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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
3251MS 935
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3252NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
High43.0%-15.3pp
3253NORTH COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH COLLINS · NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3254NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORWOOD · NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3255OAK STREET SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH · PLATTSBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3256PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARISHVILLE · PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3257PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3258PORT RICHMOND SCHOOL FOR VISIONARY LEARNING
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3259PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3260PS 154 HARRIET TUBMAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3261PS 156 WAVERLY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3262PS 179 KENSINGTON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3263PS 18 EDWARD BUSH
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3264PS 195 WILLIAM HABERLE
ROSEDALE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3265PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3266PS 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3267PS 46 EDGAR ALLAN POE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3268PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3269PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3270PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL
EAST NORTHPORT · NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3271RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL
HYDE PARK · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3272RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROY · LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3273RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIDGE · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3274RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3275ROBERT C DODSON SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3276ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined43.0%-15.3pp
3277ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-15.3pp
3278ROMBOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEACON · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3279RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3280RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ACCORD · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3281ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3282SCHOOL 16
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3283SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SIDNEY · SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3284SOULE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3285SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High43.0%-15.3pp
3286TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3287THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3288VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILTON · HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3289WASHINGTON ROSE SCHOOL
ROOSEVELT · ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3290WATERFORD-HALFMOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERFORD · WATERFORD-HALFMOON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3291WILLIAM FLOYD MIDDLE SCHOOL
MORICHES · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle43.0%-15.3pp
3292WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMHERST · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary43.0%-15.3pp
3293TICONDEROGA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TICONDEROGA · TICONDEROGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.9%-15.4pp
3294BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL
BRUSHTON · BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.9%-15.4pp
3295IS 192 LINDEN (THE)
SAINT ALBANS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Middle42.8%-15.5pp
3296INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High42.8%-15.5pp
3297SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
OVID · SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.8%-15.5pp
3298GILBOA-CONESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
GILBOA · GILBOA-CONESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined42.6%-15.6pp
3299BROCTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
BROCTON · BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.6%-15.7pp
3300NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
ELLENBURG DEPOT · NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.4%-15.9pp
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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.