Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361614001394	81	Keene Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	33 Market St	Keene Valley	12943	Essex County	Keene Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 576-4555	166	22	7.6	31.9%	148 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$20,198	$251	$19,947	94.4	71	372	291
360102906236	82	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	728	29	25.1	97.1%	4 (0.5%)	293 (40.2%)	429 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$23,793	$2,438	$21,355	94.2	87.9	153	71
360009902281	83	Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	946	64	14.8	43.0%	155 (16.4%)	25 (2.6%)	130 (13.7%)	595 (62.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	$14,501	$386	$14,115	94.1	94.5	79	4
360007706158	84	Battery Park City School	Public	PK, KG-8	55 Battery Pl	New York	10280	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-5800	803	62	12.9	21.3%	342 (42.6%)	34 (4.2%)	175 (21.8%)	176 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.5%)	$18,481	$976	$17,505	94	95.4	65	19
360011105662	85	Pharos Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Intervale Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Pharos Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 915-0025	700	52	13.4	93.6%	2 (0.3%)	209 (29.9%)	464 (66.3%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	$22,307	$2,076	$20,232	93.9	83.3	201	116
362316004490	86	Barker Road Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Barker Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1802	673	63	10.7		443 (65.8%)	23 (3.4%)	40 (5.9%)	119 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$19,698	$871	$18,827	93.8	92.4	102	16
361470001222	87	Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School	Public	6-8	619 Quaker Mtnghse Rd	Honeoye Falls	14472	Monroe County	Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 624-7100	485	47	10.2	18.6%	434 (89.5%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$13,803	$15	$13,788	93.7	90.6	116	29
362448003343	88	Bulkeley Middle School	Public	6-8	45 N Park Rd	Rhinebeck	12572	Dutchess County	Rhinebeck Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 871-5500	224	26	8.6	20.1%	173 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.7%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$24,468	$919	$23,549	93.7	84.8	184	96
360008005528	89	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	574	40	14.2	89.7%	2 (0.3%)	449 (78.2%)	109 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$22,247	$3,056	$19,191	93.6	87.6	154	65
362667003635	90	Gowana Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0460	745	59	12.6	13.0%	598 (80.3%)	13 (1.7%)	41 (5.5%)	52 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$13,319	$617	$12,702	93.6	89.9	130	40

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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)
361614001394	81	Keene Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	33 Market St	Keene Valley	12943	Essex County	Keene Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 576-4555	166	22	7.6	31.9%	148 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$20,198			$251			$19,947	94.4	71	372	291
360102906236	82	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	728	29	25.1	97.1%	4 (0.5%)	293 (40.2%)	429 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$23,793			$2,438			$21,355	94.2	87.9	153	71
360009902281	83	Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	946	64	14.8	43.0%	155 (16.4%)	25 (2.6%)	130 (13.7%)	595 (62.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	$14,501			$386			$14,115	94.1	94.5	79	4
360007706158	84	Battery Park City School	Public	PK, KG-8	55 Battery Pl	New York	10280	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-5800	803	62	12.9	21.3%	342 (42.6%)	34 (4.2%)	175 (21.8%)	176 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.5%)	$18,481			$976			$17,505	94	95.4	65	19
360011105662	85	Pharos Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Intervale Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Pharos Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 915-0025	700	52	13.4	93.6%	2 (0.3%)	209 (29.9%)	464 (66.3%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	$22,307			$2,076			$20,232	93.9	83.3	201	116
362316004490	86	Barker Road Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Barker Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1802	673	63	10.7		443 (65.8%)	23 (3.4%)	40 (5.9%)	119 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$19,698			$871			$18,827	93.8	92.4	102	16
361470001222	87	Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School	Public	6-8	619 Quaker Mtnghse Rd	Honeoye Falls	14472	Monroe County	Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 624-7100	485	47	10.2	18.6%	434 (89.5%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$13,803			$15			$13,788	93.7	90.6	116	29
362448003343	88	Bulkeley Middle School	Public	6-8	45 N Park Rd	Rhinebeck	12572	Dutchess County	Rhinebeck Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 871-5500	224	26	8.6	20.1%	173 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.7%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$24,468			$919			$23,549	93.7	84.8	184	96
360008005528	89	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	244 W 144 St-4th Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	574	40	14.2	89.7%	2 (0.3%)	449 (78.2%)	109 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$22,247			$3,056			$19,191	93.6	87.6	154	65
362667003635	90	Gowana Middle School	Public	6-8	970 Rt 146	Clifton Park	12065	Saratoga County	Shenendehowa Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 881-0460	745	59	12.6	13.0%	598 (80.3%)	13 (1.7%)	41 (5.5%)	52 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$13,319			$617			$12,702	93.6	89.9	130	40