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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in New York (2026)

Public preschools in New York achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 41% (2026).
The public preschools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in New York is P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence, with ≥95%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 79% 95% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 85%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Preschools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: PK-5
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Rank: #22.
P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 98% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: PK-5
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Rank: #33.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-5
68-60 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: PK-12
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
P.s. 6 Lillie D Blake
(Math: 93% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: PK-5
45 E 81st St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 452-6650
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Naples Street Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
1055 Targee St
Staten Island, NY 10304
(718) 876-4610
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
North Side School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-4
110 E Williston Ave
Williston Park, NY 11596
(516) 333-6860
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
P.s. 94 David D Porter
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
P.s. 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: PK-5
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
P.s. 29 John M Harrigan
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: PK-5
425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Rank: #1212.
Douglas G Grafflin School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 86%
Grades: PK-4
650 King St
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7204
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
P.s. 124 Yung Wing
(Math: 91% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: PK-5
40 Division St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 966-7237
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
P.s. 8 Shirlee Solomon
(Math: 92% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: PK-5
112 Lindenwood Rd
Staten Island, NY 10308
(718) 356-2800
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 150
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-89%
Grades: PK-5
28-42 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006
(212) 732-4392
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
P.s. 11 Purvis J Behan
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: PK-5
419 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 93% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: PK-5
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: PK-8
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
P.s. 87 William Sherman
(Math: 81% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 83%
Grades: PK-5
160 W 78th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2826
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 83%
Grades: PK-8
148-20 Reeves Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
Country Parkway Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-4
35 Hollybrook Dr
Buffalo, NY 14221
(716) 626-9860
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
Fort Salonga Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-3
39 Sunken Meadow Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631) 269-3364
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
P.s. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
P.s. 290 Manhattan New School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
311 E 82nd St
New York, NY 10028
(212) 734-7127
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
P.s. 41 Crocheron
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
34-06 214th Lane
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8333
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
P.s. 89
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
201 Warren St
New York, NY 10282
(212) 571-5659
Rank: #21 - 2821. - 28.
River School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
425 E 35th St
New York, NY 10016
(212) 251-6640
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: PK-5
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
P.s. 40 Augustus Saint-gaudens
(Math: 86% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: PK-5
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5500
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 41 Greenwich Village
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: PK-5
116 W 11th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 675-2756
Rank: #3232.
Fishers Island School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: ≥80%
Grades: PK-12
78 Greenwood Rd #600
Fishers Island, NY 06390
(631) 788-7444
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
P.s. 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 93% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-8
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
P.s. 9 Sarah Anderson
(Math: 86% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: PK-5
100 W 84th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 678-2812
Rank: #35 - 3935. - 39.
P.s. 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: PK-8
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
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