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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
3051ALDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALDEN · ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3052BROADALBIN-PERTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMSTERDAM · BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3053BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · BRONX ARTS AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3054BRONX COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High45.0%-13.3pp
3055BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High45.0%-13.3pp
3056BROOME STREET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · BROOME STREET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High45.0%-13.3pp
3057CAIRO-DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAIRO · CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3058CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPENCERPORT · SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3059CENTENNIAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3060DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DRYDEN · DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3061E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE KATRINE · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3062EDWARD J ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATHENS · COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3063ERNEST C MYER SCHOOL
HURLEY · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3064F P DONNELLY SCHOOL
CONKLIN · SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3065FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL
FRANKLIN · FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined45.0%-13.3pp
3066GREGORY B JARVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOHAWK · CENTRAL VALLEY CSD AT ILION-MOHAWK
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3067HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3068HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3069INDIAN RIVER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3070INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High45.0%-13.3pp
3071JOHN S HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHIRLEY · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3072LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High45.0%-13.3pp
3073LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOWVILLE · LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3074MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANNSVILLE · SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3075MARION G VEDDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3076MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3077MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3078MEADOW HILL SCHOOL
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3079MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MECHANICVILLE · MECHANICVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3080MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CENTRAL VALLEY · MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3081MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3082NEW WINDSOR SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3083NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWFANE · NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3084NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL
MONROE · MONROE-WOODBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3085NORTH QUEENS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
High45.0%-13.3pp
3086NORTHEASTERN CLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHAMPLAIN · NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3087NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELLENBURG DEPOT · NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3088ONEONTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
ONEONTA · ONEONTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3089PAUL ROAD SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3090PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRY · PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3091PS 120
FLUSHING · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3092PS 149 CHRISTA MCAULIFFE
JACKSON HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3093PS 157 GROVE HILL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3094PS 161 JUAN PONCE DE LEON SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3095PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3096PS 236 LANGSTON HUGHES
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3097PS 310 MARBLE HILL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3098PS 64 JOSEPH P ADDABBO
OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3099PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3100PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary45.0%-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.