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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
3301SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
SODUS · SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.4%-15.9pp
3302YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High42.2%-16.1pp
3303FORT EDWARD SCHOOL
FORT EDWARD · FORT EDWARD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined42.2%-16.1pp
3304JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
JEFFERSON · JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined42.1%-16.1pp
3305KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
TROY · KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined42.1%-16.1pp
3306MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PORT HENRY · MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.1%-16.2pp
3307BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3308BRONX GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3309BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High42.0%-16.3pp
3310BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY II HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High42.0%-16.3pp
3311CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANAJOHARIE · CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3312CHEROKEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3313CUMBERLAND HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH · BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3314EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT JERVIS · PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3315ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMY
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3316FAMILY SCHOOL 32
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3317FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High42.0%-16.3pp
3318GLENHAM SCHOOL
FISHKILL · BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3319HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY SHORE · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3320HERMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3321HICKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HICKSVILLE · HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3322HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMER · HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3323J D GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERONA · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3324J TAYLOR FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
HUNTINGTON · HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3325JACKSON MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3326JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3327JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3328JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ROCKY POINT · ROCKY POINT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3329JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHMONDVILLE · COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3330LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3331MINISINK VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3332NEW YORK CITY ACADEMY FOR DISCOVERY
WOODHAVEN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3333NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High42.0%-16.3pp
3334PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MACEDON · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3335PARLIAMENT PLACE SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3336PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
NORWICH · NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3337PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERU · PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3338PS 102 JACQUES CARTIER
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3339PS 105 SENATOR ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3340PS 107
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3341PS 112 DUTCH KILLS
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3342PS 219 KENNEDY-KING
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3343PS 272 CURTIS ESTABROOK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3344PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3345PS 506 SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND TECHNOLOGY (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3346PS 74 FUTURE LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3347PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PULASKI · PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3348ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANASTOTA · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3349RONALD L SODOMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBION · ALBION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3350SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK · SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
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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.