The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.

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
3551DISCOVERY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3552DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3553DRAKE SCHOOL
NORTH TONAWANDA · NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3554DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · ROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3555EAST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLEAN · OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3556ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3557GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GOUVERNEUR · GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3558HARDING AVENUE SCHOOL
LINDENHURST · LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3559HIGHBRIDGE GREEN SCHOOL (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3560HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHAGHTICOKE · HOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3561HORIZON-ON-THE-HUDSON SCHOOL
NEWBURGH · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3562HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS · HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3563INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
High39.0%-19.3pp
3564ISAAC E YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE · NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3565JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3566JHS 226 VIRGIL I GRISSON
SOUTH OZONE PARK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3567JOHN M MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST HAMPTON · EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3568LAS HERMANAS MIRABAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3569LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BROADWAY CAMPUS
LAWRENCE · LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3570LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3571LORETTA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3572MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT HENRY · MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3573NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWFANE · NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3574NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High39.0%-19.3pp
3575NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL
NORTHPORT · NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3576OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH GLENS FALLS · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3577PARK AVENUE SCHOOL
AMITYVILLE · AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3578PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENN YAN · PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3579PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3580PS 112 BRONXWOOD
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3581PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3582PS 150 CHRISTOPHER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3583PS 158 WARWICK
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3584PS 20 ANNA SILVER
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3585PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3586PS 246 POE CENTER
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3587PS 280 HOME OF THE LIONHEARTS
JACKSON HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3588PS 59 THE DAWN BEST SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3589PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3590PS/MS 42 R VERNAM
ARVERNE · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3591RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK MIDDLE SCHOOL
RAVENA · RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3592RED CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
RED CREEK · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3593RHAME AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST ROCKAWAY · EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3594RHODES ACADEMY OF HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3595SAGAMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLTSVILLE · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3596SCHOOL 22
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3597SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERBURNE · SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3598SOUTH OCEAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
3599STAGECOACH SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.0%-19.3pp
3600SUNSET PARK PREP
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Middle39.0%-19.3pp
Page 72 of 88

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.