Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362631003610	451	Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	495	46	10.7	36.0%	430 (86.9%)	29 (5.9%)	30 (6.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,278	$754	$14,524	65.2	62.7	501	50
360966000737	452	East Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Newtown Ln	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	East Hampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 329-4116	259	38	6.8	41.3%	89 (34.4%)	8 (3.1%)	139 (53.7%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$31,452	$143	$31,309	65.2	70.5	381	71
361383001129	453	Hartford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4704 State Rt 149	Hartford	12838	Washington County	Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 632-5923	215	25	8.5	45.1%	203 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,229	$2,096	$13,134	65.1	51.5	682	229
360095706068	454	Voice Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter	K-8	36-24 12th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	Voice Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-1694	876	65	13.5	90.5%	47 (5.4%)	125 (14.3%)	612 (69.9%)	61 (7.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	$21,136	$1,313	$19,822	65.1	56	605	151
361782004350	455	Lowville Middle School	Public	6-8	7668 N State St	Lowville	13367	Lewis County	Lowville Academy & Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 376-9010	285	24	11.8	45.6%	257 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$11,400	$1,365	$10,034	65	63.5	488	33
362988004024	456	Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	835	74	11.2	28.7%	561 (67.2%)	47 (5.6%)	163 (19.5%)	37 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$18,904	$1,332	$17,572	65	68.9	410	46
362256003178	457	Pearl River High School	Public	8-12	275 E Central Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3800	926	84	11	19.2%	683 (73.8%)	9 (1.0%)	185 (20.0%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	$22,769	$00	$22,769	65	67.1	434	23
360633000416	458	Canandaigua Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Granger St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3850	716	79	9	41.2%	618 (86.3%)	14 (2.0%)	39 (5.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$17,914	$1,215	$16,699	64.9	67	437	21
362924006140	459	Unatego Middle School	Public	6-8	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5036	169	18	9.6	43.2%	149 (88.2%)	4 (2.4%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,830	$2,068	$13,762	64.8	45.3	819	360
360669000455	460	Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	374	35	10.6	44.9%	346 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	$17,824	$2,658	$15,166	64.7	68.2	417	43

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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.
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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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)
362631003610	451	Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	495	46	10.7	36.0%	430 (86.9%)	29 (5.9%)	30 (6.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,278			$754			$14,524	65.2	62.7	501	50
360966000737	452	East Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Newtown Ln	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	East Hampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 329-4116	259	38	6.8	41.3%	89 (34.4%)	8 (3.1%)	139 (53.7%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$31,452			$143			$31,309	65.2	70.5	381	71
361383001129	453	Hartford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4704 State Rt 149	Hartford	12838	Washington County	Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 632-5923	215	25	8.5	45.1%	203 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,229			$2,096			$13,134	65.1	51.5	682	229
360095706068	454	Voice Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter	K-8	36-24 12th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	Voice Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-1694	876	65	13.5	90.5%	47 (5.4%)	125 (14.3%)	612 (69.9%)	61 (7.0%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	$21,136			$1,313			$19,822	65.1	56	605	151
361782004350	455	Lowville Middle School	Public	6-8	7668 N State St	Lowville	13367	Lewis County	Lowville Academy & Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 376-9010	285	24	11.8	45.6%	257 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$11,400			$1,365			$10,034	65	63.5	488	33
362988004024	456	Van Wyck Junior High School	Public	7-8	6 Hillside Lake Rd	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 227-1700	835	74	11.2	28.7%	561 (67.2%)	47 (5.6%)	163 (19.5%)	37 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$18,904			$1,332			$17,572	65	68.9	410	46
362256003178	457	Pearl River High School	Public	8-12	275 E Central Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3800	926	84	11	19.2%	683 (73.8%)	9 (1.0%)	185 (20.0%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	$22,769			$00			$22,769	65	67.1	434	23
360633000416	458	Canandaigua Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Granger St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3850	716	79	9	41.2%	618 (86.3%)	14 (2.0%)	39 (5.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$17,914			$1,215			$16,699	64.9	67	437	21
362924006140	459	Unatego Middle School	Public	6-8	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5036	169	18	9.6	43.2%	149 (88.2%)	4 (2.4%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,830			$2,068			$13,762	64.8	45.3	819	360
360669000455	460	Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	374	35	10.6	44.9%	346 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	$17,824			$2,658			$15,166	64.7	68.2	417	43