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)
360102806237	471	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2620	871	44	19.7		12 (1.4%)	426 (48.9%)	348 (40.0%)	63 (7.2%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$15,578			$3,272			$12,307	64.3	69.8	395	76
361557001335	472	Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-3222	508	67	7.5		315 (62.0%)	36 (7.1%)	34 (6.7%)	64 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.6%)	$18,240			$1,282			$16,958	64.3	64.6	470	2
362616006311	473	Schuylerville Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	300	30	10.1	29.3%	278 (92.7%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,285			$00			$14,285	64.2	73.3	336	137
360008806217	474	Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	602	54	11	82.4%	114 (18.9%)	50 (8.3%)	358 (59.5%)	68 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,622			$1,826			$15,796	64.1	68.7	415	59
361224000980	475	Glens Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	20 Quade St	Glens Falls	12801	Warren County	Glens Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 793-3418	612	66	9.2	46.1%	511 (83.5%)	12 (2.0%)	31 (5.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	$7,751			$00			$7,751	64.1	55.5	616	141
361950001781	476	Mineola Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Emory Rd	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2500	656	55	12	28.5%	302 (46.0%)	15 (2.3%)	213 (32.5%)	100 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	$21,375			$737			$20,638	64.1	65.3	461	15
362157004528	477	School 9m-Oceanside Middle School	Public	7-8	186 Alice Ave	Oceanside	11572	Nassau County	Oceanside Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 678-8518	810	75	10.8	17.0%	517 (63.8%)	25 (3.1%)	208 (25.7%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	$26,358			$709			$25,650	64	72.1	354	123
362121002998	478	Gillette Road Middle School	Public	5-7	6150 S Bay Rd	Cicero	13039	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 218-3000	1,025	83	12.3	35.7%	808 (78.8%)	42 (4.1%)	50 (4.9%)	53 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.2%)	$13,301			$1,562			$11,739	63.9	63.4	489	11
360012105237	479	Is 392	Public	6-8	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2491	307	22	13.9	86.3%	4 (1.3%)	230 (74.9%)	60 (19.5%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,526			$2,126			$17,401	63.9	59	552	73
360816000603	480	Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Oakdale-Bohemia Rd	Oakdale	11769	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 244-2268	586	62	9.4	24.7%	430 (73.4%)	13 (2.2%)	116 (19.8%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$24,349			$955			$23,393	63.8	72.1	355	125

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.