Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363192004263	891	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	75 Morris St	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8430	575	29	20	81.9%	30 (5.2%)	50 (8.7%)	454 (79.0%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,570	$1,038	$14,532	41.3	28	1149	258
361446001200	892	Merton Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	612	60	10.2	34.0%	516 (84.3%)	22 (3.6%)	41 (6.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$11,759	$00	$11,759	41.1	51.9	673	219
360008505122	893	Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	312	31	9.9	96.2%	6 (1.9%)	52 (16.7%)	252 (80.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,218	$3,384	$20,834	41.1	19.8	1298	405
360015202731	894	Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Oceanview Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-9793	1,002	91	10.9	89.2%	525 (52.4%)	16 (1.6%)	266 (26.5%)	175 (17.5%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	$19,631	$1,718	$17,913	41.1	49	738	156
361137000895	895	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	312	33	9.4	59.6%	277 (88.8%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,000	$4,893	$17,108	41	56.5	594	301
360001201092	896	Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 School St	Bolivar	14715	Allegany County	Bolivar-Richburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 928-2561	350	40	8.8	59.7%	333 (95.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$18,510	$3,144	$15,366	41	55.1	621	275
360009602795	897	Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	479	36	13.3	82.0%	6 (1.3%)	419 (87.5%)	40 (8.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,136	$3,597	$19,539	41	42.7	879	18
360001701925	898	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	544	66	8.2	50.4%	513 (94.3%)	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,380	$2,020	$16,360	41	52.7	661	237
360002404857	899	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	239	28	8.5	51.9%	216 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,119	$1,532	$12,587	40.7	37.3	974	75
363192000452	900	Robert C Dodson School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Avondale Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8159	724	47	15.2	78.0%	34 (4.7%)	35 (4.8%)	631 (87.2%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,826	$1,110	$17,716	40.6	20.9	1276	376

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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.
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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)
363192004263	891	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	75 Morris St	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8430	575	29	20	81.9%	30 (5.2%)	50 (8.7%)	454 (79.0%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$15,570			$1,038			$14,532	41.3	28	1149	258
361446001200	892	Merton Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	612	60	10.2	34.0%	516 (84.3%)	22 (3.6%)	41 (6.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$11,759			$00			$11,759	41.1	51.9	673	219
360008505122	893	Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	312	31	9.9	96.2%	6 (1.9%)	52 (16.7%)	252 (80.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,218			$3,384			$20,834	41.1	19.8	1298	405
360015202731	894	Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Oceanview Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-9793	1,002	91	10.9	89.2%	525 (52.4%)	16 (1.6%)	266 (26.5%)	175 (17.5%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	$19,631			$1,718			$17,913	41.1	49	738	156
361137000895	895	Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 West St	Fort Plain	13339	Montgomery County	Fort Plain Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 993-4000	312	33	9.4	59.6%	277 (88.8%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$22,000			$4,893			$17,108	41	56.5	594	301
360001201092	896	Bolivar-Richburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 School St	Bolivar	14715	Allegany County	Bolivar-Richburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 928-2561	350	40	8.8	59.7%	333 (95.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$18,510			$3,144			$15,366	41	55.1	621	275
360009602795	897	Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	479	36	13.3	82.0%	6 (1.3%)	419 (87.5%)	40 (8.4%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,136			$3,597			$19,539	41	42.7	879	18
360001701925	898	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	544	66	8.2	50.4%	513 (94.3%)	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,380			$2,020			$16,360	41	52.7	661	237
360002404857	899	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	239	28	8.5	51.9%	216 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,119			$1,532			$12,587	40.7	37.3	974	75
363192000452	900	Robert C Dodson School	Public	PK, KG-8	105 Avondale Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8159	724	47	15.2	78.0%	34 (4.7%)	35 (4.8%)	631 (87.2%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$18,826			$1,110			$17,716	40.6	20.9	1276	376