New York schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3451 | WILLOW GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIELLS · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND) | Middle | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3452 | FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 41.0% | -17.3pp |
| 3453 | LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.9% | -17.4pp |
| 3454 | EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HERMON · EDWARDS-KNOX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.6% | -17.7pp |
| 3455 | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WARRENSBURG · WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.6% | -17.7pp |
| 3456 | MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Combined | 40.5% | -17.8pp |
| 3457 | CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES BUFFALO · CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES | Combined | 40.3% | -17.9pp |
| 3458 | ODYSSEY ACADEMY ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -18.2pp |
| 3459 | ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX · ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3460 | ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARCADE · YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3461 | ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3462 | ARCHER STREET SCHOOL FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3463 | ATLAS LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3464 | BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MELVILLE · SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3465 | BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROCTON · BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3466 | BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3467 | CARROLL HILL SCHOOL TROY · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3468 | CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3469 | CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3470 | CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3471 | CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL PAINTED POST · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3472 | EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3473 | ENFIELD SCHOOL ITHACA · ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3474 | ESMT-IS 190 BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3475 | FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREDONIA · FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3476 | GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3477 | GENERAL HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3478 | GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL GENEVA · GENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3479 | GRIMES SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3480 | HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RONKONKOMA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3481 | HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL HOOSICK FALLS · HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3482 | INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3483 | JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3484 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3485 | KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3486 | LANDING SCHOOL GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3487 | MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3488 | MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3489 | MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEXICO · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3490 | MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ART AND PHILOSPHY BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3491 | MS 246 WALT WHITMAN BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3492 | NEW MILLENNIUM BRONX ACADEMY OF THE ARTS BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3493 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3494 | NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWICH · NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3495 | ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3496 | ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL SYRACUSE · ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL | High | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3497 | OXFORD ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL OXFORD · OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3498 | PALMYRA-MACEDON MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMYRA · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3499 | PERSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMESTOWN · JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 3500 | PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL PERU · PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
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.