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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
3151HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
BREWSTER · BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3152HIGH SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High44.0%-14.3pp
3153HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HOMER · HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3154INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High44.0%-14.3pp
3155IS 528 BEA FULLER RODGERS SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3156JAMES A FARLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STONY POINT · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3157JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSENA · MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3158JEFFERSON SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON · HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3159JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3160JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JORDAN · JORDAN-ELBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3161KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARMEL · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3162LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
LANCASTER · LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3163LEO BERNABI SCHOOL
SPENCERPORT · SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3164LEWISTON PORTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUNGSTOWN · LEWISTON-PORTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3165LINDEN TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3166LINDENHURST MIDDLE SCHOOL
LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3167LONGWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High44.0%-14.3pp
3168MAPLEWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON STATION · SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3169MS 131
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3170MS 266 PARK PLACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3171MS 297
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3172NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOLCOTT · NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3173NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SENECA · WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3174PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CIRCLEVILLE · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3175PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL
PEEKSKILL · PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High44.0%-14.3pp
3176PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3177PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3178PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL
YORKSHIRE · YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle44.0%-14.3pp
3179PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3180PS 137 RACHEL JEAN MITCHELL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3181PS 153 HOMECREST
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3182PS 179
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3183PS 182
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3184PS 197 JOHN B RUSSWURM
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3185PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3186PS 24
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3187PS 3 RAUL JULIA MICRO SOCIETY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3188PS 31 WILLIAM T DAVIS
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3189PS 340
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3190PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3191PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3192PS 68 CAMBRIDGE
RIDGEWOOD · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3193PS 85 GREAT EXPECTATIONS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3194PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
GLENDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3195PS 99 ISAAC ASIMOV
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3196PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3197REMSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REMSEN · REMSEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3198SEVENTY NINTH STREET SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3199SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SINCLAIRVILLE · CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary44.0%-14.3pp
3200SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRINGVILLE · SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE 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.