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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
2751ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High49.0%-9.3pp
2752AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD
NEW YORK · AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2753ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARGYLE · ARGYLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2754BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2755BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2756BROOKLYN RISE CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · BROOKLYN RISE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2757C E WALTERS SCHOOL
YAPHANK · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2758CAYUGA SCHOOL
LAKE GROVE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2759CHARLES H ROTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HENRIETTA · RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2760CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2761COLLABORATIVE ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2762CORINTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORINTH · CORINTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2763CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK
BROOKLYN · CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2764DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELEVAN · YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2765EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANBORN · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2766F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANTON · CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2767GENESEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GENESEO · GENESEO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2768GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2769HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGHLAND · HIGHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2770HORACE MANN SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2771HUDSON FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HUDSON FALLS · HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2772IS 96 SETH LOW
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2773JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
QUEENS VILLAGE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2774JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2775JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2776LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2777LAKE VIEW CAMPUS
WESTPORT · BOQUET VALLEY CSD
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2778LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High49.0%-9.3pp
2779MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL
MAMARONECK · MAMARONECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2780MINISINK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle49.0%-9.3pp
2781MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORICHES · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2782MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SMITHTOWN · SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2783MYLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HARTFORD · NEW HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2784PAIDEIA SCHOOL 15
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2785PENNINGTON SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2786PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · ROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2787PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2788PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2789PS 192 JACOB H SCHIFF
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2790PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2791PS 22 GRANITEVILLE
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2792PS 238 ANNE SULLIVAN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2793PS 315
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2794PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2795PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2796PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER
GLENDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2797PS 97
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary49.0%-9.3pp
2798QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
High49.0%-9.3pp
2799RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING VALLEY · EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
High49.0%-9.3pp
2800RED JACKET MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHORTSVILLE · MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET)
Middle49.0%-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.