Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1504)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
361719001533	811	Lewiston Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7201	453	46	9.8	21.6%	416 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$18,451			$1,554			$16,897	45	48.5	754	57
363126004177	812	White Plains Middle School	Public	6-8	128 Grandview Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2092	1,554	152	10.2	51.0%	342 (22.0%)	173 (11.1%)	911 (58.6%)	47 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (5.1%)	$24,754			$852			$23,902	45	45.3	820	8
363192004260	813	School 16	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	759 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8340	544	31	17.6	75.4%	47 (8.6%)	100 (18.4%)	351 (64.5%)	23 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$19,668			$1,565			$18,103	45	40	920	107
360010505602	814	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	190 Franklin St	Buffalo	14202	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 854-2490	904	58	15.4	92.1%	71 (7.9%)	432 (47.8%)	113 (12.5%)	257 (28.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$16,852			$3,484			$13,368	45	37.5	970	156
360009702199	815	Ps/Is 45 Horace E Greene	Public	PK, KG-8	84 Schaefer St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5360	471	43	10.9	84.5%	11 (2.3%)	189 (40.1%)	257 (54.6%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,878			$2,495			$20,383	44.9	44.5	837	22
362865005886	816	Sleepy Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	210 N Broadway	North Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 332-6275	605	55	11	54.7%	168 (27.8%)	15 (2.5%)	383 (63.3%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$20,063			$68			$19,995	44.8	50.8	697	119
360001101042	817	Wayland-Cohocton Middle School	Public	5-8	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-2551	395	41	9.6	62.8%	371 (93.9%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,219			$1,244			$10,975	44.6	44.1	847	30
360010102254	818	Is 59 Springfield Gardens	Public	6-8	132-55 Ridgedale St	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 527-3501	400	30	13.1	72.3%	5 (1.3%)	311 (77.8%)	53 (13.3%)	13 (3.3%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$21,406			$2,684			$18,722	44.6	37.7	965	147
360008705798	819	New School For Leadership And Journalism (The)	Public	6-8	120 W 231st St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 601-2869	577	54	10.6	100.0%	14 (2.4%)	48 (8.3%)	507 (87.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,379			$1,911			$17,468	44.6	35.4	1004	185
360009005166	820	Esmt-Is 190	Public	6-8	1550 Crotona Park E	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-9423	204	20	10	96.6%	2 (1.0%)	50 (24.5%)	149 (73.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,603			$2,564			$21,039	44.5	36.3	992	172

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 14, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.