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)
361155000915	1191	John W Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Pine St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-5286	932	91	10.2	64.7%	56 (6.0%)	194 (20.8%)	648 (69.5%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	$22,690			$499			$22,190	25.9	24.2	1221	30
360012002604	1192	Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0111	278	24	11.6	94.2%	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.6%)	225 (80.9%)	22 (7.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,065			$3,645			$23,420	25.8	21.2	1272	80
360009005169	1193	School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	167	27	6.1	95.8%	4 (2.4%)	59 (35.3%)	101 (60.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,052			$3,907			$27,144	25.8	17.6	1336	143
360246000032	1194	William S Hackett Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Delaware Ave	Albany	12202	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6475	630	76	8.2	64.4%	122 (19.4%)	244 (38.7%)	153 (24.3%)	64 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.2%)	$16,018			$752			$15,266	25.8	21.8	1261	67
360008502456	1195	Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan	Public, Magnet	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 328-2105	537	52	10.2	94.0%	4 (0.7%)	87 (16.2%)	420 (78.2%)	19 (3.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,606			$3,395			$21,211	25.7	22.8	1246	51
360102406241	1196	Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	3896 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-0103	950	43	22	86.4%	7 (0.7%)	49 (5.2%)	887 (93.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$25,017			$2,393			$22,624	25.7	30.7	1083	113
361461001213	1197	Holley Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	16848 Lynch Rd	Holley	14470	Orleans County	Holley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 638-6335	444	47	9.3	58.6%	374 (84.2%)	9 (2.0%)	34 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$18,836			$2,471			$16,365	25.7	49.6	721	476
360008506162	1198	Mott Hall Community School	Public	6-8	650 Hollywood Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 829-3254	228	21	11	83.8%	9 (3.9%)	38 (16.7%)	161 (70.6%)	16 (7.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,492			$1,422			$19,070	25.6	27.3	1163	35
360723005572	1199	Cheektowaga Middle School	Public	5-8	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3660	661	62	10.7	71.7%	216 (32.7%)	217 (32.8%)	65 (9.8%)	112 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.7%)	$14,300			$2,780			$11,521	25.5	18.1	1326	127
360009802263	1200	Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci	Public	6-8	98-50 50th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 760-3233	2,170	174	12.5	95.5%	23 (1.1%)	28 (1.3%)	2,044 (94.2%)	66 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	$18,048			$925			$17,122	25.5	21.6	1264	64

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.