Best Schools for Low-income Students in New York (2026)

These are the New York public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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	BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 15 Brooklyn	95%	95%	36	A+
2	PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Brooklyn	87%	98%	189	A+
3	PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY Forest Hills	92%	92%	96	A+
4	PS 89 New York	90%	90%	24	A+
5	PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL New York	90%	90%	21	A+
6	EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-PS 267 New York	90%	90%	26	A+
7	PS 98 DOUGLASTON SCHOOL (THE) Douglaston	90%	90%	25	A+
8	STRATFORD ROAD SCHOOL Plainview	—	90%	19	A+
9	ACTIVE LEARNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) Flushing	87%	87%	65	A+
10	PS 205 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL Bayside	75%	95%	39	A+
11	PS 124 YUNG WING New York	77%	92%	157	A+
12	PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON New York	85%	85%	31	A+
13	PS 94 DAVID D PORTER Little Neck	82%	87%	68	A+
14	PS 188 KINGSBURY Flushing	82%	87%	76	A+
15	PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENS Bayside	77%	92%	184	A+
16	MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL East Meadow	77%	92%	94	A+
17	LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Great Neck	82%	87%	73	A+
18	MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL East Meadow	70%	95%	30	A+
19	WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) Bronx	72%	92%	128	A+
20	PS 41 CROCHERON Bayside	82%	82%	80	A+
21	PS 130 Bayside	77%	87%	75	A+
22	PS 253 Brooklyn	72%	92%	349	A+
23	STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL (THE) Bronx	90%	70%	30	A+
24	PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW Brooklyn	90%	70%	29	A+
25	BARNUM WOODS SCHOOL East Meadow	65%	95%	31	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) New York	98%	98%	62	A+
2	CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 Brooklyn	95%	96%	557	A+
3	KIPP STAR COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL New York	95%	95%	39	A+
4	EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL New York	90%	95%	28	A+
5	EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL New York	92%	92%	67	A+
6	NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES New York	92%	92%	190	A+
7	TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS New York	92%	92%	165	A+
8	30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE) Astoria	92%	92%	96	A+
9	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY Brooklyn	91%	90%	770	A+
10	KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL Brooklyn	90%	90%	25	A+
11	NORTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL Northport	—	90%	18	A+
12	BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY Brooklyn	87%	87%	70	A+
13	MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED Brooklyn	86%	83%	420	A+
14	MS 243 CENTER SCHOOL New York	90%	75%	30	A+
15	MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE) New York	77%	87%	227	A+
16	MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE New York	85%	75%	56	A+
17	JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL Jericho	72%	87%	90	A+
18	JHS 67 LOUIS PASTEUR Little Neck	75%	81%	398	A+
19	PS 184 SHUANG WEN New York	72%	83%	298	A+
20	JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN Flushing	73%	77%	1001	A+
21	BALLET TECH/NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR DANCE New York	75%	75%	56	A+
22	KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE SCHOOL Monroe	75%	75%	38	A+
23	JOHN JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL Cross River	75%	75%	36	A+
24	NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL Glen Head	75%	75%	33	A+
25	PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL Yonkers	72%	77%	193	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL New York	100%	100%	380	A+
2	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE) Bronx	100%	100%	351	A+
3	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	100%	100%	876	A+
4	HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES New York	98%	98%	319	A
5	CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES Buffalo	98%	98%	114	A
6	NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	181	A
7	MANHATTAN VILLAGE ACADEMY New York	98%	98%	85	A
8	VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	—	63	C
9	NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	66	A
10	MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	80	A
11	MANHATTAN BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	84	A
12	HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES New York	98%	98%	79	A
13	FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	248	A+
14	MANHATTAN/HUNTER SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	62	A
15	PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	82	A
16	CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	92	A
17	MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS New York	97%	98%	308	A+
18	BRONX CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Bronx	98%	98%	90	A
19	ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY Bronx	98%	98%	73	A
20	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Bronx	98%	98%	75	A
21	MARBLE HILL HIGH SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Bronx	98%	98%	97	A
22	BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	98%	98%	65	A
23	MILLENNIUM BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	98%	98%	63	A
24	HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS Corona	98%	98%	119	A
25	MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Long Island City	98%	—	83	C+

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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