Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361866001694	591	J William Leary Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 School St	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3720	380	36	10.5	53.2%	309 (81.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,848	$3,595	$12,252	56.9	54.5	631	40
362517000492	592	Henry V Burger Junior High School	Public	7-9	639 Erie Station Rd	West Henrietta	14586	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5300	665	61	10.8	45.7%	353 (53.1%)	88 (13.2%)	52 (7.8%)	130 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	$14,635	$920	$13,715	56.9	62.1	509	83
360381000123	593	Bainbridge-Guilford High School	Public	7-12	18 Juliand St	Bainbridge	13733	Chenango County	Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 967-6323	350	28	12.5	46.3%	307 (87.7%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,236	$682	$16,554	56.9	70	390	203
361598006768	594	Knox Middle School	Public	5-8	400 S Perry St	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 762-3711	365	35	10.4	0.8%	312 (85.5%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)				56.8			(n/a)
360099406151	595	Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	441	31	14.2	86.4%	3 (0.7%)	364 (82.5%)	50 (11.3%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$26,890	$1,853	$25,037	56.8	54.3	635	40
361758001575	596	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	167	21	8	46.1%	136 (81.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$18,288	$00	$18,288	56.7	49.9	715	119
360015103006	597	Ps/Is 30 Mary White Ovington	Public	K-8	7002 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 491-8440	882	82	10.7	80.4%	378 (42.9%)	16 (1.8%)	325 (36.8%)	145 (16.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$18,823	$1,647	$17,176	56.7	66.4	444	153
360100406101	598	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,332	101	13.1	90.5%	204 (15.3%)	535 (40.2%)	468 (35.1%)	81 (6.1%)	14 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	22 (1.7%)	$22,523	$00	$22,523	56.7	48.3	758	160
360010302046	599	Is 2 George L Egbert	Public	6-8	333 Midland Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5336	955	81	11.7	76.1%	346 (36.2%)	42 (4.4%)	281 (29.4%)	265 (27.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$17,831	$1,514	$16,317	56.6	54.1	637	38
361152000908	600	Fredonia Middle School	Public	5-8	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	417	48	8.7	36.9%	303 (72.7%)	6 (1.4%)	84 (20.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$16,986	$1,648	$15,339	56.6	53.9	641	41

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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)
361866001694	591	J William Leary Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 School St	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3720	380	36	10.5	53.2%	309 (81.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,848			$3,595			$12,252	56.9	54.5	631	40
362517000492	592	Henry V Burger Junior High School	Public	7-9	639 Erie Station Rd	West Henrietta	14586	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5300	665	61	10.8	45.7%	353 (53.1%)	88 (13.2%)	52 (7.8%)	130 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	$14,635			$920			$13,715	56.9	62.1	509	83
360381000123	593	Bainbridge-Guilford High School	Public	7-12	18 Juliand St	Bainbridge	13733	Chenango County	Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 967-6323	350	28	12.5	46.3%	307 (87.7%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$17,236			$682			$16,554	56.9	70	390	203
361598006768	594	Knox Middle School	Public	5-8	400 S Perry St	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 762-3711	365	35	10.4	0.8%	312 (85.5%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)								56.8			(n/a)
360099406151	595	Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	441	31	14.2	86.4%	3 (0.7%)	364 (82.5%)	50 (11.3%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$26,890			$1,853			$25,037	56.8	54.3	635	40
361758001575	596	Livingston Manor High School	Public	7-12	19 School St	Livingston Manor	12758	Sullivan County	Livingston Manor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 439-4400	167	21	8	46.1%	136 (81.4%)	10 (6.0%)	13 (7.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$18,288			$00			$18,288	56.7	49.9	715	119
360015103006	597	Ps/Is 30 Mary White Ovington	Public	K-8	7002 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 491-8440	882	82	10.7	80.4%	378 (42.9%)	16 (1.8%)	325 (36.8%)	145 (16.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$18,823			$1,647			$17,176	56.7	66.4	444	153
360100406101	598	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,332	101	13.1	90.5%	204 (15.3%)	535 (40.2%)	468 (35.1%)	81 (6.1%)	14 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	22 (1.7%)	$22,523			$00			$22,523	56.7	48.3	758	160
360010302046	599	Is 2 George L Egbert	Public	6-8	333 Midland Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5336	955	81	11.7	76.1%	346 (36.2%)	42 (4.4%)	281 (29.4%)	265 (27.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$17,831			$1,514			$16,317	56.6	54.1	637	38
361152000908	600	Fredonia Middle School	Public	5-8	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	417	48	8.7	36.9%	303 (72.7%)	6 (1.4%)	84 (20.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$16,986			$1,648			$15,339	56.6	53.9	641	41