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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
3701IS 232
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3702IS 93 RIDGEWOOD
RIDGEWOOD · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3703JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTEREACH · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined37.0%-21.3pp
3704JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3705JOHNSON CITY ELEMENTARY/INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
JOHNSON CITY · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3706LAWRENCE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · UNIONDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3707LETCHWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · LETCHWORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3708LONGWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE ISLAND · LONGWOOD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3709MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL II
NEW YORK · MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL II
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3710MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUSHVILLE · GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3711MOTT HAVEN VILLAGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
High37.0%-21.3pp
3712N A WALBRAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORISKANY · ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3713NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3714NOKOMIS SCHOOL
HOLBROOK · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3715NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3716OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3717PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
High37.0%-21.3pp
3718PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3719PS 15 PATRICK F DALY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3720PS 224 HALE A WOODRUFF
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3721PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3722PS 273 WORTMAN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3723PS 398 WALTER WEAVER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3724PS 57 CRESCENT
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3725PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3726PS/IS 54
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3727PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3728RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
STATEN ISLAND · RICHMOND PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3729SAXTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3730SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHALMONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3731SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3732SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3733SENATOR JAMES H DONOVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3734SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SENECA FALLS · SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3735SOUND BEACH SCHOOL
MILLER PLACE · MILLER PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3736SOUNDVIEW ACADEMY FOR CULTURE AND SCHOLARSHIP
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3737SOUTH COUNTRY SCHOOL
BAY SHORE · BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3738SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3739SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY SHORE · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3740STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH · PLATTSBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3741THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTICA · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%-21.3pp
3742VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3743WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%-21.3pp
3744WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High37.0%-21.3pp
3745ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1
Combined36.9%-21.4pp
3746LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL
LAURENS · LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined36.4%-21.9pp
3747OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL
SOUTH OTSELIC · OTSELIC VALLEY CSD
Combined36.2%-22.0pp
3748AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AFTON · AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3749AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AUBURN · AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3750AUSTIN STEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 46
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
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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.