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)
360118406641	561	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	201	11	18.2	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	58 (28.9%)	136 (67.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$24,447			$5,277			$19,170	58.7	40.2	916	355
361149000905	562	Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	31 N Main St	Franklinville	14737	Cattaraugus County	Franklinville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 676-8060	306	35	8.7	43.5%	286 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,187			$2,364			$15,823	58.5	67.2	431	131
361557001330	563	Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	534	58	9.2	35.2%	351 (65.7%)	33 (6.2%)	49 (9.2%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.5%)	$17,002			$800			$16,201	58.5	60.4	529	34
362250003171	564	Pavilion Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	7014 Big Tree Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3115	315	52	6	40.3%	298 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,489			$1,672			$17,817	58.4	62.1	508	56
360015102266	565	Junior High School 62 Ditmas	Public	6-8	700 Cortelyou Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5450	858	72	11.9	90.6%	101 (11.8%)	106 (12.4%)	258 (30.1%)	377 (43.9%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	$19,448			$2,285			$17,164	58.4	64.1	478	87
360008705569	566	Bronx Dance Academy School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3617 Bainbridge Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-0410	272	18	15.1	90.4%	3 (1.1%)	42 (15.4%)	216 (79.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$19,353			$2,387			$16,967	58.1	49.9	712	146
360105506298	567	West Buffalo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	113 Lafayette Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	West Buffalo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 923-1534	507	33	15.3	91.1%	75 (14.8%)	122 (24.1%)	173 (34.1%)	108 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	$15,832			$1,949			$13,883	58.1	48.9	742	175
360014905824	568	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,138	35	32.5		9 (0.8%)	623 (54.7%)	461 (40.5%)	14 (1.2%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.5%)	$18,364			$2,889			$15,475	58.1	71.4	365	203
363192004272	569	School 30	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Nevada Pl	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8590	546	26	20.6	49.1%	193 (35.3%)	57 (10.4%)	250 (45.8%)	26 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$11,710			$654			$11,057	58.1	58	568	1
360015302695	570	Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb	Public	K-8	2200 Gravesend Neck Rd	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-5598	1,534	112	13.6	73.2%	703 (45.8%)	21 (1.4%)	155 (10.1%)	621 (40.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.7%)	$16,117			$1,457			$14,660	58	59.2	549	21

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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.