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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
3651PS 123 SUYDAM
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3652PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3653PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3654PS 178 SAINT CLAIR MCKELWAY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3655PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN
ROCKAWAY BEACH · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3656PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3657PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3658PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3659PS 46 ALBERT V MANISCALCO
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3660PS 67 CHARLES A DORSEY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3661PS 76 A PHILLIP RANDOLPH
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3662PS 82 HAMMOND
JAMAICA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3663PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3664PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3665RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3666ROBERT M FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
GLEN COVE · GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.0%-20.3pp
3667ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WASHINGTONVILLE · WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3668SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SAUGERTIES · SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.0%-20.3pp
3669SCHOOL 5
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3670SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High38.0%-20.3pp
3671SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3672SYCAMORE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOHEMIA · CONNETQUOT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3673UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.0%-20.3pp
3674URBAN ACTION ACADEMY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High38.0%-20.3pp
3675WATKINS GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATKINS GLEN · WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3676WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON SCHOOL
YONKERS · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3677WILLIAM PACA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MASTIC BEACH · WILLIAM FLOYD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.0%-20.3pp
3678YATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%-20.3pp
3679UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEW BERLIN · UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.6%-20.6pp
3680SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
Combined37.3%-20.9pp
3681ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
ALBANY · ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
High37.1%-21.1pp
3682ATHENA MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3683BARCLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROCKPORT · BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3684BOYLE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT JEFFERSON STA · BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3685BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3686BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
High37.0%-21.3pp
3687BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKHAVEN · SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3688BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL
BRUSHTON · BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3689BUCKMAN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3690CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL
WHITNEY POINT · WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3691CATSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CATSKILL · CATSKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3692DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
NUNDA · DALTON-NUNDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (KESHEQUA)
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3693DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3694EMMET BELKNAP INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3695FOREST AVENUE SCHOOL
WEST BABYLON · WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3696FORT HILL COLLABORATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3697GATES CHILI MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3698GEORGE F JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3699GREENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREENVILLE · GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3700IS 136 CHARLES O DEWEY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
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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.