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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Improved Public Schools in New York (2026)

The most improved public schools in New York are Lafayette Academy, Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation and Junior High School 220 John J Pershing.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2021-26).
Improved Rank Range: 2,277 3,484 Avg. Improved Rank: 2,618

Most Improved Public Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2021-26)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lafayette Academy
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3484
(from 4,268 to 784)
Grades: 6-8
154 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 222-2857
Rank: #22.
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3237
(from 3,953 to 716)
Grades: 6-8
500 19th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Rank: #33.
Junior High School 220 John J Pershing
(Math: 76% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3105
(from 3,911 to 806)
Grades: 6-8
4812 9th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 633-8200
Rank: #44.
P.s. 125 Ralph Bunche
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +3092
(from 4,095 to 1,003)
Grades: PK-5
425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-6400
Rank: #55.
Science And Technology Academy A Mott Hall School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +3089
(from 4,203 to 1,114)
Grades: 6-8
250 E 164th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 293-4017
Rank: #66.
Woodhull School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2991
(from 4,121 to 1,130)
Grades: PK-6
99 Maple Ave Dock
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
(631) 583-5626
Rank: #77.
Icahn Charter School 3
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +2855
(from 2,942 to 87)
Grades: K-8
1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Rank: #88.
Milton Fein School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2846
(from 3,590 to 744)
Grades: K-5
3201 Kingsbridge Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 796-8695
Rank: #99.
P.s. 84 Lillian Weber
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2845
(from 3,369 to 524)
Grades: PK-5
32 W 92nd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 799-2534
Rank: #1010.
Junior High School 223 Montauk
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2804
(from 3,978 to 1,174)
Grades: 6-8
4200 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 438-0155
Rank: #1111.
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Rank Change: +2778
(from 3,168 to 390)
Grades: 6-8
26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
(646) 826-8100
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 26 Carteret School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2680
(from 3,683 to 1,003)
Grades: PK-5
4108 Victory Blvd
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-1530
Rank: #1313.
Muscota
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2672
(from 3,262 to 590)
Grades: K-5
4862 Broadway
New York, NY 10034
(212) 544-0614
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 376
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2658
(from 3,331 to 673)
Grades: K-5
194 Harman St
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 573-0781
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 95 Eastwood
(Math: 75% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Rank Change: +2647
(from 2,935 to 288)
Grades: K-5
179-01 90th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-0007
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 40 Samuel Huntington
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2613
(from 3,922 to 1,309)
Grades: PK-5
109-20 Union Hall St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 526-1904
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 127 Mckinley Park
(Math: 77% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2568
(from 3,294 to 726)
Grades: K-5
7805 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-2323
Rank: #1818.
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2554
(from 3,783 to 1,229)
Grades: PK-8
223 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 397 Foster-laurie
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2496
(from 3,809 to 1,313)
Grades: PK-5
490 Fenimore St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 774-5200
Rank: #2020.
Brooklyn Collaborative Studies
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2469
(from 3,734 to 1,265)
Grades: 6-12
610 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Rank: #2121.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2462
(from 3,124 to 662)
Grades: PK-8
645 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 38 Pacific
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2447
(from 3,386 to 939)
Grades: PK-5
450 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9305
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 316 Elijah Stroud
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2408
(from 3,127 to 719)
Grades: PK-5
750 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-4043
Rank: #2424.
Morris Academy For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2397
(from 3,502 to 1,105)
Grades: 9-12
1110 Boston Rd
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 617-5312
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
P.s. 95 Gravesend
(Math: 70% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2369
(from 3,456 to 1,087)
Grades: K-8
345 Van Sicklen St
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 449-5050
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow
(Math: 59% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2369
(from 3,636 to 1,267)
Grades: 6-8
6500 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 256-8218
Rank: #2727.
School Of Integrated Learning
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2345
(from 3,765 to 1,420)
Grades: 6-8
1224 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 774-0362
Rank: #2828.
Olympus Academy
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2316
(from 3,727 to 1,411)
Grades: 9-12
755 E 100th St
Brooklyn, NY 11236
(718) 272-1926
Rank: #2929.
I.s. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2311
(from 3,367 to 1,056)
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 40 George W Carver
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2297
(from 3,262 to 965)
Grades: PK-5
265 Ralph Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 574-2353
Rank: #3131.
Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2292
(from 4,118 to 1,826)
Grades: 6-8
31-51 21st St
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 274-8316
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +2288
(from 2,375 to 87)
Grades: K-5
132 W 89th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2829
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 191 Paul Robeson
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2283
(from 3,683 to 1,400)
Grades: PK-5
1600 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 756-1206
Rank: #3434.
I.s. 237
(Math: 70% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2281
(from 3,195 to 914)
Grades: 6-8
46-21 Colden St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-6464
Rank: #3535.
Dock Street School For Steam Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2277
(from 4,007 to 1,730)
Grades: 6-8
19 Dock St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 780-7660
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