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)
360122406722	1091	Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	167	16	10.4	77.2%	5 (3.0%)	129 (77.2%)	19 (11.4%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$21,013			$2,292			$18,720	31.1	27	1169	78
360009205706	1092	Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	436	48	9.1	89.9%	25 (5.7%)	5 (1.1%)	367 (84.2%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$21,493			$1,960			$19,533	31	30.2	1091	1
362076002921	1093	Newfane Middle School	Public	5-8	2700 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 778-6451	359	35	10.3	46.5%	326 (90.8%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$17,653			$662			$16,991	30.9	41.1	903	190
360969005576	1094	East Irondequoit Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Densmore Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1400	651	67	9.7	50.2%	264 (40.6%)	135 (20.7%)	185 (28.4%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.5%)	$11,918			$848			$11,070	30.9	23.8	1227	133
360007602157	1095	Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	217	29	7.6	96.8%	8 (3.7%)	80 (36.9%)	122 (56.2%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,355			$3,125			$26,230	30.6	20.5	1287	192
360582000294	1096	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	325	38	8.5	58.2%	321 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,802			$3,876			$14,926	30.4	34.1	1028	68
362205003129	1097	Oswego Middle School	Public	7-8	Mark FitzGibbons Dr	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2300	575	49	11.7	49.6%	487 (84.7%)	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$21,322			$2,330			$18,992	30.4	29.1	1125	28
360101006183	1098	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	1,012	88	11.5	88.9%	8 (0.8%)	680 (67.2%)	282 (27.9%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$20,144			$5,515			$14,630	30.3	30.1	1094	4
360094505946	1099	Green Technical High Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	99 Slingerland St	Albany	12202	Albany County	Green Technical High Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-3400	428	27	15.8	92.1%	7 (1.6%)	361 (84.3%)	39 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$17,250			$2,986			$14,264	30.3	23.6	1232	133
360010102432	1100	Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	843	66	12.8	81.9%	6 (0.7%)	296 (35.1%)	387 (45.9%)	103 (12.2%)	29 (3.4%)	19 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	$18,110			$1,180			$16,930	30.2	28.3	1143	43

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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.

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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.