Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361428001179	71	Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,125	96	11.7	17.9%	192 (17.1%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (4.5%)	860 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	$20,373	$520	$19,854	95.1	93.8	90	19
361395001130	72	Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	27 Farragut Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6230	529	55	9.6		357 (67.5%)	12 (2.3%)	85 (16.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (8.7%)	$24,343	$237	$24,107	95.1	94.5	81	9
361581001369	73	Jericho Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Cedar Swamp Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3620	830	70	11.8	15.3%	137 (16.5%)	16 (1.9%)	29 (3.5%)	625 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.3%)	$28,063	$08	$28,055	95.1	95.8	55	18
361833001653	74	Eagle Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4645 Enders Rd	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1400	647	59	11		487 (75.3%)	17 (2.6%)	19 (2.9%)	88 (13.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$13,950	$213	$13,737	95	96.7	43	31
360114506574	75	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Public, Charter	6-8	1962-84 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 619-6800	95	8	11.8		0 (0.0%)	68 (71.6%)	26 (27.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,472	$2,334	$19,138	94.9	90.5	117	42
362637003613	76	North Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Glen Cove Ave	Glen Head	11547	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7301	659	85	7.7	12.3%	456 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.5%)	78 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	$33,262	$325	$32,936	94.8	96.8	40	36
360009705537	77	All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	431	31	14	78.0%	49 (11.4%)	57 (13.2%)	273 (63.3%)	29 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,371	$1,583	$12,788	94.7	77.5	286	209
360318000081	78	Ardsley Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Ashford Ave	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5600	766	70	10.9		421 (55.0%)	26 (3.4%)	101 (13.2%)	152 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	$21,108	$681	$20,426	94.6	94.7	76	2
360007803552	79	Middle School 243 Center School	Public	5-8	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1477	251	18	13.9	22.3%	147 (58.6%)	24 (9.6%)	40 (15.9%)	19 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.6%)	$15,374	$775	$14,599	94.6	96.7	44	35
360009205501	80	New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts	Public	6-8	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 965-0390	517	37	14	48.0%	216 (41.8%)	26 (5.0%)	207 (40.0%)	42 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$16,540	$863	$15,677	94.6	95.4	64	16

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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.
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.

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)
361428001179	71	Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,125	96	11.7	17.9%	192 (17.1%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (4.5%)	860 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	$20,373			$520			$19,854	95.1	93.8	90	19
361395001130	72	Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	27 Farragut Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6230	529	55	9.6		357 (67.5%)	12 (2.3%)	85 (16.1%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (8.7%)	$24,343			$237			$24,107	95.1	94.5	81	9
361581001369	73	Jericho Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Cedar Swamp Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3620	830	70	11.8	15.3%	137 (16.5%)	16 (1.9%)	29 (3.5%)	625 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.3%)	$28,063			$08			$28,055	95.1	95.8	55	18
361833001653	74	Eagle Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4645 Enders Rd	Manlius	13104	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 692-1400	647	59	11		487 (75.3%)	17 (2.6%)	19 (2.9%)	88 (13.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$13,950			$213			$13,737	95	96.7	43	31
360114506574	75	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Public, Charter	6-8	1962-84 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 619-6800	95	8	11.8		0 (0.0%)	68 (71.6%)	26 (27.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,472			$2,334			$19,138	94.9	90.5	117	42
362637003613	76	North Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Glen Cove Ave	Glen Head	11547	Nassau County	North Shore Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 277-7301	659	85	7.7	12.3%	456 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.5%)	78 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	$33,262			$325			$32,936	94.8	96.8	40	36
360009705537	77	All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	431	31	14	78.0%	49 (11.4%)	57 (13.2%)	273 (63.3%)	29 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$14,371			$1,583			$12,788	94.7	77.5	286	209
360318000081	78	Ardsley Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Ashford Ave	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5600	766	70	10.9		421 (55.0%)	26 (3.4%)	101 (13.2%)	152 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)	$21,108			$681			$20,426	94.6	94.7	76	2
360007803552	79	Middle School 243 Center School	Public	5-8	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1477	251	18	13.9	22.3%	147 (58.6%)	24 (9.6%)	40 (15.9%)	19 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.6%)	$15,374			$775			$14,599	94.6	96.7	44	35
360009205501	80	New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts	Public	6-8	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 965-0390	517	37	14	48.0%	216 (41.8%)	26 (5.0%)	207 (40.0%)	42 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$16,540			$863			$15,677	94.6	95.4	64	16