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%
100%
Avg. Statewide: 55%
Top Ranked Cities With Best Public Schools in New York (2025)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
100%
(5 out of 5)
(5 out of 5)
- Jericho Senior High School
Rank: #159 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 87%) - Jeffrey Ratner-robert Seaman Elementary School
Rank: #410 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - George A Jackson School
Rank: #566 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Jericho, NY Schools
Rank: #22.
83%
(10 out of 12)
(10 out of 12)
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
Rank: #3-43 - 4.
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
Rank: #55.
56%
(5 out of 9)
(5 out of 9)
- Great Neck North High School
Rank: #10 of 4,377 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥95%) - Great Neck South High School
Rank: #55 of 4,377 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 90-94%) - Lakeville Elementary School
Rank: #375 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: 95% | Reading: 88%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Great Neck, NY Schools
Rank: #66.
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
Rank: #77.
40%
(4 out of 10)
(4 out of 10)
- P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
Rank: #140 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 94%) - Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
Rank: #474 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
Rank: #710 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Forest Hills, NY Schools
Rank: #8-98 - 9.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- P.s. 41 Crocheron
Rank: #554 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%) - Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rank: #844 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 86%) - P.s. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
Rank: #856 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bayside, NY Schools
Rank: #8-98 - 9.
25%
(3 out of 12)
(3 out of 12)
- Island Trees High School
Rank: #116 of 4,377 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Division Avenue Senior High School
Rank: #375 of 4,377 (Top 5%)
(Math: 97% | Reading: 80-84%) - Gen Douglas Macarthur Senior High School
Rank: #492 of 4,377 (Top 10%)
(Math: 98% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Levittown, NY Schools
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