New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3351 | SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOHARIE · SCHOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3352 | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3353 | SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3354 | SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3355 | TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY WHITNEY POINT · WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3356 | UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3357 | VALIDUS PREPARATORY ACADEMY BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | High | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3358 | WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW · WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3359 | YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3360 | YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 | Elementary | 42.0% | -16.3pp |
| 3361 | IS 340 BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | Middle | 41.9% | -16.3pp |
| 3362 | BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 41.9% | -16.3pp |
| 3363 | RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RENSSELAER · RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.7% | -16.5pp |
| 3364 | ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL ROXBURY · ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 41.6% | -16.7pp |
| 3365 | JHS 14 SHELL BANK BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 | Middle | 41.5% | -16.7pp |
| 3366 | HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HORNELL · HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.5% | -16.7pp |
| 3367 | ANDOVER SCHOOL ANDOVER · ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 41.4% | -16.9pp |
| 3368 | ARCHIMEDES ACAD-MATH SCI TECH BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 | High | 41.3% | -17.0pp |
| 3369 | DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL DERUYTER · DERUYTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 41.2% | -17.1pp |
| 3370 | AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL AVOCA · AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 41.2% | -17.1pp |
| 3371 | EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE) STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31 | High | 41.1% | -17.1pp |
| 3372 | AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3373 | ATTICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATTICA · ATTICA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3374 | BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3375 | BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3376 | BEAVER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BEAVER FALLS · BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3377 | CATO-MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CATO · CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3378 | CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY · CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3379 | CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3380 | CHESTNUT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3381 | CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3382 | COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3383 | COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3384 | COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258 NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3385 | CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORINTH · CORINTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3386 | COXSACKIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COXSACKIE · COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3387 | DANIEL STREET SCHOOL LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3388 | DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPOSIT · DEPOSIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3389 | EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK · EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Combined | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3390 | ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3391 | EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3392 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3393 | GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL CARMEL · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3394 | HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANCOCK · HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3395 | HARVEY C FENNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALCONER · FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3396 | HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES HIGH SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 | High | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3397 | HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 | High | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3398 | HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOOSICK FALLS · HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3399 | HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HORNELL · HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3400 | HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUNTER · HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
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.