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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
251ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX TREMONT PARK
BRONX · ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX TREMONT PARK
Elementary91.0%+32.7pp
252ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX MOUNT EDEN
BRONX · ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX MOUNT EDEN
Elementary91.0%+32.7pp
253PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High91.0%+32.7pp
254ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High90.0%+31.7pp
255ACTIVE LEARNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
256BALLET TECH/NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Middle90.0%+31.7pp
257BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5
BRONX · BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
258BRONXVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONXVILLE · BRONXVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle90.0%+31.7pp
259CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CATTARAUGUS · CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
260CHATSWORTH AVENUE SCHOOL
LARCHMONT · MAMARONECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
261CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
262DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL
NEW HYDE PARK · HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
263EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL
EAST MEADOW · EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
264EMILY WARREN ROEBLING SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
265EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High90.0%+31.7pp
266FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FONDA · FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
267GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL
GUILDERLAND CENTER · GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
268HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HASTINGS ON HUDSON · HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
269ICHABOD CRANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
VALATIE · KINDERHOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
270LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
LANSING · LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
271MAHOPAC HIGH SCHOOL
MAHOPAC · MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
272MAINE-ENDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ENDWELL · MAINE-ENDWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
273MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MALVERNE · MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
274MILTON SCHOOL
RYE · RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
275NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEW PALTZ · NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
276ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHARD PARK · ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
277PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL
PAWLING · PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
278PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS
FOREST HILLS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
279PS 171 PATRICK HENRY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
280PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENS
BAYSIDE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
281PS 41 GREENWICH VILLAGE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
282PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
283ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL
CHAPPAQUA · CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle90.0%+31.7pp
284ROCKY POINT HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKY POINT · ROCKY POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
285SAUQUOIT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SAUQUOIT · SAUQUOIT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
286SCHUYLERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
SCHUYLERVILLE · SCHUYLERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
287SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL
TURIN · SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
288SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HUDSON YARDS
NEW YORK · SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HUDSON YARDS
Elementary90.0%+31.7pp
289UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
UNION SPRINGS · UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
290UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High90.0%+31.7pp
291UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High90.0%+31.7pp
292VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL
VALHALLA · VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
293W TRESPER CLARKE HIGH SCHOOL
WESTBURY · EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
294WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ONTARIO CENTER · WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
295WESTHAMPTON BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WESTHAMPTON BEACH · WESTHAMPTON BEACH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
296WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High90.0%+31.7pp
297WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE · WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High90.0%+31.7pp
298SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5
NEW YORK · SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5
Elementary89.4%+31.1pp
299CLINTON SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High89.0%+30.7pp
300ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High89.0%+30.7pp
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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.