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)
362010001841	1331	Cecil H Parker School	Public	PK, KG-8	461 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5040	272	26	10.3	63.6%	2 (0.7%)	206 (75.7%)	47 (17.3%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$23,647			$2,599			$21,047	17.9	20.6	1283	48
360008606629	1332	South Bronx International Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-0341	159	20	7.8	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	144 (90.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,671			$2,470			$23,200	17.6	7.4	1459	127
360009402812	1333	Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	213	25	8.6	94.4%	5 (2.3%)	152 (71.4%)	43 (20.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	$35,856			$4,767			$31,089	17.6	19.7	1299	34
361401005738	1334	Fieldstone Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Fieldstone Dr	Thiells	10984	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-7900	1,209	104	11.6	59.9%	215 (17.8%)	178 (14.7%)	762 (63.0%)	37 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.4%)	$17,673			$758			$16,915	17.6	27.2	1166	168
361494006579	1335	Hudson Junior High School	Public	6-8	215 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4360	376	37	10	61.7%	147 (39.1%)	63 (16.8%)	73 (19.4%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.5%)	$22,804			$3,068			$19,736	17.5	22.5	1252	83
360585000382	1336	West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	718	62	11.6	94.2%	76 (10.6%)	324 (45.1%)	133 (18.5%)	155 (21.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	$13,262			$2,284			$10,979	17.5	15.1	1370	34
360008405786	1337	Academy Of Public Relations	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8866	142	18	7.9	93.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (21.1%)	109 (76.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$39,835			$2,586			$37,249	17.4	14.4	1383	46
360011906033	1338	Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn	Public	6-12	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-5641	261	26	9.9	90.0%	15 (5.7%)	119 (45.6%)	103 (39.5%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,781			$1,929			$19,852	17.4	43.9	848	490
362733003730	1339	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	313	31	9.9	44.7%	296 (94.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,117			$3,222			$10,894	17.3	47	786	553
361617004948	1340	Ausable Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	158	16	9.7	52.5%	155 (98.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,719			$3,338			$13,382	17.2	27.1	1168	172

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.