Public preschools in New York achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 54% (2024).
The public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New York is Naples Street Elementary School with ≥95%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 87%
95%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 90%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in New York (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Naples Street Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: PK-5
1055 Targee St
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Ps 89
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: PK-5
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 107 John W Kimball
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
1301 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 11 William T Harris
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
New York, NY 10011
(212) 929-1743
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 176 Cambria Heights
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 236 Mill Basin
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
6302 Ave U
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 444-6969
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(718) 444-6969
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 3 Charrette School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
490 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
New York, NY 10014
(212) 691-1183
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 33 Chelsea Prep
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
281 9th Ave
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-6426
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 50 Frank Hankinson
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
200 Adelaide Ave
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 987-0396
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 987-0396
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 58 Carroll
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
330 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9322
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9322
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Ps 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Rank: #3 - 163. - 16.
Quogue Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-6
10 Edgewood Rd
Quogue, NY 11959
(631) 653-4285
Quogue, NY 11959
(631) 653-4285
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Ps 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 89% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: PK-5
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: PK-5
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-5
108-55 69th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 459-1358
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 459-1358
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Ps 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-5
334 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-4392
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Ps 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: PK-8
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Rank: #2222.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: PK-8
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Academy Of Arts And Letters
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-8
344 Monroe St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 789-3962
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 789-3962
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Country Parkway Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-4
35 Hollybrook Dr
Buffalo, NY 14221
(716) 626-9860
Buffalo, NY 14221
(716) 626-9860
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Dream Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-12
1991 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-0232
New York, NY 10029
(212) 722-0232
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Nassakeag Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-6
490 Pond Path
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4400
East Setauket, NY 11733
(631) 730-4400
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Peck Slip School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
1 Peck Slip
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
New York, NY 10038
(212) 312-6260
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 101 Verrazano
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
8696 24th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 372-0221
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 372-0221
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 11 Purvis J Behan
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
419 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 121
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 163 Alfred E Smith
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
163 W 97th St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2854
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2854
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 20 Clinton Hill
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
225 Adelphi St
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6744
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 834-6744
Rank: #23 - 4823. - 48.
Ps 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency?
The New York average public preschools reading/language arts proficiency is 54%% for 2024.
What are the public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New York?
The best top ranked public preschools in New York include Naples Street Elementary School, Ps 89 and Ps 107 John W Kimball.
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