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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
3101PS/MS 138 SUNRISE
ROSEDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3102PS/MS 280 MOSHOLU PARKWAY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3103RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GLASCO · SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3104RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ONEONTA · ONEONTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3105ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
OSSINING · OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3106SCHOOL 17
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3107SCHOOL 29
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3108SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TURIN · SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3109STONY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STONY POINT · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3110TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3111UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMBURG · HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3112URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
High45.0%-13.3pp
3113URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3114VISTA ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3115VOYAGES PREPARATORY
ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
High45.0%-13.3pp
3116WEST CANADA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWPORT · WEST CANADA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3117WEST MIDDLE ISLAND SCHOOL
MIDDLE ISLAND · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3118WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3119WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHITE PLAINS · WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle45.0%-13.3pp
3120WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALLSTON SPA · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary45.0%-13.3pp
3121EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
High44.7%-13.6pp
3122ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL
ROMULUS · ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined44.5%-13.7pp
3123ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
ADDISON · ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.2%-14.0pp
3124SCHOHARIE HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOHARIE · SCHOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.2%-14.1pp
3125BOLIVAR-RICHBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BOLIVAR · BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.1%-14.2pp
3126AQUEBOGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AQUEBOGUE · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3127ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
High44.0%-14.3pp
3128ATTICA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ATTICA · ATTICA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3129AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CONSTANTIA · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3130BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3131BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3132BENTON HALL ACADEMY
LITTLE FALLS · LITTLE FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3133BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High44.0%-14.3pp
3134BRIGHTER CHOICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3135BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-14.3pp
3136CALCIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
CALCIUM · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3137CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAMDEN · CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3138CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3139CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High44.0%-14.3pp
3140COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLDEN · SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3141COMMACK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ISLIP · ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3142CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High44.0%-14.3pp
3143CONNOLLY SCHOOL
GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3144CRAIG HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3145CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
CUBA · CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3146EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3147FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3148GREENE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
GREENE · GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3149HARRY HOAG SCHOOL
FORT PLAIN · FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3150HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL SQUARE · CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
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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.