Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360012302208	251	Ps 47 Chris Galas	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Power Rd	Broad Channel	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-7167	274	27	10.2	46.0%	190 (69.3%)	12 (4.4%)	49 (17.9%)	14 (5.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$27,341	$1,438	$25,903	78.6	77.8	280	29
360009402163	252	Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	177	27	6.5	92.7%	4 (2.3%)	146 (82.5%)	24 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,673	$4,275	$23,398	78.5	67.9	424	172
361329001081	253	Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	738	74	10	23.3%	287 (38.9%)	116 (15.7%)	120 (16.3%)	165 (22.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$36,357	$831	$35,526	78.4	75.4	311	58
360270000046	254	Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	6795 Rt 21	Almond	14804	Allegany County	Alfred-Almond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 276-6559	243	29	8.3	39.1%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$18,778	$811	$17,967	78.4	74	326	72
363036004081	255	Willink Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Publishers Pkwy	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 670-1030	932	106	8.7	32.0%	762 (81.8%)	42 (4.5%)	69 (7.4%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$13,581	$1,546	$12,035	78.3	60.8	525	270
362016001850	256	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8540	466	50	9.4	10.9%	347 (74.5%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (16.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$24,071	$549	$23,522	78.2	71	371	115
361647001458	257	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	315	45	7	24.4%	292 (92.7%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$24,591	$870	$23,722	78.1	88.9	143	114
360009105901	258	Academy Of Arts And Letters	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-3962	723	55	13.2	37.6%	261 (36.1%)	272 (37.6%)	98 (13.6%)	36 (5.0%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.4%)	$15,563	$658	$14,905	78	83.1	205	53
362127003032	259	Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	11 Middleville Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6750	725	85	8.5	13.1%	572 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	115 (15.9%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$26,777	$552	$26,225	77.8	72.9	344	85
361902001722	260	Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	897	76	11.8	13.0%	596 (66.4%)	21 (2.3%)	155 (17.3%)	100 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$19,119	$262	$18,857	77.8	81.6	221	39

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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)
360012302208	251	Ps 47 Chris Galas	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Power Rd	Broad Channel	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-7167	274	27	10.2	46.0%	190 (69.3%)	12 (4.4%)	49 (17.9%)	14 (5.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$27,341			$1,438			$25,903	78.6	77.8	280	29
360009402163	252	Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	177	27	6.5	92.7%	4 (2.3%)	146 (82.5%)	24 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,673			$4,275			$23,398	78.5	67.9	424	172
361329001081	253	Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	738	74	10	23.3%	287 (38.9%)	116 (15.7%)	120 (16.3%)	165 (22.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$36,357			$831			$35,526	78.4	75.4	311	58
360270000046	254	Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	6795 Rt 21	Almond	14804	Allegany County	Alfred-Almond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 276-6559	243	29	8.3	39.1%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$18,778			$811			$17,967	78.4	74	326	72
363036004081	255	Willink Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Publishers Pkwy	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 670-1030	932	106	8.7	32.0%	762 (81.8%)	42 (4.5%)	69 (7.4%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$13,581			$1,546			$12,035	78.3	60.8	525	270
362016001850	256	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8540	466	50	9.4	10.9%	347 (74.5%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (16.7%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$24,071			$549			$23,522	78.2	71	371	115
361647001458	257	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	315	45	7	24.4%	292 (92.7%)	6 (1.9%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$24,591			$870			$23,722	78.1	88.9	143	114
360009105901	258	Academy Of Arts And Letters	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-3962	723	55	13.2	37.6%	261 (36.1%)	272 (37.6%)	98 (13.6%)	36 (5.0%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.4%)	$15,563			$658			$14,905	78	83.1	205	53
362127003032	259	Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	11 Middleville Rd	Northport	11768	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6750	725	85	8.5	13.1%	572 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	115 (15.9%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$26,777			$552			$26,225	77.8	72.9	344	85
361902001722	260	Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	897	76	11.8	13.0%	596 (66.4%)	21 (2.3%)	155 (17.3%)	100 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$19,119			$262			$18,857	77.8	81.6	221	39