Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360618000399	551	Caledonia-Mumford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 538-3483	413	41	10	33.9%	379 (91.8%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,046			$246			$11,800	59.4	70.5	380	171
360103206229	552	Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5765	404	44	9.1	81.2%	7 (1.7%)	326 (80.7%)	57 (14.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,900			$2,410			$20,491	59.1	70.6	378	174
362802003796	553	Stamford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 River St	Stamford	12167	Delaware County	Stamford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7301	248	28	8.7	56.9%	221 (89.1%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,845			$2,483			$16,361	59.1	56.5	590	37
360012302685	554	Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	6-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-0001	884	68	13	84.2%	40 (4.5%)	58 (6.6%)	431 (48.8%)	291 (32.9%)	37 (4.2%)	19 (2.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$17,106			$1,493			$15,614	59.1	51.4	684	130
360009602707	555	Is 211 John Wilson	Public	6-8	1001 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4411	217	20	10.9	87.6%	13 (6.0%)	163 (75.1%)	33 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$39,007			$3,893			$35,113	59	50.4	704	149
360100506110	556	Equality Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	4140 Hutchinson River Pkwy E	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Equality Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 320-3032	631	71	8.8		1 (0.2%)	377 (59.7%)	226 (35.8%)	11 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$26,529			$3,615			$22,915	59	25.2	1198	642
362121003001	557	North Syracuse Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	5353 W Taft Rd	North Syracuse	13212	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 218-3600	1,208	111	10.9	46.5%	904 (74.8%)	76 (6.3%)	73 (6.0%)	59 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.5%)	$14,749			$1,306			$13,442	58.9	49.1	735	178
360008305642	558	Paula Hedbavny School	Public	K-8	421 W 219th St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 521-2060	290	35	8.2	71.4%	33 (11.4%)	14 (4.8%)	237 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,428			$2,550			$20,877	58.9	64.2	477	81
360009205529	559	Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	492	54	9	66.9%	70 (14.2%)	143 (29.1%)	226 (45.9%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$18,922			$1,885			$17,037	58.8	67.6	429	130
360009105696	560	Dock Street School For Steam Studies	Public, Magnet	6-8	19 Dock St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 780-7660	274	33	8.4	69.0%	18 (6.6%)	191 (69.7%)	44 (16.1%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$20,345			$478			$19,867	58.7	68	421	139

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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

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.