Best Schools for Asian Students in New York (2026)

These are the New York public schools where asian students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested asian students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	PS 188 KINGSBURY Flushing	98%	98%	196	A+
2	PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY New York	95%	95%	44	A
3	TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Clifton Park	95%	95%	60	A+
4	PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE New York	95%	95%	41	A+
5	PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR New York	95%	95%	32	A+
6	PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON New York	95%	95%	35	A+
7	PS 198 ISADOR E IDA STRAUS New York	95%	95%	40	A
8	PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL New York	95%	95%	59	A+
9	PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) New York	95%	95%	31	A+
10	PS 153 HELEN KELLER Bronx	95%	95%	48	B
11	PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) Brooklyn	95%	95%	43	B+
12	HELEN M MARSHALL SCHOOL Corona	95%	95%	31	D
13	ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) Brooklyn	95%	95%	37	A+
14	OSBORN SCHOOL Rye	95%	95%	35	A+
15	QUAKER RIDGE SCHOOL Scarsdale	95%	95%	41	A+
16	PS 199 JESSIE ISADOR STRAUS New York	92%	98%	71	A+
17	PS 33 CHELSEA PREP New York	92%	98%	62	B+
18	PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY Forest Hills	92%	98%	140	A+
19	EDGEWOOD SCHOOL Scarsdale	92%	98%	80	A+
20	JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jericho	92%	98%	70	A+
21	LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Great Neck	91%	96%	344	A+
22	PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENS Bayside	88%	97%	316	A+
23	FOX MEADOW SCHOOL Scarsdale	87%	98%	65	A+
24	NORTH SIDE SCHOOL East Williston	87%	98%	66	A+
25	PS 130 Bayside	87%	98%	86	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 Brooklyn	98%	100%	649	A+
2	EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	64	A+
3	MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE New York	98%	98%	72	A+
4	EAGLE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Manlius	98%	98%	94	A+
5	JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON New York	98%	98%	99	A+
6	ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) New York	98%	98%	95	A+
7	TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS New York	98%	98%	163	A+
8	30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE) Astoria	98%	98%	157	A+
9	BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY Brooklyn	98%	98%	68	A+
10	NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES New York	96%	98%	352	A+
11	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY Brooklyn	96%	97%	434	A+
12	BRIARCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL Briarcliff Manor	95%	95%	53	A+
13	MENANDS SCHOOL Menands	95%	95%	45	B+
14	PAUL J GELINAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Setauket	95%	95%	40	A+
15	PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL Yonkers	92%	98%	126	A+
16	NASSAKEAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL East Setauket	92%	98%	61	A+
17	PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) Glendale	92%	98%	224	A
18	SHELTER ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Manhasset	92%	98%	106	A+
19	GREENVILLE SCHOOL Scarsdale	92%	98%	112	A+
20	MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED Brooklyn	94%	93%	337	A+
21	NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL Glen Head	90%	95%	24	A+
22	MUNSEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Manhasset	87%	98%	114	A+
23	SEVEN BRIDGES MIDDLE SCHOOL Chappaqua	87%	98%	84	A+
24	ROBERT E BELL SCHOOL Chappaqua	87%	98%	76	A+
25	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG East Elmhurst	87%	98%	202	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE) Bronx	100%	100%	492	A+
2	STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL New York	100%	100%	603	A+
3	NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL New York	100%	100%	320	A
4	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	100%	100%	865	A+
5	MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	100%	98%	387	B+
6	BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL Bayside	98%	98%	404	B
7	FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL Fresh Meadows	96%	100%	615	B+
8	QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE Jamaica	98%	98%	90	A
9	ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIES Long Island City	98%	98%	71	A
10	BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION Long Island City	98%	98%	90	A
11	SUSAN E WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL Staten Island	98%	98%	123	B
12	BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) Brooklyn	98%	98%	72	A
13	ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Flushing	98%	98%	74	A
14	THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL Jamaica	98%	98%	248	B+
15	FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL Forest Hills	98%	98%	245	B
16	BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Bayside	98%	98%	226	B+
17	AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL Long Island City	98%	98%	150	A+
18	MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS New York	98%	98%	71	A+
19	FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	137	A+
20	HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES New York	98%	98%	73	A
21	MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	75	A
22	HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES New York	98%	98%	93	A
23	TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL Flushing	98%	98%	160	A+
24	SCHOLARS' ACADEMY Rockaway Park	98%	98%	196	B
25	VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Valley Stream	98%	98%	65	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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