2711JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2712JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG · OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2713KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2714LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALLKILL · WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2715LIVERPOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2716MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2717MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAYFIELD · MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2718MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2719MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High50.0%-8.3pp
2720MOTT HALL II
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2721NELSON MANDELA/DR HOSA ZOLLICOFFER SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2722PLAINEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BETHPAGE · PLAINEDGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2723PS 169 SUNSET PARK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2724PS 194 RAOUL WALLENBERG
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2725PS 196 TEN EYCK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2726PS 25 BILINGUAL SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2727PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2728PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2729PS 92 MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2730PS/IS 268
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2731SAUQUOIT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAUQUOIT · SAUQUOIT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2732SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2733SCIENCE AND MEDICINE MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2734SOULE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2735SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TURIN · SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2736TRUMANSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRUMANSBURG · TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2737VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2738WHITESBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHITESBORO · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle50.0%-8.3pp
2739WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILSON · WILSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-8.3pp
2740CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL
CROWN POINT · CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined49.8%-8.5pp
2741IS 125 THOMAS J MCCANN WOODSIDE
WOODSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Middle49.7%-8.5pp
2742FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PLAIN · FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.7%-8.6pp
2743HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL
HINSDALE · HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined49.7%-8.6pp
2744PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
PULASKI · PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.7%-8.6pp
2745SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL
SHARON SPRINGS · SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined49.6%-8.6pp
2746AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL
High49.5%-8.7pp
2747EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High49.5%-8.8pp
2748JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Middle49.3%-9.0pp
2749HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOLLEY · HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High49.2%-9.1pp
2750CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
High49.0%-9.3pp
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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.