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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
3401IS 211 JOHN WILSON
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3402JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3403KING STREET SCHOOL
PORT CHESTER · PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3404KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3405MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MASSENA · MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3406MADRID-WADDINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MADRID · MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3407MOTT HALL IV
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3408MOUNT VERNON LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3409MS 390
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3410NATHANIEL WOODHULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHIRLEY · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3411NEIL ARMSTRONG SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3412OREGON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEDFORD · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3413OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3414PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENN YAN · PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3415PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOL
COEYMANS · RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3416PINE BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3417POWELLS LANE SCHOOL
WESTBURY · WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3418PS 1 BERGEN (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3419PS 111 SETON FALLS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3420PS 149 SOJOURNER TRUTH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3421PS 152 EVERGREEN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3422PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3423PS 205 FIORELLO LAGUARDIA
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3424PS 206 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3425PS 251 PAERDEGAT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3426PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3427PS 38 ROBERTO CLEMENTE
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3428PS 64 ROBERT SIMON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3429PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3430PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3431PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3432PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3433RENAISSANCE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3434ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 2
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3435ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3436SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRASHER FALLS · BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3437SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARANAC · SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3438SCHOOL 21
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3439SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER
HUNTINGTON STATION · SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3440SMITH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UNIONDALE · UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3441SOLVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOLVAY · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3442ST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW YORK · ST. HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3443T J CONNOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTTSVILLE · WHEATLAND-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3444UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAGRANGEVILLE · ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3445WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALDEN · VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)
Elementary41.0%-17.3pp
3446WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WASHINGTONVILLE · WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3447WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAYLAND · WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3448WEST PREP ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3449WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
COBLESKILL · COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3450WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY 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.