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)
362421004851	961	Red Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6608 South St	Red Creek	13143	Wayne County	Red Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 754-2070	173	22	7.7	52.0%	171 (98.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,286			$1,520			$13,767	37.8	45.4	815	146
360009105928	962	Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	392	40	9.7	87.5%	52 (13.3%)	221 (56.4%)	60 (15.3%)	44 (11.2%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$18,551			$2,001			$16,550	37.7	36.9	978	16
362613003599	963	Schroon Lake Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1125 Us Rt 9	Schroon Lake	12870	Essex County	Schroon Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 532-7164	233	28	8.3	60.1%	227 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,118			$2,137			$18,980	37.6	44.2	843	120
362652003630	964	Sewanhaka High School	Public	7-12	500 Tulip Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9600	1,622	146	11.1	47.2%	124 (7.6%)	454 (28.0%)	590 (36.4%)	414 (25.5%)	12 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	17 (1.0%)	$21,793			$1,063			$20,730	37.6	64.5	474	490
362070002913	965	Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	974	86	11.3	68.7%	83 (8.5%)	210 (21.6%)	614 (63.0%)	22 (2.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	$16,708			$00			$16,708	37.6	44.2	842	123
363144004204	966	Williamson Middle School	Public	5-8	4184 Miller St	Williamson	14589	Wayne County	Williamson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 589-9665	287	36	7.8	48.4%	224 (78.0%)	12 (4.2%)	40 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$15,819			$1,607			$14,213	37.5	30.3	1090	124
360711000503	967	Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 392-1560	205	32	6.4	44.9%	178 (86.8%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$23,825			$3,118			$20,708	37.5	38.5	951	16
360324000085	968	Arkport Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35 East Ave	Arkport	14807	Steuben County	Arkport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 295-7471	456	48	9.5	45.2%	413 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,316			$06			$9,310	37.5	43.1	870	98
360010202688	969	Is 204 Oliver W Holmes	Public, Magnet	6-8	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 937-1463	404	45	8.9	92.8%	33 (8.2%)	46 (11.4%)	271 (67.1%)	48 (11.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,580			$1,152			$23,428	37.4	38.8	943	26
360690000999	970	Central Square Middle School	Public	6-8	248 Us Rt 11	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4218	827	81	10.2	46.1%	780 (94.3%)	6 (0.7%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$14,138			$1,189			$12,949	37.4	43.5	857	113

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.