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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
4151COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4152CORNERSTONE ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL ACTION
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4153DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALONE · MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4154DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNDEE · DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4155EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4156FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CORTLAND · CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4157GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GOUVERNEUR · GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4158GREENPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENPORT · GREENPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4159HURLBUT W SMITH K-8 SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4160JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT JEFFERSON STA · BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4161LONGWOOD ACADEMY OF DISCOVERY (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4162MOSAIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4163NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEWARK · NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4164PEEKSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEEKSKILL · PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4165PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4166PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4167PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4168PS 94 KINGS COLLEGE SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4169REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO · REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4170RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4171ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL
RIVERHEAD · RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4172ROXBORO ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4173S F B MORSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POUGHKEEPSIE · POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4174SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK · SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4175SEED HARLEM
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4176SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
SYRACUSE · SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4177WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUFFALO · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined26.0%-32.3pp
4178WEBUTUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMENIA · NORTHEAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4179WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESS
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Middle26.0%-32.3pp
4180WILLIAM E DELUCA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH BABYLON · NORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-32.3pp
4181UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
ROCHESTER · UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN
High25.6%-32.7pp
4182ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS ACADEMY
ROCHESTER · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4183BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
High25.0%-33.3pp
4184CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARTHAGE · CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4185CLYDE-SAVANNAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLYDE · CLYDE-SAVANNAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4186EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
High25.0%-33.3pp
4187EAST SYRACUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST SYRACUSE · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4188ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-INTER SUPP
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
High25.0%-33.3pp
4189FAIRLEY SCHOOL
HANNIBAL · HANNIBAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4190GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS · NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.0%-33.3pp
4191GRANBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FULTON · FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4192IS 318 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ARTS
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
Middle25.0%-33.3pp
4193NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE)
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4194OQUENOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST ISLIP · WEST ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4195OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WAMPSVILLE · ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.0%-33.3pp
4196PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)
FAR ROCKAWAY · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4197PS 114 LUIS LLORENS TORRES SCHOOL
BRONX · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4198PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4199PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL
NEW YORK · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
4200PS 184 NEWPORT
BROOKLYN · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
Elementary25.0%-33.3pp
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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.