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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
3451WILLOW GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THIELLS · HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND)
Middle41.0%-17.3pp
3452FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High41.0%-17.3pp
3453LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.9%-17.4pp
3454EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HERMON · EDWARDS-KNOX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.6%-17.7pp
3455WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WARRENSBURG · WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.6%-17.7pp
3456MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
MILFORD · MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined40.5%-17.8pp
3457CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
BUFFALO · CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
Combined40.3%-17.9pp
3458ODYSSEY ACADEMY
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-18.2pp
3459ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3460ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCADE · YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3461ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3462ARCHER STREET SCHOOL
FREEPORT · FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3463ATLAS
LONG ISLAND CITY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
High40.0%-18.3pp
3464BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MELVILLE · SOUTH HUNTINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3465BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROCTON · BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3466BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
High40.0%-18.3pp
3467CARROLL HILL SCHOOL
TROY · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3468CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3469CESAR E CHAVEZ SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3470CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSWEGO · OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3471CORNING-PAINTED POST MIDDLE SCHOOL
PAINTED POST · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3472EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-18.3pp
3473ENFIELD SCHOOL
ITHACA · ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3474ESMT-IS 190
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3475FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREDONIA · FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3476GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3477GENERAL HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3478GENEVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GENEVA · GENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3479GRIMES SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3480HELEN B DUFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RONKONKOMA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3481HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOOSICK FALLS · HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3482INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
High40.0%-18.3pp
3483JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High40.0%-18.3pp
3484JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3485KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3486LANDING SCHOOL
GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3487MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3488MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHEEKTOWAGA · CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3489MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MEXICO · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3490MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ART AND PHILOSPHY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3491MS 246 WALT WHITMAN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3492NEW MILLENNIUM BRONX ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3493NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3494NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORWICH · NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3495ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3496ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
High40.0%-18.3pp
3497OXFORD ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL
OXFORD · OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary40.0%-18.3pp
3498PALMYRA-MACEDON MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMYRA · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3499PERSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN · JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
3500PERU MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERU · PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle40.0%-18.3pp
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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.