Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362049001892	441	Albert Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Gerada Ln	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4339	1,043	99	10.5	37.6%	370 (35.5%)	243 (23.3%)	339 (32.5%)	63 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.1%)	$22,805	$928	$21,877	65.9	71.6	361	80
362436003338	442	Remsen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9733 Main St	Remsen	13438	Oneida County	Remsen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 205-4300	177	21	8.3	50.8%	169 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,794	$2,634	$32,159	65.9	64.9	467	25
360273000048	443	A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 Main St	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8247	535	51	10.4	49.0%	483 (90.3%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$17,726	$2,125	$15,602	65.7	69.4	400	43
360936000715	444	Duanesburg High School	Public	7-12	163 School Dr	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-3000	303	34	8.8	27.1%	285 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,996	$910	$15,085	65.6	58.4	564	120
360008505982	445	Urban Institute Of Mathematics	Public	6-8	650 Hollywood Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 823-6042	376	29	12.8	79.3%	22 (5.9%)	58 (15.4%)	269 (71.5%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,690	$1,767	$17,923	65.6	64.8	469	24
361521001277	446	Ichabod Crane Middle School	Public	4-8	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7675	648	66	9.7	40.9%	493 (76.1%)	15 (2.3%)	102 (15.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$16,796	$1,018	$15,777	65.6	70.1	388	58
360002301358	447	Sullivan West High School At Lake Huntington	Public	7-12	6604 State Rt 52	Lake Huntington	12752	Sullivan County	Sullivan West Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 932-8401	478	47	10.1	38.7%	396 (82.8%)	8 (1.7%)	54 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$21,803	$2,501	$19,302	65.5	58.1	567	120
360636000418	448	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	210	28	7.5	47.1%	195 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$22,007	$3,723	$18,284	65.4	50.8	696	248
360009502649	449	Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	897	71	12.5	96.3%	29 (3.2%)	604 (67.3%)	228 (25.4%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,419	$2,080	$15,340	65.3	65.8	456	7
360014705821	450	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,370	90	15.3		12 (0.9%)	1,200 (87.6%)	120 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	$18,643	$2,932	$15,711	65.2	73.5	331	119

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

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)
362049001892	441	Albert Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Gerada Ln	New Rochelle	10804	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4339	1,043	99	10.5	37.6%	370 (35.5%)	243 (23.3%)	339 (32.5%)	63 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.1%)	$22,805			$928			$21,877	65.9	71.6	361	80
362436003338	442	Remsen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9733 Main St	Remsen	13438	Oneida County	Remsen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 205-4300	177	21	8.3	50.8%	169 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,794			$2,634			$32,159	65.9	64.9	467	25
360273000048	443	A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 Main St	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8247	535	51	10.4	49.0%	483 (90.3%)	6 (1.1%)	23 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$17,726			$2,125			$15,602	65.7	69.4	400	43
360936000715	444	Duanesburg High School	Public	7-12	163 School Dr	Delanson	12053	Schenectady County	Duanesburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 895-3000	303	34	8.8	27.1%	285 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,996			$910			$15,085	65.6	58.4	564	120
360008505982	445	Urban Institute Of Mathematics	Public	6-8	650 Hollywood Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 823-6042	376	29	12.8	79.3%	22 (5.9%)	58 (15.4%)	269 (71.5%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,690			$1,767			$17,923	65.6	64.8	469	24
361521001277	446	Ichabod Crane Middle School	Public	4-8	2910 Rt 9	Valatie	12184	Columbia County	Kinderhook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 758-7675	648	66	9.7	40.9%	493 (76.1%)	15 (2.3%)	102 (15.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$16,796			$1,018			$15,777	65.6	70.1	388	58
360002301358	447	Sullivan West High School At Lake Huntington	Public	7-12	6604 State Rt 52	Lake Huntington	12752	Sullivan County	Sullivan West Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 932-8401	478	47	10.1	38.7%	396 (82.8%)	8 (1.7%)	54 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$21,803			$2,501			$19,302	65.5	58.1	567	120
360636000418	448	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	210	28	7.5	47.1%	195 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$22,007			$3,723			$18,284	65.4	50.8	696	248
360009502649	449	Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	897	71	12.5	96.3%	29 (3.2%)	604 (67.3%)	228 (25.4%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	9 (1.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,419			$2,080			$15,340	65.3	65.8	456	7
360014705821	450	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,370	90	15.3		12 (0.9%)	1,200 (87.6%)	120 (8.8%)	8 (0.6%)	13 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	$18,643			$2,932			$15,711	65.2	73.5	331	119