Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360009205497	581	Brooklyn Collaborative Studies	Public	6-12	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 923-4700	645	57	11.4	62.8%	172 (26.7%)	190 (29.5%)	234 (36.3%)	21 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$19,004	$1,738	$17,266	57.5	76.1	304	277
360010005935	582	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	611	30	20.2	75.1%	6 (1.0%)	301 (49.3%)	56 (9.2%)	150 (24.5%)	63 (10.3%)	27 (4.4%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,296	$1,206	$13,091	57.5	53.5	647	65
360099206119	583	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	742	42	17.6	84.0%	73 (9.8%)	436 (58.8%)	172 (23.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.7%)	$18,854	$3,646	$15,209	57.4	61.9	514	69
360096706008	584	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Concourse Village W-Lower	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-1740	297	29	10.2	90.9%	9 (3.0%)	82 (27.6%)	201 (67.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,564	$2,197	$18,367	57.4	51.3	688	104
360342000098	585	Attica Junior High School	Public	5-8	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 591-0400	320	45	7.1	45.6%	298 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$18,896	$757	$18,140	57.1	46.7	792	207
360702000493	586	Veronica E Connor Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8830	637	59	10.8	28.4%	527 (82.7%)	10 (1.6%)	39 (6.1%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$15,302	$1,120	$14,182	57.1	62.8	495	91
361086004440	587	Fabius-Pompey Middle School High School	Public	6-12	1211 Mill St	Fabius	13063	Onondaga County	Fabius-Pompey Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 683-5811	324	46	7	30.6%	303 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,333	$1,115	$18,218	57.1	55.5	614	27
360119706707	588	University Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 985-8300	382	16	23.6	90.8%	3 (0.8%)	154 (40.3%)	215 (56.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,881	$4,008	$16,873	57.1	56.6	588
360306000078	589	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	247	25	9.9	47.8%	227 (91.9%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$20,510	$3,221	$17,289	57.1	29.7	1104	515
360010006005	590	Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	686	50	13.8	84.1%	12 (1.7%)	230 (33.5%)	212 (30.9%)	143 (20.8%)	39 (5.7%)	16 (2.3%)	34 (5.0%)	$16,042	$1,084	$14,958	56.9	63.6	486	104

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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.
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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)
360009205497	581	Brooklyn Collaborative Studies	Public	6-12	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 923-4700	645	57	11.4	62.8%	172 (26.7%)	190 (29.5%)	234 (36.3%)	21 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$19,004			$1,738			$17,266	57.5	76.1	304	277
360010005935	582	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	611	30	20.2	75.1%	6 (1.0%)	301 (49.3%)	56 (9.2%)	150 (24.5%)	63 (10.3%)	27 (4.4%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,296			$1,206			$13,091	57.5	53.5	647	65
360099206119	583	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	742	42	17.6	84.0%	73 (9.8%)	436 (58.8%)	172 (23.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.7%)	$18,854			$3,646			$15,209	57.4	61.9	514	69
360096706008	584	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Concourse Village W-Lower	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-1740	297	29	10.2	90.9%	9 (3.0%)	82 (27.6%)	201 (67.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,564			$2,197			$18,367	57.4	51.3	688	104
360342000098	585	Attica Junior High School	Public	5-8	3338 E Main St	Attica	14011	Wyoming County	Attica Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 591-0400	320	45	7.1	45.6%	298 (93.1%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$18,896			$757			$18,140	57.1	46.7	792	207
360702000493	586	Veronica E Connor Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8830	637	59	10.8	28.4%	527 (82.7%)	10 (1.6%)	39 (6.1%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	$15,302			$1,120			$14,182	57.1	62.8	495	91
361086004440	587	Fabius-Pompey Middle School High School	Public	6-12	1211 Mill St	Fabius	13063	Onondaga County	Fabius-Pompey Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 683-5811	324	46	7	30.6%	303 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,333			$1,115			$18,218	57.1	55.5	614	27
360119706707	588	University Prep Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter Middle School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 985-8300	382	16	23.6	90.8%	3 (0.8%)	154 (40.3%)	215 (56.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$20,881			$4,008			$16,873	57.1	56.6	588
360306000078	589	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	247	25	9.9	47.8%	227 (91.9%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$20,510			$3,221			$17,289	57.1	29.7	1104	515
360010006005	590	Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	686	50	13.8	84.1%	12 (1.7%)	230 (33.5%)	212 (30.9%)	143 (20.8%)	39 (5.7%)	16 (2.3%)	34 (5.0%)	$16,042			$1,084			$14,958	56.9	63.6	486	104