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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
3001IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELMA · IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3002IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY
HOLLIS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3003JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST ISLIP · EAST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3004JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3005KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
KEESEVILLE · AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3006KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
ALBANY · KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3007LETCHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · LETCHWORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3008LYNWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL
FARMINGVILLE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3009MARIE CURIE HIGH SCHOOL-NURSING
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High46.0%-12.3pp
3010MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3011MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3012MS 394
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3013NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
JAMAICA · NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
High46.0%-12.3pp
3014NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3015OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST JOHNSVILLE · OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST. JOHNSVILLE CSD
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3016OWEGO-APALACHIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
OWEGO · OWEGO-APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3017OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL
CENTEREACH · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3018POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High46.0%-12.3pp
3019PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3020PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3021PS 146 EDWARD COLLINS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3022PS 148
EAST ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3023PS 16 JOHN J DRISCOLL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3024PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3025PS 28 MOUNT HOPE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3026PS 36 MARGARET DOUGLAS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3027PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3028PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3029PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3030RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHORTSVILLE · MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET)
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3031RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ROCHESTER · RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3032ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEER PARK · DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3033SAMOSET MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE RONKONKOMA · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3034SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3035SEYMOUR SMITH INTERMEDIATE LEARNING CENTER
PINE PLAINS · PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3036SHERMAN SCHOOL
WATERTOWN · WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3037STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE LUZERNE · HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3038SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEFFERSONVILLE · SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3039SUNSET PARK AVENUES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3040THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIELLS · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3041WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST LEYDEN · ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary46.0%-12.3pp
3042YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP OF STATEN ISLAND
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Middle46.0%-12.3pp
3043EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · EVERGREEN CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined45.7%-12.6pp
3044MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL
MADISON · MADISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined45.6%-12.7pp
3045FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
FALCONER · FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High45.4%-12.9pp
3046GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL
LACKAWANNA · GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined45.4%-12.9pp
3047MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL
OLMSTEDVILLE · MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined45.0%-13.2pp
3048NEW PATHWAYS ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle45.0%-13.2pp
3049ACADEMY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3050ADIRONDACK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOONVILLE · ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
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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.