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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
3801OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL
VAN HORNESVILLE · VAN HORNESVILLE-OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined35.3%-22.9pp
3802ACADEMY FOR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3803ANDREW T MORROW SCHOOL
ISLANDIA · CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3804ANNA MERRITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOCKPORT · LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3805ANNE M DORNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSSINING · OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3806ARTHUR P MOMOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH · PLATTSBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3807BARRINGER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ILION · CENTRAL VALLEY CSD AT ILION-MOHAWK
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3808CHARLES F JOHNSON JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENDICOTT · UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3809DURHAMVILLE SCHOOL
DURHAMVILLE · ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3810EAST NEW YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3811EDWARD R ANDREWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORRISVILLE · MORRISVILLE-EATON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3812EDWARDS-KNOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERMON · EDWARDS-KNOX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3813ELLENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELLENVILLE · ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3814HAMPTON BAYS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMPTON BAYS · HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3815HARRISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARRISVILLE · HARRISVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3816HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL
KINGSTON · KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3817HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIGHLAND · HIGHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3818INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
MT VERNON · INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3819IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3820IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3821JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROME · ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3822JOSEPH MCNEIL SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD · HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3823KENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3824LEADERS OF TOMORROW
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3825LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIBERTY · LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3826MARGUERITE L MULVEY SCHOOL
CENTRAL ISLIP · CENTRAL ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3827NORTH COLEMAN ROAD SCHOOL
CENTEREACH · MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3828NORTH COUNTRY ROAD SCHOOL
MILLER PLACE · MILLER PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3829NORTH TONAWANDA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
NORTH TONAWANDA · NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3830OAKSIDE SCHOOL
PEEKSKILL · PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3831OXFORD ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
OXFORD · OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3832PIONEER ACADEMY
CORONA · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3833PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3834PS 123 MAHALIA JACKSON
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3835PS 127 AEROSPACE SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL
EAST ELMHURST · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3836PS 132 GARRETT A MORGAN
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3837PS 181
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3838PS 188 MICHAEL E BERDY
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3839PS 242 YOUNG DIPLOMATS MAGNET ACADEMY (THE)
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3840PS 274 KOSCIUSKO
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3841PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3842PS 360
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3843PS 57 HUBERT H HUMPHREY
STATEN ISLAND · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3844PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High35.0%-23.3pp
3845RILEY AVENUE SCHOOL
CALVERTON · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3846RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3847SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3848SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLBROOK · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
3849SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY
ALBANY · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary35.0%-23.3pp
3850SOLVAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle35.0%-23.3pp
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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.