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)
360933002719	1041	Dryden Middle School	Public	6-8	118 Freeville Rd	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	252	36	6.9	51.6%	211 (83.7%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$22,109			$2,171			$19,938	34	29.4	1113	72
360008701304	1042	Ps 37 Multiple Intelligence School	Public	K-8	360 W 230th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-0360	429	36	12	88.8%	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.4%)	352 (82.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,677			$2,298			$19,379	33.7	32.9	1047	5
360008300523	1043	Ps 18 Park Terrace	Public	K-8	4124 9th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2220	220	29	7.6	96.8%	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.5%)	206 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$28,710			$2,732			$25,977	33.7	40.1	917	126
360010202470	1044	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,154	85	13.6	83.0%	13 (1.1%)	82 (7.1%)	939 (81.4%)	114 (9.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,677			$1,189			$16,488	33.7	24.9	1205	161
361140005755	1045	Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Palmer St	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7461	212	19	11.2	46.2%	191 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$12,669			$1,903			$10,767	33.7	33.5	1038	7
362301003225	1046	Crispell Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Maple Ave	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	615	55	11	48.1%	420 (68.3%)	35 (5.7%)	128 (20.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$20,541			$2,824			$17,717	33.6	44.8	833	213
360008602737	1047	Is 229 Roland Patterson	Public	6-8	275 Harlem River Park Bridge	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6266	180	26	6.9	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	58 (32.2%)	117 (65.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$41,900			$3,029			$38,870	33.6	29.2	1123	76
361896001716	1048	Medina Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Mustang Dr	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Medina Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 798-2710	609	57	10.7	45.3%	479 (78.7%)	29 (4.8%)	48 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$16,570			$00			$16,570	33.5	30	1098	50
360008704473	1049	In-Technical Academy (Ms/High School 368)	Public, Magnet	6-12	2975 Tibbetts Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 432-4300	964	73	13.2	89.9%	32 (3.3%)	66 (6.8%)	836 (86.7%)	15 (1.6%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	$18,606			$2,326			$16,280	33.5	39	940	109
361263001033	1050	Athena Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-8800	777	73	10.7	54.6%	411 (52.9%)	147 (18.9%)	140 (18.0%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$16,350			$1,154			$15,196	33.4	32.6	1052	2

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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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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.