Best public schools in Jamaica, NY
49 public schools in Jamaica: 20 elementary · 6 middle · 13 high · 5 K-8 · 5 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New York.
Elementary schools
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SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-SOUTH JAMAICA
99.6
ELA 95%Math 99%
#8 of 2,042 in New York
PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL
81.5
ELA 71%Math 77%Science 62%
#378 of 2,042 in New York
PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
81.2
ELA 78%Math 82%Science 42%
#384 of 2,042 in New York
PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL
75.2
ELA 68%Math 73%Science 56%
#506 of 2,042 in New York
PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMS
72.6
ELA 65%Math 78%Science 46%
#559 of 2,042 in New York
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP
70.7
ELA 64%Math 72%Science 55%
#598 of 2,042 in New York
PS 95 EASTWOOD
69.2
ELA 68%Math 78%Science 32%
#629 of 2,042 in New York
PS 86
68.2
ELA 62%Math 72%Science 52%
#649 of 2,042 in New York
PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE)
65.1
ELA 68%Math 69%Science 38%
#713 of 2,042 in New York
PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON
61.1
ELA 73%Math 66%Science 19%
#794 of 2,042 in New York
QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)
52.4
ELA 61%Math 61%Science 31%
#972 of 2,042 in New York
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
51.6
ELA 59%Math 66%Science 21%
#988 of 2,042 in New York
JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)
49.5
ELA 53%Math 66%Science 27%
#1,031 of 2,042 in New York
JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
46.6
ELA 57%Math 55%Science 33%
#1,090 of 2,042 in New York
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL
38.3
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 34%
#1,260 of 2,042 in New York
PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
37.7
ELA 48%Math 52%Science 34%
#1,272 of 2,042 in New York
PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON
18.1
ELA 38%Math 37%Science 34%
#1,672 of 2,042 in New York
PS 82 HAMMOND
15.5
ELA 38%Math 37%Science 27%
#1,725 of 2,042 in New York
PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH
15.0
ELA 40%Math 32%Science 28%
#1,736 of 2,042 in New York
PS 52
10.4
ELA 40%Math 24%Science 17%
#1,830 of 2,042 in New York
Middle schools
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MS 358
53.0
ELA 62%Math 66%Science 24%
#342 of 726 in New York
REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
51.4
ELA 47%Math 63%Science 64%
#353 of 726 in New York
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
42.5
ELA 49%Math 51%Science 60%
#418 of 726 in New York
JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK
24.2
ELA 42%Math 47%Science 27%
#551 of 726 in New York
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72
17.7
ELA 40%Math 36%Science 38%
#598 of 726 in New York
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)
11.5
ELA 34%Math 31%Science 43%
#643 of 726 in New York
High schools
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QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE
99.2
ELA 100%Math 99%Science 97%
#8 of 954 in New York
HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
95.5
ELA 96%Math 88%Science 87%
#43 of 954 in New York
THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
57.2
ELA 84%Math 56%Science 66%
#409 of 954 in New York
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES
50.5
ELA 85%Math 50%Science 51%
#473 of 954 in New York
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
31.5
ELA 71%Math 36%Science 37%
#654 of 954 in New York
NEW DAWN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL II
28.6
ELA 46%Math 32%Science 70%
#682 of 954 in New York
HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY
28.4
ELA 67%Math 39%Science 32%
#684 of 954 in New York
VOYAGES PREP-SOUTH QUEENS
26.6
ELA 57%Math 40%Science 38%
#701 of 954 in New York
UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE IV
24.7
ELA 71%Math 27%Science 31%
#719 of 954 in New York
AUGUST MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
21.0
ELA 66%Math 30%Science 27%
#754 of 954 in New York
HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
19.4
ELA 59%Math 27%Science 36%
#769 of 954 in New York
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
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ELA 49%
QUEENS TRANSITION CENTER
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No published test results
K-8 schools
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ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL
64.6
ELA 66%Math 63%Science 53%
#119 of 335 in New York
PS/IS 268
62.2
ELA 50%Math 83%Science 54%
#127 of 335 in New York
PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD
48.2
ELA 54%Math 58%Science 42%
#174 of 335 in New York
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
39.0
ELA 51%Math 42%Science 41%
#205 of 335 in New York
PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY
28.2
ELA 41%Math 36%Science 38%
#241 of 335 in New York
Combined schools
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QUEENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL
89.5
ELA 88%Math 73%Science 66%
#33 of 309 in New York
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
55.8
ELA 67%Math 49%Science 51%
#137 of 309 in New York
QUEENS COLLEGIATE - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
43.5
ELA 62%Math 46%Science 46%
#175 of 309 in New York
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS
37.1
ELA 56%Math 41%Science 40%
#195 of 309 in New York
EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN III
22.5
ELA 47%Math 49%Science 26%
#240 of 309 in New York