Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361443001195	881	Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	318	41	7.8	52.5%	148 (46.5%)	29 (9.1%)	112 (35.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$19,254	$1,095	$18,158	41.8	49.7	718	163
360113906571	882	School In The Square Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	120 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	School In The Square Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 916-7683	566	31	18.2	82.3%	25 (4.4%)	16 (2.8%)	510 (90.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$24,482	$1,079	$23,402	41.7	30	1097	215
362010001832	883	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	381	34	11	61.9%	30 (7.9%)	147 (38.6%)	198 (52.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,769	$1,475	$18,294	41.7	58.5	560	323
360105806354	884	Explore Exceed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 St Marks Ave-Rm 114	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Explore Exceed Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 989-6702	374	33	11.4	83.4%	3 (0.8%)	272 (72.7%)	86 (23.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$29,126	$2,181	$26,945	41.5	67.2	432	452
360007706602	885	Middle School 297	Public	6-8	75 Morton St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 295-7555	322	33	9.8	63.7%	87 (27.0%)	37 (11.5%)	151 (46.9%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	$19,629	$1,969	$17,660	41.5	62.2	506	379
360879000667	886	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	629	57	11	53.9%	582 (92.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$16,537	$1,485	$15,053	41.4	52.5	664	222
362079000373	887	Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	157	25	6.3	51.0%	128 (81.5%)	4 (2.5%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$12,048	$1,894	$10,155	41.4	23.6	1231	344
361767001587	888	Aaron Mossell Junior High School	Public	7-8	160 Passaic Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4702	621	65	9.5	68.3%	421 (67.8%)	53 (8.5%)	71 (11.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	$19,977	$2,544	$17,433	41.4	47.4	778	110
360552000281	889	Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	593	56	10.6	31.5%	513 (86.5%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$14,961	$1,149	$13,812	41.3	62.7	498	391
360009605960	890	Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	195	16	12.1	80.5%	3 (1.5%)	165 (84.6%)	22 (11.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$25,880	$2,545	$23,336	41.3	18	1329	439

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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.
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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)
361443001195	881	Highland Falls Intermediate School	Public	3-8	52 Mountain Ave	Highland Falls	10928	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4761	318	41	7.8	52.5%	148 (46.5%)	29 (9.1%)	112 (35.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$19,254			$1,095			$18,158	41.8	49.7	718	163
360113906571	882	School In The Square Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	120 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	School In The Square Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 916-7683	566	31	18.2	82.3%	25 (4.4%)	16 (2.8%)	510 (90.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$24,482			$1,079			$23,402	41.7	30	1097	215
362010001832	883	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	381	34	11	61.9%	30 (7.9%)	147 (38.6%)	198 (52.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,769			$1,475			$18,294	41.7	58.5	560	323
360105806354	884	Explore Exceed Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 St Marks Ave-Rm 114	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Explore Exceed Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 989-6702	374	33	11.4	83.4%	3 (0.8%)	272 (72.7%)	86 (23.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$29,126			$2,181			$26,945	41.5	67.2	432	452
360007706602	885	Middle School 297	Public	6-8	75 Morton St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 295-7555	322	33	9.8	63.7%	87 (27.0%)	37 (11.5%)	151 (46.9%)	26 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	$19,629			$1,969			$17,660	41.5	62.2	506	379
360879000667	886	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	629	57	11	53.9%	582 (92.5%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$16,537			$1,485			$15,053	41.4	52.5	664	222
362079000373	887	Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	157	25	6.3	51.0%	128 (81.5%)	4 (2.5%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$12,048			$1,894			$10,155	41.4	23.6	1231	344
361767001587	888	Aaron Mossell Junior High School	Public	7-8	160 Passaic Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4702	621	65	9.5	68.3%	421 (67.8%)	53 (8.5%)	71 (11.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	$19,977			$2,544			$17,433	41.4	47.4	778	110
360552000281	889	Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	593	56	10.6	31.5%	513 (86.5%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	$14,961			$1,149			$13,812	41.3	62.7	498	391
360009605960	890	Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	195	16	12.1	80.5%	3 (1.5%)	165 (84.6%)	22 (11.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$25,880			$2,545			$23,336	41.3	18	1329	439