ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø elementary schools in New York achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 48% (2025-26).
The public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New York is 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide), Tag Young Scholars, and Anderson School, each with 97%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 88%
97%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 92%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools in New York (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide)
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: K-8
28-37 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Anderson School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: K-8
100 W 77th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: K-8
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Rank: #44.
Clinton School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 6-12
10 E 15th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
New York, NY 10003
(212) 524-4360
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: PK-5
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
P.s. 77 Lower Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-5
1700 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
New York, NY 10128
(212) 427-2798
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 98% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: PK-5
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Rank: #99.
I.s. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 93%
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
68-60 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Greenacres School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-5
41 Huntington Ave
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2740
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2740
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
International Leadership Charter High School
Charter School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 6-12
3030 Riverdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 562-2300
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 562-2300
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
P.s. 39 Henry Bristow
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-5
417 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
P.s. 5 Huguenot
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-5
348 Deisius St
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 668-3270
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 668-3270
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
P.s. 95 Eastwood
(Math: 75% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-5
179-01 90th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-0007
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-0007
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iv
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-8
757 Concourse Village West
Bronx, NY 10451
(929) 285-3025
Bronx, NY 10451
(929) 285-3025
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Special Music School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-12
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Success Academy Charter School-bushwick
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-4
139 Menahan St
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2173
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2173
Rank: #1919.
East Side Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: 6-8
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
All City Leadership Secondary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: 6-12
321 Palmetto St
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 246-6500
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 246-6500
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Christa Mcauliffe School /is 187
(Math: 93% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: 6-8
1171 65th St
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: 6-8
2401 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: 6-8
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: 6-8
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: K-8
3458 Third Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(929) 285-3025
Bronx, NY 10456
(929) 285-3025
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Columbia Secondary School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: 6-12
425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-1278
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-1278
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Jericho Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: 6-8
99 Cedar Swamp Rd
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 203-3620
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 203-3620
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Scholars' Academy
(Math: 73% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: 6-12
320 Beach 104th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Success Academy Charter School-union Square
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: K-8
40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10003
(646) 790-2161
New York, NY 10003
(646) 790-2161
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Bronxville Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-5
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Bronxville Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: 6-8
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Icahn Charter School 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-8
1500 Pelham Pkwy South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-4
99 Ave P-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(347) 514-7082
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(347) 514-7082
Rank: #30 - 3430. - 34.
Success Academy Charter School-upper West
Charter School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-8
145 W 84th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10024
(646) 274-1580
New York, NY 10024
(646) 274-1580
Rank: #35 - 3935. - 39.
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry
(Math: 90% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: K-8
50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-5730
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-5730
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