The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in New York are listed below (2024).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 25%
80%
Avg. Statewide: 51%
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in New York (2024)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
- Jeffrey Ratner-robert Seaman Elementary School
Rank: #155 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - George A Jackson School
Rank: #788 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 90%) - Jericho Middle School
Rank: #833 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jericho, NY Schools
Rank: #1-21 - 2.
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
Rank: #33.
75%
(9 out of 12)
(9 out of 12)
Rank: #44.
60%
(6 out of 10)
(6 out of 10)
- Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway
Rank: #611 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%) - Queens Metropolitan High School
Rank: #619 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 94%) - Ps 101 School In The Gardens
Rank: #630 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Forest Hills, NY Schools
Rank: #5-85 - 8.
50%
(9 out of 18)
(9 out of 18)
- Academy Of American Studies
Rank: #78 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%) - Academy Of Finance And Enterprise
Rank: #155 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Bard High School Early College Queens
Rank: #155 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Long Island City, NY Schools
Rank: #5-85 - 8.
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
Rank: #5-85 - 8.
50%
(4 out of 8)
(4 out of 8)
- Plainview-old Bethpage/jfk High School
Rank: #120 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 95%) - Judy Jacobs Parkway Elementary School
Rank: #326 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%) - Pasadena Elementary School
Rank: #630 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Plainview, NY Schools
Rank: #5-85 - 8.
50%
(3 out of 6)
(3 out of 6)
- Ps 203 Oakland Gardens
Rank: #433 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Benjamin N Cardozo High School
Rank: #558 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 93%) - Ps 188 Kingsbury
Rank: #627 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 92%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Oakland Gardens, NY Schools
Rank: #99.
38%
(3 out of 8)
(3 out of 8)
- Pittsford Sutherland High School
Rank: #344 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 85-89%) - Pittsford-mendon High School
Rank: #624 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 80-84%) - Thornell Road School
Rank: #651 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Pittsford, NY Schools
Rank: #1010.
33%
(3 out of 9)
(3 out of 9)
- Great Neck South High School
Rank: #147 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%) - Great Neck North High School
Rank: #344 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 85-89%) - Lakeville Elementary School
Rank: #389 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Great Neck, NY Schools
Rank: #1111.
30%
(3 out of 10)
(3 out of 10)
- High School-construction Trades Engineering & Architecture
Rank: #385 of 4,093 (Top 5%)
(Math: 95% | Reading: 92%) - Robert H Goddard High School-comm/tech
Rank: #630 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - John Adams High School
Rank: #833 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Ozone Park, NY Schools
Rank: #1212.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Island Trees High School
Rank: #155 of 4,093 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Division Avenue Senior High School
Rank: #663 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 80-84%) - Gen Douglas Macarthur Senior High School
Rank: #663 of 4,093 (Top 10%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Levittown, NY Schools
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