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)
360009500882	151	Medgar Evers College Preparatory School	Public	6-12	1186 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-5400	1,293	74	17.4	87.8%	14 (1.1%)	1,147 (88.7%)	74 (5.7%)	18 (1.4%)	24 (1.9%)	9 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	$12,971			$1,485			$11,486	88.3	92.8	99	52
362400003315	152	Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	437	34	12.8	22.4%	251 (57.4%)	17 (3.9%)	142 (32.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$18,861			$1,411			$17,450	88	86.2	168	16
360009802423	153	Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	795	56	14.1	54.0%	326 (41.0%)	12 (1.5%)	344 (43.3%)	91 (11.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$15,619			$823			$14,796	87.7	83.5	200	47
360105606317	154	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	804	49	16.3	76.2%	41 (5.1%)	36 (4.5%)	488 (60.7%)	221 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$17,962			$00			$17,962	87.7	84.6	190	36
361374001123	155	Louis M Klein Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Union Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3033	864	92	9.3	22.3%	497 (57.5%)	26 (3.0%)	180 (20.8%)	127 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.7%)	$26,118			$1,572			$24,546	87.7	85.6	180	25
360115706601	156	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-7	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	473	24	19.7	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	344 (72.7%)	120 (25.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,107			$4,105			$15,002	87.5			(n/a)
362667003637	157	Koda Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-0470	742	57	13	23.7%	500 (67.4%)	31 (4.2%)	65 (8.8%)	97 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.5%)	$13,118			$501			$12,617	87.3	86.7	163	6
362667001421	158	Acadia Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0450	736	58	12.6	23.0%	502 (68.2%)	25 (3.4%)	57 (7.7%)	109 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	$13,314			$751			$12,563	87.3	88.6	144	14
360243005012	159	Akron Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 542-5040	273	30	9	41.4%	217 (79.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$21,217			$2,889			$18,328	87.1	88	151	8
360010203146	160	Is 227 Louis Armstrong	Public, Magnet	5-8	32-02 Junction Blvd	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 335-7500	1,561	91	17	68.9%	309 (19.8%)	218 (14.0%)	552 (35.4%)	396 (25.4%)	11 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	68 (4.4%)	$14,837			$910			$13,927	87	88.9	142	18

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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.
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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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.