Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361818001638	1431	Malone Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Francis St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7801	489	56	8.7	54.6%	460 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,918	$2,670	$15,248	10.2	10.8	1422	9
360786006290	1432	Clyde-Savannah Junior High School	Public	7-9	215 Glasgow St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3200	192	16	12	63.5%	165 (85.9%)	6 (3.1%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$18,343	$1,973	$16,370	10.1	9.3	1437	5
360297000071	1433	Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy	Public	6-8	55 Brandt Pl	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 843-3716	773	62	12.5	69.9%	285 (36.9%)	38 (4.9%)	391 (50.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	$12,757	$3,309	$9,448	9.9	11.8	1412	21
360528000263	1434	West Middle School	Public	6-8	2030 Udall Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2371	894	82	10.8	77.2%	40 (4.5%)	81 (9.1%)	729 (81.5%)	34 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$23,361	$1,935	$21,426	9.8	19.3	1307	127
360118106661	1435	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Valley Dr	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 671-0270	704	43	16.5	87.6%	71 (10.1%)	427 (60.7%)	107 (15.2%)	37 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.0%)	$13,117	$1,962	$11,155	9.8	17.4	1340	95
361563001356	1436	George Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	159 Buffalo St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4413	467	53	8.8	89.5%	217 (46.5%)	37 (7.9%)	166 (35.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	$15,766	$2,945	$12,821	9.8	23.2	1242	194
362475003392	1437	School 19-Dr Charles T Lunsford	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Seward St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 328-7454	313	28	11.1	83.7%	11 (3.5%)	233 (74.4%)	52 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$17,403	$8,573	$8,830	9.8	8.4	1449	12
361227000986	1438	Gloversville Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Lincoln St	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5720	562	58	9.7	72.1%	421 (74.9%)	21 (3.7%)	74 (13.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$17,303	$1,897	$15,407	9.6	13.2	1391	47
362475003418	1439	School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Seneca Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 266-0331	624	52	11.9		86 (13.8%)	224 (35.9%)	217 (34.8%)	68 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	$13,019	$2,569	$10,451	9.4	7.4	1460	21
361095000874	1440	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	688	64	10.7	68.0%	174 (25.3%)	61 (8.9%)	400 (58.1%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$21,906	$2,504	$19,402	9.4	8.7	1445	5

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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)
361818001638	1431	Malone Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Francis St	Malone	12953	Franklin County	Malone Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 483-7801	489	56	8.7	54.6%	460 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,918			$2,670			$15,248	10.2	10.8	1422	9
360786006290	1432	Clyde-Savannah Junior High School	Public	7-9	215 Glasgow St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3200	192	16	12	63.5%	165 (85.9%)	6 (3.1%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$18,343			$1,973			$16,370	10.1	9.3	1437	5
360297000071	1433	Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy	Public	6-8	55 Brandt Pl	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 843-3716	773	62	12.5	69.9%	285 (36.9%)	38 (4.9%)	391 (50.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	$12,757			$3,309			$9,448	9.9	11.8	1412	21
360528000263	1434	West Middle School	Public	6-8	2030 Udall Rd	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2371	894	82	10.8	77.2%	40 (4.5%)	81 (9.1%)	729 (81.5%)	34 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$23,361			$1,935			$21,426	9.8	19.3	1307	127
360118106661	1435	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Valley Dr	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Citizenship And Science Academy Of Syracuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 671-0270	704	43	16.5	87.6%	71 (10.1%)	427 (60.7%)	107 (15.2%)	37 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.0%)	$13,117			$1,962			$11,155	9.8	17.4	1340	95
361563001356	1436	George Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	159 Buffalo St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4413	467	53	8.8	89.5%	217 (46.5%)	37 (7.9%)	166 (35.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	$15,766			$2,945			$12,821	9.8	23.2	1242	194
362475003392	1437	School 19-Dr Charles T Lunsford	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Seward St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 328-7454	313	28	11.1	83.7%	11 (3.5%)	233 (74.4%)	52 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$17,403			$8,573			$8,830	9.8	8.4	1449	12
361227000986	1438	Gloversville Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Lincoln St	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5720	562	58	9.7	72.1%	421 (74.9%)	21 (3.7%)	74 (13.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$17,303			$1,897			$15,407	9.6	13.2	1391	47
362475003418	1439	School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Seneca Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 266-0331	624	52	11.9		86 (13.8%)	224 (35.9%)	217 (34.8%)	68 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	$13,019			$2,569			$10,451	9.4	7.4	1460	21
361095000874	1440	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	688	64	10.7	68.0%	174 (25.3%)	61 (8.9%)	400 (58.1%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	$21,906			$2,504			$19,402	9.4	8.7	1445	5