Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
360585005600	1481	Harvey Austin School #97	Public	PK, KG-8	1405 Sycamore St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4460	507	59	8.6	95.7%	13 (2.6%)	293 (57.8%)	52 (10.3%)	126 (24.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$17,100			$3,009			$14,091	5.6	4.7	1486	5
362550006264	1482	Salmon River Middle School	Public	6-8	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6650	323	35	9.3	70.0%	99 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	$19,068			$4,753			$14,315	5.5	9.3	1439	43
360585000333	1483	Bilingual Center	Public	PK, KG-8	157 Elk St	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4783	330	40	8.2	94.2%	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	314 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,681			$3,326			$17,355	5.5	7.7	1457	26
362601003585	1484	Mont Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	1121 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8160	708	59	12	74.6%	88 (12.4%)	185 (26.1%)	180 (25.4%)	160 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (13.0%)	$15,068			$2,736			$12,332	5.4	6.2	1472	12
361503001257	1485	George Junior Republic School	Public	7-12	24 McDonald Rd	Freeville	13068	Tompkins County	George Junior Republic Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-6324	121	26	4.6	83.5%	91 (75.2%)	22 (18.2%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								5.4			(n/a)
360121506708	1486	Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	528 South Park	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 602-9472	161	13	12.1	98.1%	5 (3.1%)	136 (84.5%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,724			$2,195			$14,529	5.3	5.6	1479	7
362475003424	1487	School 58-World Of Inquiry School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 University Ave	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6170	928	77	12	74.9%	66 (7.1%)	594 (64.0%)	207 (22.3%)	18 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	$11,565			$1,795			$9,770	5.2	2.8	1497	10
362859003860	1488	Frazer K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	741 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4555	787	72	10.9	93.6%	151 (19.2%)	323 (41.0%)	161 (20.5%)	55 (7.0%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.0%)	$15,399			$4,032			$11,366	5	4.6	1487	1
360585006646	1489	Martin Luther King Junior #48	Public	PK, KG-8	487 High St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3240	418	45	9.3	93.8%	28 (6.7%)	196 (46.9%)	121 (28.9%)	56 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,228			$2,759			$10,468	5			(n/a)
362859003875	1490	Roberts K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4635	621	63	9.8	83.9%	117 (18.8%)	336 (54.1%)	75 (12.1%)	24 (3.9%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.2%)	$17,008			$3,817			$13,191	5	5.8	1475	15

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.