Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360095806007	1001	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	222 W 134th St-Rm 111	New York	10030	New York County	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-1204	186	13	13.8	93.0%	5 (2.7%)	83 (44.6%)	89 (47.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$25,086	$3,710	$21,377	35.8	37.9	959	42
360010002718	1002	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck	Public, Magnet	6-8	85-05 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-1120	1,273	88	14.5	84.8%	57 (4.5%)	161 (12.6%)	658 (51.7%)	326 (25.6%)	47 (3.7%)	11 (0.9%)	13 (1.0%)	$17,342	$1,191	$16,152	35.8	42.8	877	125
361598001381	1003	Johnstown High School	Public	8-12	1 Sir Bills Circle	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 762-4661	557	47	11.8	52.1%	500 (89.8%)	7 (1.3%)	31 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$16,620	$567	$16,054	35.7	31.5	1071	68
360009006002	1004	Emolior Academy	Public	6-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-2670	392	31	12.7	94.4%	7 (1.8%)	78 (19.9%)	285 (72.7%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,025	$2,050	$19,976	35.6	25.7	1190	186
360009505819	1005	Elijah Stroud Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3067	114	14	7.9	93.0%	1 (0.9%)	70 (61.4%)	38 (33.3%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,207	$1,793	$26,414	35.6	35.4	1005
360007800687	1006	Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	349	39	8.8	85.7%	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	184 (52.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	$23,695	$1,753	$21,942	35.5	23.6	1233	227
361563004390	1007	Persell Middle School	Public	5-8	375 Baker St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4406	362	46	7.9	76.2%	250 (69.1%)	9 (2.5%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	$16,199	$2,042	$14,157	35.5	34.6	1021	14
360387000146	1008	Theodore R Durgee Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6086	829	67	12.3	30.0%	712 (85.9%)	20 (2.4%)	48 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$14,567	$1,801	$12,765	35.4	34	1029	21
360008501979	1009	Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	336	27	12.5	91.1%	7 (2.1%)	73 (21.7%)	228 (67.9%)	17 (5.1%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$24,040	$1,961	$22,079	35.4	24.6	1210	201
360008605865	1010	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	415	36	11.4	92.0%	2 (0.5%)	84 (20.2%)	313 (75.4%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,810	$2,227	$14,583	35.4	29.5	1108	98

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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)
360095806007	1001	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	222 W 134th St-Rm 111	New York	10030	New York County	St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-1204	186	13	13.8	93.0%	5 (2.7%)	83 (44.6%)	89 (47.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$25,086			$3,710			$21,377	35.8	37.9	959	42
360010002718	1002	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck	Public, Magnet	6-8	85-05 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-1120	1,273	88	14.5	84.8%	57 (4.5%)	161 (12.6%)	658 (51.7%)	326 (25.6%)	47 (3.7%)	11 (0.9%)	13 (1.0%)	$17,342			$1,191			$16,152	35.8	42.8	877	125
361598001381	1003	Johnstown High School	Public	8-12	1 Sir Bills Circle	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 762-4661	557	47	11.8	52.1%	500 (89.8%)	7 (1.3%)	31 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$16,620			$567			$16,054	35.7	31.5	1071	68
360009006002	1004	Emolior Academy	Public	6-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-2670	392	31	12.7	94.4%	7 (1.8%)	78 (19.9%)	285 (72.7%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,025			$2,050			$19,976	35.6	25.7	1190	186
360009505819	1005	Elijah Stroud Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3067	114	14	7.9	93.0%	1 (0.9%)	70 (61.4%)	38 (33.3%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,207			$1,793			$26,414	35.6	35.4	1005
360007800687	1006	Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	349	39	8.8	85.7%	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	184 (52.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	$23,695			$1,753			$21,942	35.5	23.6	1233	227
361563004390	1007	Persell Middle School	Public	5-8	375 Baker St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4406	362	46	7.9	76.2%	250 (69.1%)	9 (2.5%)	66 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.9%)	$16,199			$2,042			$14,157	35.5	34.6	1021	14
360387000146	1008	Theodore R Durgee Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6086	829	67	12.3	30.0%	712 (85.9%)	20 (2.4%)	48 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.3%)	$14,567			$1,801			$12,765	35.4	34	1029	21
360008501979	1009	Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	336	27	12.5	91.1%	7 (2.1%)	73 (21.7%)	228 (67.9%)	17 (5.1%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$24,040			$1,961			$22,079	35.4	24.6	1210	201
360008605865	1010	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	415	36	11.4	92.0%	2 (0.5%)	84 (20.2%)	313 (75.4%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$16,810			$2,227			$14,583	35.4	29.5	1108	98