Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360106406305	871	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	712	67	10.6	90.4%	16 (2.2%)	180 (25.3%)	501 (70.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$24,414	$2,039	$22,376	42.1	56.2	599	272
360123106740	872	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Teleport Dr-2nd Fl	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	330	44	7.5	68.2%	70 (21.2%)	88 (26.7%)	132 (40.0%)	25 (7.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$25,341	$3,527	$21,814	42.1	43.3	867	5
360006804870	873	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-1st Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	793	68	11.6	90.2%	11 (1.4%)	465 (58.6%)	299 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$25,166	$6,222	$18,944	42	52.7	662	211
362994006730	874	Warsaw Middle School	Public	6-8	81 W Court St	Warsaw	14569	Wyoming County	Warsaw Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 786-8000	200	24	8.2	47.5%	171 (85.5%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$16,320	$1,451	$14,868	41.9	45	827	47
362799003793	875	Saint Regis Falls Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92 N Main St	Saint Regis Falls	12980	Franklin County	Saint Regis Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 856-9421	225	27	8.2	52.9%	214 (95.1%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$24,894	$2,552	$22,341	41.9	56.6	584	291
361989001817	876	Morristown Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 Gouverneur St	Morristown	13664	St. Lawrence County	Morristown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 375-8814	316	34	9.4	61.4%	306 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,091	$2,788	$12,302	41.8	29	1129	253
362043001886	877	New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14665 Rte 22	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	191	25	7.5	48.7%	156 (81.7%)	5 (2.6%)	8 (4.2%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	$19,807	$659	$19,148	41.8	36.9	980	103
360017305854	878	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Brooks Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-8629	1,313	65	20	82.9%	30 (2.3%)	1,053 (80.2%)	179 (13.6%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.7%)	$16,274	$3,626	$12,648	41.8	55.5	612	266
363069004134	879	Udall Road Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Udall Rd	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 930-1650	434	48	9.1	20.3%	325 (74.9%)	8 (1.8%)	77 (17.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$25,091	$577	$24,515	41.8	51.4	683	196
360007605616	880	University Neighborhood Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-5701	164	20	8.2	92.1%	8 (4.9%)	37 (22.6%)	110 (67.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$42,535	$3,468	$39,067	41.8	25	1204	324

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.

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)
360106406305	871	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	712	67	10.6	90.4%	16 (2.2%)	180 (25.3%)	501 (70.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$24,414			$2,039			$22,376	42.1	56.2	599	272
360123106740	872	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Teleport Dr-2nd Fl	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	Richmond Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	330	44	7.5	68.2%	70 (21.2%)	88 (26.7%)	132 (40.0%)	25 (7.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$25,341			$3,527			$21,814	42.1	43.3	867	5
360006804870	873	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-1st Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	793	68	11.6	90.2%	11 (1.4%)	465 (58.6%)	299 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$25,166			$6,222			$18,944	42	52.7	662	211
362994006730	874	Warsaw Middle School	Public	6-8	81 W Court St	Warsaw	14569	Wyoming County	Warsaw Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 786-8000	200	24	8.2	47.5%	171 (85.5%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$16,320			$1,451			$14,868	41.9	45	827	47
362799003793	875	Saint Regis Falls Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	92 N Main St	Saint Regis Falls	12980	Franklin County	Saint Regis Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 856-9421	225	27	8.2	52.9%	214 (95.1%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$24,894			$2,552			$22,341	41.9	56.6	584	291
361989001817	876	Morristown Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 Gouverneur St	Morristown	13664	St. Lawrence County	Morristown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 375-8814	316	34	9.4	61.4%	306 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,091			$2,788			$12,302	41.8	29	1129	253
362043001886	877	New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14665 Rte 22	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	191	25	7.5	48.7%	156 (81.7%)	5 (2.6%)	8 (4.2%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	$19,807			$659			$19,148	41.8	36.9	980	103
360017305854	878	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Brooks Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-8629	1,313	65	20	82.9%	30 (2.3%)	1,053 (80.2%)	179 (13.6%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.7%)	$16,274			$3,626			$12,648	41.8	55.5	612	266
363069004134	879	Udall Road Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Udall Rd	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 930-1650	434	48	9.1	20.3%	325 (74.9%)	8 (1.8%)	77 (17.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$25,091			$577			$24,515	41.8	51.4	683	196
360007605616	880	University Neighborhood Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-5701	164	20	8.2	92.1%	8 (4.9%)	37 (22.6%)	110 (67.1%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$42,535			$3,468			$39,067	41.8	25	1204	324