Best Schools for White Students in New York (2026)

These are the New York public schools where white 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 white 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 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	99	A+
2	RIVER SCHOOL (THE) New York	95%	95%	34	A+
3	PS 11 PURVIS J BEHAN Brooklyn	95%	95%	34	A
4	WATSON SCHOOL Rockville Centre	95%	95%	48	A+
5	PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) New York	92%	98%	158	A+
6	PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY Forest Hills	92%	98%	163	A+
7	MCVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL East Meadow	87%	98%	96	A+
8	PS 290 MANHATTAN NEW SCHOOL New York	92%	92%	196	A+
9	PS 33 CHELSEA PREP New York	92%	92%	64	B+
10	PS 163 ALFRED E SMITH New York	92%	92%	75	B+
11	PS 32 SAMUEL MILLS SPROLE Brooklyn	92%	92%	78	B+
12	PS 39 HENRY BRISTOW Brooklyn	92%	92%	147	A+
13	GLEN HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Glen Head	92%	92%	74	A+
14	SEA CLIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sea Cliff	92%	92%	99	A+
15	DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New York	90%	90%	26	C
16	PS 20 CLINTON HILL Brooklyn	90%	90%	24	B
17	PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Brooklyn	90%	90%	28	A+
18	PS 18 WINCHESTER Queens Village	90%	90%	23	A
19	PS 94 DAVID D PORTER Little Neck	90%	90%	30	A+
20	BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 15 Brooklyn	90%	90%	30	A+
21	FLOWER HILL SCHOOL Huntington	90%	90%	24	B+
22	PS 110 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE New York	85%	95%	41	A
23	PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON New York	85%	95%	35	C+
24	PS 38 PACIFIC (THE) Brooklyn	85%	95%	41	B+
25	BARNUM WOODS SCHOOL East Meadow	85%	95%	50	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS New York	98%	98%	62	A+
2	ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) New York	98%	98%	164	A+
3	EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL New York	98%	98%	281	A+
4	30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE) Astoria	98%	98%	96	A+
5	JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON New York	95%	97%	463	A+
6	MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE New York	98%	92%	239	A+
7	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY Brooklyn	94%	94%	857	A+
8	MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDER Brooklyn	94%	93%	468	A+
9	TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL New York	98%	87%	61	B+
10	MATH AND SCIENCE EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) Brooklyn	92%	92%	227	A+
11	CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 Brooklyn	92%	92%	205	A+
12	MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED Brooklyn	93%	91%	610	A+
13	QUEENS COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (THE) Flushing	90%	90%	22	A+
14	STEWART MANOR SCHOOL Stewart Manor	90%	90%	27	A+
15	MONTESSORI SCHOOL 27 Yonkers	90%	90%	21	A
16	TEACHERS COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL New York	90%	90%	25	B+
17	PS 184 SHUANG WEN New York	85%	95%	33	A+
18	PS 126 JACOB AUGUST RIIS New York	95%	85%	40	A+
19	PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL Yonkers	82%	98%	121	A+
20	NEW VOICES SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE ARTS Brooklyn	92%	87%	292	A+
21	BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY Brooklyn	87%	92%	213	A+
22	NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES New York	87%	92%	125	A+
23	MS 243 CENTER SCHOOL New York	92%	87%	125	A+
24	JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH New York	89%	85%	347	A+
25	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG East Elmhurst	84%	87%	394	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Delmar	100%	100%	331	A+
2	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn	100%	100%	334	A+
3	FAIRPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Fairport	100%	100%	416	A+
4	HILTON HIGH SCHOOL Hilton	100%	100%	316	A+
5	LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL Lancaster	100%	100%	403	A+
6	MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL Central Valley	100%	100%	342	A+
7	WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL West Islip	100%	100%	317	A+
8	SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL Latham	100%	100%	325	A+
9	NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Northport	100%	100%	423	A+
10	ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL Orchard Park	100%	100%	339	A+
11	FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL New York	100%	100%	313	A+
12	SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Saratoga Springs	98%	100%	472	A
13	LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL Liverpool	100%	98%	382	A
14	JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Hopewell Junction	98%	100%	370	A
15	COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL Commack	98%	100%	467	A+
16	THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL Webster	98%	100%	300	A+
17	PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Penfield	97%	100%	304	A
18	CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Clarence	98%	98%	344	A
19	MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL Massapequa	98%	98%	499	A+
20	CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL Cicero	98%	98%	564	A+
21	WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL East Setauket	98%	98%	449	A+
22	SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST Smithtown	98%	98%	331	A
23	FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL Fredonia	98%	98%	99	A
24	EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL East Hampton	98%	98%	101	B+
25	EASTRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Rochester	98%	98%	112	B+

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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