Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360240000011	1111	Afton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8201	247	31	7.8	53.8%	217 (87.9%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$23,495	$2,138	$21,357	29.6	20.9	1275	164
360008602961	1112	Bronx School For Law Government And Justice	Public	6-12	244 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-3430	690	65	10.6	94.3%	6 (0.9%)	143 (20.7%)	528 (76.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,371	$1,838	$14,533	29.6	38.8	944	168
360007905634	1113	Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	292	27	10.8	95.5%	8 (2.7%)	51 (17.5%)	216 (74.0%)	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,961	$2,253	$18,708	29.6	45.9	804	309
360846006612	1114	Cortland Junior High School	Public	7-8	S Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4111	277	29	9.5	50.9%	234 (84.5%)	9 (3.2%)	12 (4.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	$18,459	$1,695	$16,764	29.5	36.3	989	125
360103006230	1115	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5620	437	42	10.4		0 (0.0%)	296 (67.7%)	132 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$24,662	$5,023	$19,639	29.3	37.8	963	152
361065000837	1116	Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	7-12	98 S Goodwin Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-7311	477	46	10.2	51.2%	19 (4.0%)	104 (21.8%)	313 (65.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,199	$827	$21,372	29.3	24.5	1214	98
360006704861	1117	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	858	81	10.5	61.2%	511 (59.6%)	200 (23.3%)	92 (10.7%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$15,743	$3,050	$12,692	29.3	28.2	1146	29
362643004706	1118	Seneca Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	271	32	8.4	49.1%	219 (80.8%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.9%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$15,146	$1,994	$13,152	29.3	26.5	1176	58
361738001547	1119	Lindenhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3500	1,293	121	10.7	47.0%	710 (54.9%)	61 (4.7%)	443 (34.3%)	52 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.5%)	$20,965	$1,523	$19,442	29.2	38.7	946	173
362415003326	1120	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Rt 9w	Ravena	12186	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	393	52	7.5	44.0%	301 (76.6%)	20 (5.1%)	34 (8.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$17,233	$1,629	$15,604	29.2	28.9	1135	15

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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)
360240000011	1111	Afton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8201	247	31	7.8	53.8%	217 (87.9%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$23,495			$2,138			$21,357	29.6	20.9	1275	164
360008602961	1112	Bronx School For Law Government And Justice	Public	6-12	244 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-3430	690	65	10.6	94.3%	6 (0.9%)	143 (20.7%)	528 (76.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,371			$1,838			$14,533	29.6	38.8	944	168
360007905634	1113	Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	292	27	10.8	95.5%	8 (2.7%)	51 (17.5%)	216 (74.0%)	9 (3.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,961			$2,253			$18,708	29.6	45.9	804	309
360846006612	1114	Cortland Junior High School	Public	7-8	S Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4111	277	29	9.5	50.9%	234 (84.5%)	9 (3.2%)	12 (4.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	$18,459			$1,695			$16,764	29.5	36.3	989	125
360103006230	1115	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5620	437	42	10.4		0 (0.0%)	296 (67.7%)	132 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$24,662			$5,023			$19,639	29.3	37.8	963	152
361065000837	1116	Alexander Hamilton High School	Public	7-12	98 S Goodwin Ave	Elmsford	10523	Westchester County	Elmsford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 592-7311	477	46	10.2	51.2%	19 (4.0%)	104 (21.8%)	313 (65.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,199			$827			$21,372	29.3	24.5	1214	98
360006704861	1117	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	858	81	10.5	61.2%	511 (59.6%)	200 (23.3%)	92 (10.7%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$15,743			$3,050			$12,692	29.3	28.2	1146	29
362643004706	1118	Seneca Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	271	32	8.4	49.1%	219 (80.8%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.9%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$15,146			$1,994			$13,152	29.3	26.5	1176	58
361738001547	1119	Lindenhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3500	1,293	121	10.7	47.0%	710 (54.9%)	61 (4.7%)	443 (34.3%)	52 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	20 (1.5%)	$20,965			$1,523			$19,442	29.2	38.7	946	173
362415003326	1120	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Rt 9w	Ravena	12186	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	393	52	7.5	44.0%	301 (76.6%)	20 (5.1%)	34 (8.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$17,233			$1,629			$15,604	29.2	28.9	1135	15