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)
360528000254	1411	North Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Wicks Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2356	1,098	85	12.9	81.1%	15 (1.4%)	49 (4.5%)	1,010 (92.0%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$19,117			$1,541			$17,576	12.4	17.9	1333	78
360008505121	1412	Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar	Public	6-8	890 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-2950	167	25	6.7	97.6%	3 (1.8%)	60 (35.9%)	97 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$28,661			$3,581			$25,080	12.4	11.9	1411	1
360008705674	1413	West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	616	55	11.2	94.6%	7 (1.1%)	97 (15.7%)	504 (81.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,416			$2,064			$17,351	11.9	12.8	1395	18
360010202535	1414	Academy For New Americans	Public	6-8	30-14 30th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-4140	94	9	10.5	96.8%	8 (8.5%)	1 (1.1%)	80 (85.1%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,656			$3,290			$22,366	11.8	12.2	1405	9
360100606202	1415	Albany Leadership Charter School For Girls	Public, Charter	6-12	19 Hackett Blvd	Albany	12208	Albany County	Albany Leadership Charter School For Girls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 694-5300	392			84.2%	37 (9.4%)	245 (62.5%)	68 (17.3%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)								11.8	11.2	1419	4
361722006667	1416	Liberty Middle School	Public	5-8	145 Buckley St	Liberty	12754	Sullivan County	Liberty Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 292-5400	515	51	10	62.3%	171 (33.2%)	33 (6.4%)	274 (53.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$18,706			$787			$17,919	11.6	14	1386	30
360246006700	1417	North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	488	63	7.7	74.8%	56 (11.5%)	227 (46.5%)	103 (21.1%)	60 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.2%)	$18,413			$1,012			$17,401	11.6	8.5	1448	31
362601006117	1418	Central Park Middle School	Public	6-8	421 Elm St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8250	584	62	9.3	74.3%	87 (14.9%)	159 (27.2%)	117 (20.0%)	165 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	$13,003			$2,317			$10,685	11.5	11	1421	3
360008405504	1419	Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (The)	Public	6-12	339 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-4891	482	54	9	96.9%	17 (3.5%)	157 (32.6%)	298 (61.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,923			$2,630			$20,293	11.4	8.3	1450	31
360585000335	1420	Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	295 Carlton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3800	424	47	9.1	95.0%	19 (4.5%)	295 (69.6%)	48 (11.3%)	44 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$18,172			$3,732			$14,440	11.4	9.3	1438	18

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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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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.