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)
360010105545	851	Ps/Is 268	Public	K-8	92-07 175th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 206-3240	660	57	11.6	82.4%	10 (1.5%)	80 (12.1%)	332 (50.3%)	169 (25.6%)	58 (8.8%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,081			$1,117			$14,965	43.2	62.8	496	355
363069004126	852	Beach Street Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Beach St	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 930-1600	401	41	9.7	10.2%	342 (85.3%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$23,992			$102			$23,890	43.2	56.4	597	255
360008700183	853	Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	699	65	10.6	97.6%	6 (0.9%)	108 (15.5%)	562 (80.4%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,477			$3,026			$18,451	43.1	35	1012	159
360009005690	854	Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-1617	182	26	7	97.3%	5 (2.7%)	46 (25.3%)	126 (69.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,802			$2,562			$22,240	43	29.4	1111	257
360001000277	855	William H Golding Middle School	Public	5-10	193 Golding Dr	Cobleskill	12043	Schoharie County	Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 234-4032	340	32	10.4	41.5%	306 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$15,541			$1,819			$13,722	43	38.9	942	87
360789000562	856	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	357	40	8.9	45.1%	324 (90.8%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$14,982			$400			$14,582	43	55.1	623	233
360012302743	857	Ps 232 Lindenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	153-23 83rd St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-9247	820	57	14.2	69.6%	198 (24.1%)	49 (6.0%)	449 (54.8%)	88 (10.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$16,417			$485			$15,931	43	51.2	691	166
361449001203	858	Hinsdale Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3701 Main St	Hinsdale	14743	Cattaraugus County	Hinsdale Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 557-2227	369	43	8.6	44.2%	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$20,682			$2,915			$17,767	43	64.1	479	379
361233000997	859	C J Hooker Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Lincoln Ave	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 615-6300	640	55	11.5	25.9%	389 (60.8%)	30 (4.7%)	176 (27.5%)	31 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$20,389			$226			$20,163	42.9	48.1	761	98
361926001758	860	Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	291 Main St	Middleburgh	12122	Schoharie County	Middleburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 827-3600	294	32	9.3	50.7%	279 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,646			$1,460			$19,185	42.9	50.1	708	152

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.