Best Schools for Black Students in New York (2026)

These are the New York public schools where black 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 black 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	MAGNET SCHOOL OF MATH SCIENCE & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Brooklyn	90%	70%	27	A
2	MILTON FEIN SCHOOL Bronx	90%	70%	21	C+
3	PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL Bronx	85%	75%	44	A
4	WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) Bronx	65%	90%	31	A+
5	PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN Brooklyn	77%	72%	265	A
6	PS 360 Saint Albans	75%	75%	45	A
7	BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Brooklyn	77%	72%	110	A
8	NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Freeport	70%	75%	30	A
9	PS 31 BAYSIDE Bayside	70%	—	20	A
10	PS 121 South Ozone Park	67%	72%	80	A
11	PS 54 CHARLES W LENG Staten Island	70%	70%	26	A
12	NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Staten Island	70%	70%	24	A+
13	CONCOURSE VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bronx	65%	75%	53	A+
14	PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) Brooklyn	70%	70%	29	B
15	PS 222 KATHERINE R SNYDER Brooklyn	75%	65%	58	A+
16	PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO Brooklyn	65%	75%	36	B
17	PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED Buffalo	75%	65%	56	A+
18	JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) Floral Park	70%	70%	24	A+
19	PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOL Brooklyn	70%	67%	684	A
20	PS 249 CATON (THE) Brooklyn	62%	67%	154	A
21	PS 26 RUFUS KING Flushing	65%	65%	39	A
22	PS 155 South Ozone Park	65%	65%	47	B+
23	BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Baldwin	55%	75%	53	A
24	WALNUT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Uniondale	65%	65%	60	B+
25	OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dix Hills	55%	75%	32	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL Brooklyn	90%	90%	27	A+
2	NEW VOICES SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE ARTS Brooklyn	90%	90%	30	A+
3	KIPP STAR COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL New York	90%	90%	28	A+
4	PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL Yonkers	85%	85%	60	A+
5	TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS New York	87%	77%	70	A+
6	JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR Little Neck	90%	70%	26	A+
7	MS 243 CENTER SCHOOL New York	90%	70%	29	A+
8	MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) New York	70%	90%	22	A+
9	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG East Elmhurst	77%	82%	99	A
10	MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDER Brooklyn	75%	75%	48	A+
11	MATH AND SCIENCE EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) Brooklyn	75%	75%	36	A+
12	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY Brooklyn	75%	70%	34	A+
13	BALLET TECH/NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE New York	70%	70%	23	A+
14	IS 75 FRANK D PAULO Staten Island	70%	70%	24	A
15	ALDEN TERRACE SCHOOL Valley Stream	72%	67%	116	A+
16	MERRICK AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL Merrick	—	70%	17	A+
17	QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (THE) Flushing	75%	65%	56	A+
18	JAMES A DEVER SCHOOL Valley Stream	65%	75%	38	A
19	ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL Clifton Park	70%	70%	20	A+
20	JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN Flushing	72%	62%	68	A+
21	PS 171 PATRICK HENRY New York	67%	67%	123	A+
22	MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED Brooklyn	77%	55%	61	A+
23	CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL Valley Stream	67%	62%	85	A
24	MS 245 COMPUTER SCHOOL (THE) New York	75%	55%	40	A+
25	MS 101 EDWARD R BYRNE Bronx	75%	55%	54	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES New York	98%	98%	71	A
2	HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) New York	98%	98%	133	B
3	FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	80	A+
4	VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Valley Stream	98%	98%	140	A+
5	MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS New York	98%	98%	70	A+
6	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	98%	98%	94	A+
7	IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY Brooklyn	98%	98%	122	B
8	INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Cambria Heights	98%	—	63	B
9	ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL Brooklyn	98%	98%	76	A
10	NEW VISIONS CHTR HS-ADV MA/SCI III Brooklyn	98%	98%	84	A
11	MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Malverne	98%	98%	81	A+
12	BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL Buffalo	95%	95%	44	B+
13	RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL Staten Island	95%	95%	35	B
14	JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES Jamaica	95%	95%	44	A
15	HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Jamaica	95%	95%	34	A
16	HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY Jamaica	95%	95%	42	B
17	HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL New York	95%	95%	52	B
18	WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Brooklyn	95%	95%	34	A
19	W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	95%	95%	51	C+
20	FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS Brooklyn	95%	95%	32	B
21	CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES Buffalo	95%	95%	59	A
22	WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	95%	95%	44	C+
23	ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Brooklyn	95%	95%	39	A
24	HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS Brooklyn	95%	95%	53	C+
25	MILLENNIUM BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	95%	95%	32	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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