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)
360098806137	1141	Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,088	68	16	80.3%	2 (0.2%)	103 (9.5%)	923 (84.8%)	5 (0.5%)	55 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,433			$1,896			$15,537	28	26.6	1172	31
360008305645	1142	Middle School 319 Marie Teresa	Public	6-8	21 Jumel Pl	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 923-3827	230	33	6.9	92.6%	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	224 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,713			$3,741			$27,972	28	17.9	1332	190
360008506302	1143	Pugsley Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	1111 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-2780	588	48	12.2	92.2%	36 (6.1%)	70 (11.9%)	318 (54.1%)	143 (24.3%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	$19,949			$1,751			$18,198	27.9	38	958	185
361803004288	1144	Lyons Middle School	Public	7-8	10 Clyde Rd	Lyons	14489	Wayne County	Lyons Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 946-2200	124	13	9.9	66.9%	89 (71.8%)	11 (8.9%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	$7,978			$00			$7,978	27.9	21.4	1268	124
360008102577	1145	Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	550	54	10.2	96.7%	7 (1.3%)	94 (17.1%)	437 (79.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,658			$2,900			$24,758	27.9	24.4	1218	73
362610003598	1146	Schoharie High School	Public	6-12	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6601	457	40	11.4	43.5%	428 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$14,158			$704			$13,453	27.9	33.8	1034	112
360008806322	1147	Pelham Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-9750	286	28	10.1	84.3%	14 (4.9%)	153 (53.5%)	106 (37.1%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,952			$2,636			$21,316	27.9	31.9	1066	81
363090004153	1148	West Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5359 School St	West Valley	14171	Cattaraugus County	West Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 942-3100	204	28	7.2	37.7%	190 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$19,786			$3,694			$16,091	27.9	33.5	1039	109
363003004039	1149	Washingtonville Middle School	Public	6-9	38 W Main St	Washingtonville	10992	Orange County	Washingtonville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 497-4000	902	78	11.6	40.0%	429 (47.6%)	101 (11.2%)	319 (35.4%)	19 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	$16,301			$311			$15,990	27.7	31.7	1068	81
362133003040	1150	Norwich Middle School	Public	6-8	89 Midland Dr	Norwich	13815	Chenango County	Norwich City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 334-1600	393	40	9.7	52.4%	337 (85.8%)	18 (4.6%)	11 (2.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$16,528			$00			$16,528	27.7	24.6	1212	62

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.