Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363117004172	1321	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	370	44	8.4	45.9%	238 (64.3%)	53 (14.3%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$18,287	$1,669	$16,619	19	23.1	1244	77
360001301176	1322	Otto L Shortell Middle School	Public	6-8	Markell Dr	Wampsville	13163	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-1050	367	40	9.1	46.3%	315 (85.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$16,677	$1,317	$15,360	18.9	19.2	1309	13
360009702830	1323	Ps/Is 384 Frances E Carter	Public	PK, KG-8	242 Cooper St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-4890	349	38	9.2	89.4%	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.8%)	294 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,694	$1,527	$25,167	18.9	17.3	1347	24
361590001373	1324	Johnson City Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1012	521	38	13.6	61.6%	265 (50.9%)	73 (14.0%)	70 (13.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.1%)	$17,078	$1,377	$15,701	18.8	21.3	1269	55
360009205513	1325	Is 136 Charles O Dewey	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1950	523	56	9.4	88.5%	33 (6.3%)	12 (2.3%)	435 (83.2%)	34 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$21,188	$1,503	$19,686	18.6	10.5	1428	103
362928003940	1326	Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	635	76	8.3	65.4%	9 (1.4%)	233 (36.7%)	376 (59.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$30,224	$2,763	$27,461	18.5	27.6	1156	170
360008603764	1327	Is 303 Leadership & Community Service	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5466	308	30	10.2	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.7%)	233 (75.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,699	$2,361	$19,339	18.3	29.8	1102	225
360012306079	1328	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	608	50	12.2	85.5%	18 (3.0%)	225 (37.0%)	325 (53.5%)	15 (2.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,521	$2,223	$15,298	18.3	20.6	1285	43
361656001468	1329	William G Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Erie Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2402	470	51	9.1	52.6%	339 (72.1%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.3%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$19,457	$2,575	$16,882	18.2	21.2	1271	58
360007805524	1330	Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	346	36	9.6	80.9%	39 (11.3%)	163 (47.1%)	134 (38.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$26,359	$2,876	$23,483	18	17.4	1342	12

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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)
363117004172	1321	Wheatland-Chili High School	Public	6-12	940 North Rd	Scottsville	14546	Monroe County	Wheatland-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-6245	370	44	8.4	45.9%	238 (64.3%)	53 (14.3%)	44 (11.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$18,287			$1,669			$16,619	19	23.1	1244	77
360001301176	1322	Otto L Shortell Middle School	Public	6-8	Markell Dr	Wampsville	13163	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-1050	367	40	9.1	46.3%	315 (85.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$16,677			$1,317			$15,360	18.9	19.2	1309	13
360009702830	1323	Ps/Is 384 Frances E Carter	Public	PK, KG-8	242 Cooper St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-4890	349	38	9.2	89.4%	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.8%)	294 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,694			$1,527			$25,167	18.9	17.3	1347	24
361590001373	1324	Johnson City Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1012	521	38	13.6	61.6%	265 (50.9%)	73 (14.0%)	70 (13.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.1%)	$17,078			$1,377			$15,701	18.8	21.3	1269	55
360009205513	1325	Is 136 Charles O Dewey	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1950	523	56	9.4	88.5%	33 (6.3%)	12 (2.3%)	435 (83.2%)	34 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$21,188			$1,503			$19,686	18.6	10.5	1428	103
362928003940	1326	Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	635	76	8.3	65.4%	9 (1.4%)	233 (36.7%)	376 (59.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$30,224			$2,763			$27,461	18.5	27.6	1156	170
360008603764	1327	Is 303 Leadership & Community Service	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5466	308	30	10.2	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	73 (23.7%)	233 (75.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,699			$2,361			$19,339	18.3	29.8	1102	225
360012306079	1328	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	608	50	12.2	85.5%	18 (3.0%)	225 (37.0%)	325 (53.5%)	15 (2.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,521			$2,223			$15,298	18.3	20.6	1285	43
361656001468	1329	William G Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Erie Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2402	470	51	9.1	52.6%	339 (72.1%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.3%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$19,457			$2,575			$16,882	18.2	21.2	1271	58
360007805524	1330	Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	346	36	9.6	80.9%	39 (11.3%)	163 (47.1%)	134 (38.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$26,359			$2,876			$23,483	18	17.4	1342	12