Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361716001532	501	Wisdom Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Center Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7304	792	71	11.2	29.3%	331 (41.8%)	9 (1.1%)	236 (29.8%)	200 (25.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$22,753	$1,139	$21,614	62.5	87.2	158	343
363099003239	502	Westfield Middle School	Public	6-12	203 E Main St	Westfield	14787	Chautauqua County	Westfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 326-2151	141	17	8.4	51.1%	125 (88.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,808	$4,686	$21,121	62.5	61.8	516	14
360110806384	503	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	413 E 144th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	750			95.3%	11 (1.5%)	157 (20.9%)	563 (75.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$21,799	$3,881	$17,918	62.4	64.3	476	27
360101806192	504	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,195	81	14.7	81.8%	20 (1.7%)	841 (70.4%)	276 (23.1%)	11 (0.9%)	20 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.0%)	$18,172	$3,096	$15,076	62.4	36.5	984	480
360012302460	505	Ps 124 Osmond A Church	Public	K-8	129-15 150th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2580	1,030	64	16	81.4%	46 (4.5%)	153 (14.9%)	236 (22.9%)	410 (39.8%)	138 (13.4%)	21 (2.0%)	26 (2.5%)	$15,572	$1,051	$14,522	62.3	60	535	30
361068000841	506	Elwood Middle School	Public	6-8	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5420	445	49	9	24.0%	237 (53.3%)	31 (7.0%)	113 (25.4%)	53 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$22,595	$382	$22,213	62.3	66.8	439	67
360101606201	507	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	655	71	9.2	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	529 (80.8%)	103 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$19,390	$2,554	$16,836	62.1	72.6	349	158
360012305269	508	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes	Public	6-8	109-15 98th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-0471	1,648	118	14	82.8%	53 (3.2%)	73 (4.4%)	760 (46.1%)	638 (38.7%)	93 (5.6%)	17 (1.0%)	14 (0.8%)	$15,956	$1,264	$14,691	62.1	58.6	559	51
362004004304	509	Mount Sinai Middle School	Public	5-8	114 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2700	694	62	11.2	11.2%	529 (76.2%)	5 (0.7%)	96 (13.8%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$17,116	$682	$16,435	62	65.2	465	44
360015105955	510	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	517	50	10.3	88.2%	102 (19.7%)	43 (8.3%)	101 (19.5%)	244 (47.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,577	$2,650	$15,928	62	63	494	16

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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)
361716001532	501	Wisdom Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Center Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7304	792	71	11.2	29.3%	331 (41.8%)	9 (1.1%)	236 (29.8%)	200 (25.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$22,753			$1,139			$21,614	62.5	87.2	158	343
363099003239	502	Westfield Middle School	Public	6-12	203 E Main St	Westfield	14787	Chautauqua County	Westfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 326-2151	141	17	8.4	51.1%	125 (88.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,808			$4,686			$21,121	62.5	61.8	516	14
360110806384	503	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	413 E 144th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	750			95.3%	11 (1.5%)	157 (20.9%)	563 (75.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$21,799			$3,881			$17,918	62.4	64.3	476	27
360101806192	504	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,195	81	14.7	81.8%	20 (1.7%)	841 (70.4%)	276 (23.1%)	11 (0.9%)	20 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	24 (2.0%)	$18,172			$3,096			$15,076	62.4	36.5	984	480
360012302460	505	Ps 124 Osmond A Church	Public	K-8	129-15 150th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2580	1,030	64	16	81.4%	46 (4.5%)	153 (14.9%)	236 (22.9%)	410 (39.8%)	138 (13.4%)	21 (2.0%)	26 (2.5%)	$15,572			$1,051			$14,522	62.3	60	535	30
361068000841	506	Elwood Middle School	Public	6-8	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5420	445	49	9	24.0%	237 (53.3%)	31 (7.0%)	113 (25.4%)	53 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$22,595			$382			$22,213	62.3	66.8	439	67
360101606201	507	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	655	71	9.2	93.7%	1 (0.2%)	529 (80.8%)	103 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$19,390			$2,554			$16,836	62.1	72.6	349	158
360012305269	508	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes	Public	6-8	109-15 98th St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-0471	1,648	118	14	82.8%	53 (3.2%)	73 (4.4%)	760 (46.1%)	638 (38.7%)	93 (5.6%)	17 (1.0%)	14 (0.8%)	$15,956			$1,264			$14,691	62.1	58.6	559	51
362004004304	509	Mount Sinai Middle School	Public	5-8	114 N Country Rd	Mount Sinai	11766	Suffolk County	Mount Sinai Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-2700	694	62	11.2	11.2%	529 (76.2%)	5 (0.7%)	96 (13.8%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$17,116			$682			$16,435	62	65.2	465	44
360015105955	510	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	517	50	10.3	88.2%	102 (19.7%)	43 (8.3%)	101 (19.5%)	244 (47.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,577			$2,650			$15,928	62	63	494	16