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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
3751BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3752BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON · BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3753CANAAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PATCHOGUE · PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3754CARLYLE C RING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAMESTOWN · JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3755CATSKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CATSKILL · CATSKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3756CHAMBERS SCHOOL
KINGSTON · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3757COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELMIRA HEIGHTS · ELMIRA HEIGHTS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3758CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CORTLAND · CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3759DURAND-EASTMAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER · EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3760EDWARD SMITH K-8 SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3761FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRANKFORT · FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3762GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GORHAM · GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3763HAMILTON GRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3764HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW WINDSOR · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3765HIAWATHA SCHOOL
LAKE RONKONKOMA · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3766HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
High36.0%-22.3pp
3767HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
High36.0%-22.3pp
3768HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHENECTADY · SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3769IS 61 WILLIAM A MORRIS
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3770ISLIP MIDDLE SCHOOL
ISLIP · ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3771JHS 123 JAMES M KIERNAN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3772KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3773KREAMER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BELLPORT · SOUTH COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3774LA FAYETTE SCHOOL
WATERLOO · WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3775LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High36.0%-22.3pp
3776MARGARET W CUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RED CREEK · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3777MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDDLETOWN · MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3778MILLARD FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORAVIA · MORAVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3779MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOUNT KISCO · BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3780NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HAVEN · MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3781NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SELDEN · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3782NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWFIELD · NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3783NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWFIELD · NEWFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3784PORT CHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT CHESTER · PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3785PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3786PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZ
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3787PS 32 BELMONT
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3788PS/IS 155 NICHOLAS HERKIMER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3789PS/IS 384 FRANCES E CARTER
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3790ROY KELLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3791SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRONX · SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3792SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRENTWOOD · BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3793SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPENCER · SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.0%-22.3pp
3794SPRUCE SCHOOL
NORTH TONAWANDA · NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3795STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3796VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RENSSELAER · RENSSELAER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3797WARRENSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARRENSBURG · WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3798WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORNING · CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary36.0%-22.3pp
3799ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
High35.6%-22.6pp
3800FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FALLSBURG · FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High35.5%-22.7pp
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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.