Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363078004150	971	West Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3500	768	71	10.7	35.8%	642 (83.6%)	26 (3.4%)	45 (5.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	$16,549	$1,567	$14,981	37.3	40.3	915	56
362097002978	972	North Collins Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2045 School St	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0101	235	30	7.8	41.3%	204 (86.8%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$17,977	$478	$17,499	37.3	44.7	834	138
360012002800	973	Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	302	33	9.2	91.7%	1 (0.3%)	119 (39.4%)	107 (35.4%)	66 (21.9%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,627	$2,934	$23,694	37.2	32	1060	87
360015302003	974	Junior High School 14 Shell Bank	Public	6-8	2424 Batchelder St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-0220	478	51	9.3	90.6%	167 (34.9%)	126 (26.4%)	102 (21.3%)	61 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	6 (1.3%)	$29,537	$2,649	$26,887	37.2	36.6	983	9
361425001173	975	Hermon-Dekalb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	709 E Dekalb Rd	De Kalb Junction	13630	St. Lawrence County	Hermon-Dekalb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 347-3442	371	36	10.1	57.4%	355 (95.7%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,886	$2,687	$13,199	37.2	39	938	37
362916003929	976	Tupper Lake Middle-High School	Public	6-12	25 Chaney Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-3322	403	36	11.1	49.6%	377 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$35,590	$2,225	$33,365	37.2	17.4	1344	368
360099806114	977	Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	Summit Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1403	256	33	7.7	91.0%	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.0%)	182 (71.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,438	$3,345	$23,094	37.1	47.8	769	208
360010006188	978	Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School	Public	6-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-3500	833	69	12	67.5%	99 (11.9%)	88 (10.6%)	384 (46.1%)	175 (21.0%)	40 (4.8%)	14 (1.7%)	32 (3.8%)	$15,876	$1,021	$14,855	37	45.2	822	156
363138004201	979	Tioughnioga Riverside Academy	Public	4-8	2887 Ny Rt 11	Whitney Point	13862	Broome County	Whitney Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 692-8232	529	58	9.1	53.7%	504 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$16,545	$2,566	$13,978	36.9	43.6	854	125
360008802628	980	Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams	Public	6-8	700 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5650	738	64	11.6	82.9%	9 (1.2%)	492 (66.7%)	213 (28.9%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	$19,390	$2,301	$17,089	36.9	44.1	844	136

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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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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)
363078004150	971	West Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3500	768	71	10.7	35.8%	642 (83.6%)	26 (3.4%)	45 (5.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	$16,549			$1,567			$14,981	37.3	40.3	915	56
362097002978	972	North Collins Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2045 School St	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0101	235	30	7.8	41.3%	204 (86.8%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$17,977			$478			$17,499	37.3	44.7	834	138
360012002800	973	Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	302	33	9.2	91.7%	1 (0.3%)	119 (39.4%)	107 (35.4%)	66 (21.9%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,627			$2,934			$23,694	37.2	32	1060	87
360015302003	974	Junior High School 14 Shell Bank	Public	6-8	2424 Batchelder St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-0220	478	51	9.3	90.6%	167 (34.9%)	126 (26.4%)	102 (21.3%)	61 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	6 (1.3%)	$29,537			$2,649			$26,887	37.2	36.6	983	9
361425001173	975	Hermon-Dekalb Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	709 E Dekalb Rd	De Kalb Junction	13630	St. Lawrence County	Hermon-Dekalb Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 347-3442	371	36	10.1	57.4%	355 (95.7%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,886			$2,687			$13,199	37.2	39	938	37
362916003929	976	Tupper Lake Middle-High School	Public	6-12	25 Chaney Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-3322	403	36	11.1	49.6%	377 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$35,590			$2,225			$33,365	37.2	17.4	1344	368
360099806114	977	Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	Summit Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1403	256	33	7.7	91.0%	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.0%)	182 (71.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,438			$3,345			$23,094	37.1	47.8	769	208
360010006188	978	Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School	Public	6-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-3500	833	69	12	67.5%	99 (11.9%)	88 (10.6%)	384 (46.1%)	175 (21.0%)	40 (4.8%)	14 (1.7%)	32 (3.8%)	$15,876			$1,021			$14,855	37	45.2	822	156
363138004201	979	Tioughnioga Riverside Academy	Public	4-8	2887 Ny Rt 11	Whitney Point	13862	Broome County	Whitney Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 692-8232	529	58	9.1	53.7%	504 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$16,545			$2,566			$13,978	36.9	43.6	854	125
360008802628	980	Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams	Public	6-8	700 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5650	738	64	11.6	82.9%	9 (1.2%)	492 (66.7%)	213 (28.9%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	$19,390			$2,301			$17,089	36.9	44.1	844	136