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)
363192001920	1251	William Boyce Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8563	373	24	15.5	78.0%	14 (3.8%)	90 (24.1%)	238 (63.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	$22,611			$1,080			$21,531	22.9	33.2	1043	208
360008705938	1252	International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	475	48	9.9	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	475 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,223			$2,769			$19,454	22.9	6.9	1465	213
363156004223	1253	Wilson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	374-80 Lake St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	494	60	8.1		437 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$20,475			$553			$19,921	22.8	43.4	860	393
360007902407	1254	Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5803	364	36	10.1	95.1%	12 (3.3%)	87 (23.9%)	250 (68.7%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$31,003			$3,572			$27,431	22.6	20.8	1278	24
363192004262	1255	Ella FitzGerald Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	77 Park Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8420	458	27	16.6	82.3%	15 (3.3%)	63 (13.8%)	356 (77.7%)	11 (2.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,759			$2,281			$16,478	22.6	25.8	1188	67
360010302216	1256	Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus	Public	6-8	101 Warren St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-6040	392	53	7.4	95.7%	25 (6.4%)	124 (31.6%)	190 (48.5%)	38 (9.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	$28,433			$3,516			$24,916	22.5	18.5	1320	64
360012006666	1257	Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	192	16	11.7	90.1%	4 (2.1%)	123 (64.1%)	53 (27.6%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	$25,839			$2,180			$23,659	22.5	30	1096	161
360008405785	1258	South Bronx Academy For Applied Media	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-0059	185	28	6.7	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	70 (37.8%)	108 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$34,114			$5,579			$28,535	22.4	24	1223	35
360012805750	1259	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	321 Northern Blvd	Albany	12210	Albany County	KIPP Technical Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-9494	821	40	20.5	77.7%	12 (1.5%)	668 (81.4%)	87 (10.6%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	38 (4.6%)	$17,230			$1,761			$15,468	22.4	17.8	1334	75
361674001492	1260	Knickerbacker Middle School	Public	6-8	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6811	443	54	8.1	67.0%	218 (49.2%)	104 (23.5%)	63 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.6%)	$19,436			$3,647			$15,790	22.4	23.3	1241	19

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.