Top 10 Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in New York (2023)
Public middle schools in New York achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 59% (2023).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New York is 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide) with 98%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 92%
98%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 95%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in New York (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide)
Magnet School
Math: 92% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 98%
Grades: K-8
28-37 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Anderson School
Math: 97% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 98%
Grades: K-8
100 W 77th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
East Side Middle School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 98%
Grades: 6-8
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 360-0114
New York, NY 10028
(212) 360-0114
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts High School
Math: 92% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 98%
Grades: 8-12
35-12 35th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-9920
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-9920
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
Math: 91% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 98%
Grades: K-8
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 97%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: 6-8
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Nyc Lab Ms For Collaborative Studies
Math: 96% | Reading: 97%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: 6-8
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
I.S. 187 Christa Mcauliffe School
Math: 94% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 6-8
1171 65th St
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
I.S. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
Math: 96% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #8 - 108. - 10.
Mark Twain I.S. 239 For The Gifted And Talented
Magnet School
Math: 90% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 6-8
2401 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Bronx Preparatory Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
3872 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 294-0841
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 294-0841
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Clinton School
Magnet School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Columbia Secondary School
Magnet School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-1278
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-1278
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
501 West Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 513-6951
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 513-6951
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School
Charter School
Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
250 W 127th St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 316-7602
New York, NY 10027
(212) 316-7602
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Harlem Prep Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
240 E 123rd St-1st Fl
New York, NY 10035
(212) 876-9953
New York, NY 10035
(212) 876-9953
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Kipp Academy Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
250 E 156th St-4th Fl
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 665-3555
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 665-3555
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School
Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
160-20 Goethals Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology
Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-12
47-07 30th Pl
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 472-5671
Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 472-5671
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Special Music School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 1
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
34 W 118th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
New York, NY 10026
(646) 277-7170
Rank: #11 - 2211. - 22.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 3
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-10
141 E 111th St-3rd Fl
New York, NY 10029
(646) 747-6700
New York, NY 10029
(646) 747-6700
Rank: #2323.
Kipp Infinity Charter School
Charter School
Math: 97% | Reading: 95%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 95%
Grades: K-12
625 W 133 St-rm 308d
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
New York, NY 10027
(212) 991-2600
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington
Math: 90% | Reading: 94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: 6-8
103 W 107th St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2861
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2861
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
Math: 86% | Reading: 94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: 6-12
1186 Carroll St
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 703-5400
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 703-5400
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Scholars' Academy
Math: 87% | Reading: 94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: 6-12
320 Beach 104th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
Charter School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-12
790 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(347) 471-2580
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(347) 471-2580
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Achievement First East New York Charter School
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-12
557 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 485-4924
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 485-4924
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
All City Leadership Secondary School
Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 6-12
321 Palmetto St
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 246-6500
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 246-6500
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Baccalaureate School For Global Education
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 7-12
34-12 36th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 4-8
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Bronx High School For Medical Science
Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 6-12
240 E 172nd St
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 410-4040
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 410-4040
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-csd 15
Charter School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 8-12
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(716) 643-1086
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(716) 643-1086
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry
Magnet School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-8
50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 621-5730
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 621-5730
Rank: #27 - 5127. - 51.
Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School
Charter School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-12
207 W 133rd St
New York, NY 10030
(212) 281-1248
New York, NY 10030
(212) 281-1248
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