Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007702862	221	School Of The Future High School	Public	6-12	127 E 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-8086	727	62	11.7	46.9%	300 (41.3%)	102 (14.0%)	162 (22.3%)	107 (14.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	$16,126	$557	$15,568	81.2	85.9	172	49
360009802474	222	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	624	47	13.2	47.9%	381 (61.1%)	10 (1.6%)	166 (26.6%)	47 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$16,651	$1,410	$15,241	80.9	88.2	149	73
362022001856	223	Naples High School	Public	7-12	136 N Main St	Naples	14512	Ontario County	Naples Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 374-7927	276	36	7.6	43.1%	264 (95.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$22,261	$791	$21,470	80.7	67.7	426	203
361089000862	224	Johanna Perrin Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Potter Pl	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2080	597	61	9.8	27.3%	512 (85.8%)	22 (3.7%)	27 (4.5%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$17,994	$2,169	$15,825	80.7	80	245	21
360095206000	225	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-8	549 Audubon Ave-Trailer 30	New York	10040	New York County	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 254-6451	1,100	82	13.4	92.6%	11 (1.0%)	35 (3.2%)	1,028 (93.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	$19,986	$3,135	$16,851	80.6	78.6	266	41
360717000507	226	Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7135	230	23	9.9	34.8%	212 (92.2%)	11 (4.8%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,255	$234	$14,021	80.6	79.7	250	24
360096406038	227	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	992	41	24.3	92.2%	22 (2.2%)	379 (38.2%)	552 (55.6%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.6%)	$31,244	$00	$31,244	80.5	83.9	194	33
360474000220	228	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	749	70	10.6	23.8%	399 (53.3%)	6 (0.8%)	130 (17.4%)	190 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$22,787	$105	$22,681	80.5	90.3	120	108
360009802215	229	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,218	92	13.1	50.0%	513 (42.1%)	9 (0.7%)	368 (30.2%)	292 (24.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	$13,663	$413	$13,251	80.4	83.1	207	22
360106606303	230	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 871-9002	620	39	15.9	89.8%	7 (1.1%)	217 (35.0%)	378 (61.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$29,417	$1,946	$27,471	80.3	61.9	512	282

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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)
360007702862	221	School Of The Future High School	Public	6-12	127 E 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-8086	727	62	11.7	46.9%	300 (41.3%)	102 (14.0%)	162 (22.3%)	107 (14.7%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	$16,126			$557			$15,568	81.2	85.9	172	49
360009802474	222	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	624	47	13.2	47.9%	381 (61.1%)	10 (1.6%)	166 (26.6%)	47 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$16,651			$1,410			$15,241	80.9	88.2	149	73
362022001856	223	Naples High School	Public	7-12	136 N Main St	Naples	14512	Ontario County	Naples Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 374-7927	276	36	7.6	43.1%	264 (95.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$22,261			$791			$21,470	80.7	67.7	426	203
361089000862	224	Johanna Perrin Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Potter Pl	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2080	597	61	9.8	27.3%	512 (85.8%)	22 (3.7%)	27 (4.5%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$17,994			$2,169			$15,825	80.7	80	245	21
360095206000	225	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-8	549 Audubon Ave-Trailer 30	New York	10040	New York County	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 254-6451	1,100	82	13.4	92.6%	11 (1.0%)	35 (3.2%)	1,028 (93.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	$19,986			$3,135			$16,851	80.6	78.6	266	41
360717000507	226	Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7135	230	23	9.9	34.8%	212 (92.2%)	11 (4.8%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,255			$234			$14,021	80.6	79.7	250	24
360096406038	227	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	992	41	24.3	92.2%	22 (2.2%)	379 (38.2%)	552 (55.6%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.6%)	$31,244			$00			$31,244	80.5	83.9	194	33
360474000220	228	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	749	70	10.6	23.8%	399 (53.3%)	6 (0.8%)	130 (17.4%)	190 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$22,787			$105			$22,681	80.5	90.3	120	108
360009802215	229	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,218	92	13.1	50.0%	513 (42.1%)	9 (0.7%)	368 (30.2%)	292 (24.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.6%)	$13,663			$413			$13,251	80.4	83.1	207	22
360106606303	230	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 871-9002	620	39	15.9	89.8%	7 (1.1%)	217 (35.0%)	378 (61.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$29,417			$1,946			$27,471	80.3	61.9	512	282