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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
3351SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHOHARIE · SCHOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3352SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3353SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High42.0%-16.3pp
3354SOUTHAMPTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
SOUTHAMPTON · SOUTHAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3355TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY
WHITNEY POINT · WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3356UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3357VALIDUS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
High42.0%-16.3pp
3358WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARSAW · WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3359YONKERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle42.0%-16.3pp
3360YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary42.0%-16.3pp
3361IS 340
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Middle41.9%-16.3pp
3362BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL
BROOKFIELD · BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined41.9%-16.3pp
3363RENSSELAER JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RENSSELAER · RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.7%-16.5pp
3364ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL
ROXBURY · ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined41.6%-16.7pp
3365JHS 14 SHELL BANK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Middle41.5%-16.7pp
3366HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HORNELL · HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.5%-16.7pp
3367ANDOVER SCHOOL
ANDOVER · ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined41.4%-16.9pp
3368ARCHIMEDES ACAD-MATH SCI TECH
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
High41.3%-17.0pp
3369DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL
DERUYTER · DERUYTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High41.2%-17.1pp
3370AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL
AVOCA · AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined41.2%-17.1pp
3371EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF STATEN ISLAND (THE)
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
High41.1%-17.1pp
3372AARON MOSSELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3373ATTICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATTICA · ATTICA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3374BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3375BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3376BEAVER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEAVER FALLS · BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3377CATO-MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CATO · CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3378CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHATEAUGAY · CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3379CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3380CHESTNUT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3381CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3382COLLEGE POINT COLLABORATIVE
COLLEGE POINT · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3383COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3384COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3385CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORINTH · CORINTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3386COXSACKIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COXSACKIE · COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3387DANIEL STREET SCHOOL
LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3388DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEPOSIT · DEPOSIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3389EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined41.0%-17.3pp
3390ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAVERLY · WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3391EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MICROSOCIETY SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3392FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3393GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CARMEL · CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3394HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HANCOCK · HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3395HARVEY C FENNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALCONER · FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3396HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High41.0%-17.3pp
3397HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High41.0%-17.3pp
3398HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOOSICK FALLS · HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3399HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HORNELL · HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3400HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTER · HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
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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.