Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362046001890	681	New Paltz Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Main St	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4200	418	47	8.8	28.9%	294 (70.3%)	19 (4.5%)	64 (15.3%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)	$24,461	$1,093	$23,368	51.8	60.4	528	153
361377001128	682	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	171	16	10.8	59.1%	158 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	$17,546	$5,251	$12,294	51.8	52.4	666	16
360771000553	683	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	121	19	6.2	67.8%	108 (89.3%)	2 (1.7%)	5 (4.1%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,214	$1,437	$18,776	51.7	25.5	1193	510
362919003930	684	George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	95	20	4.8	38.9%	52 (54.7%)	13 (13.7%)	26 (27.4%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,325	$1,550	$39,776	51.7	45	826	142
360100206167	685	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	699	40	17.5	94.1%	8 (1.1%)	583 (83.4%)	87 (12.4%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$18,264	$6,277	$11,987	51.7	42.9	873	188
360234005605	686	Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	404	33	12.3	45.3%	384 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,050	$921	$8,129	51.6	46.1	797	111
361650001460	687	Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	34 School St	Lake Placid	12946	Essex County	Lake Placid Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 523-2474	311	44	7.1	34.1%	287 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$31,813	$2,118	$29,695	51.6	47.3	782	95
362343003272	688	Port Byron Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 776-5728	348	27	12.9	38.8%	323 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,778	$717	$12,061	51.6	47.3	781	93
360453000201	689	Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3980 Dutch Hollow Rd	Bemus Point	14701	Chautauqua County	Bemus Point Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 386-2855	295	37	7.9	29.2%	284 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,091	$1,032	$18,059	51.5	55.8	608	81
360015202367	690	Is 96 Seth Low	Public, Magnet	6-8	99 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 236-1344	867	95	9	88.2%	298 (34.4%)	49 (5.7%)	300 (34.6%)	211 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$23,338	$1,438	$21,899	51.4	46.1	798	108

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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.
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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)
362046001890	681	New Paltz Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Main St	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4200	418	47	8.8	28.9%	294 (70.3%)	19 (4.5%)	64 (15.3%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)	$24,461			$1,093			$23,368	51.8	60.4	528	153
361377001128	682	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	171	16	10.8	59.1%	158 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	$17,546			$5,251			$12,294	51.8	52.4	666	16
360771000553	683	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	121	19	6.2	67.8%	108 (89.3%)	2 (1.7%)	5 (4.1%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,214			$1,437			$18,776	51.7	25.5	1193	510
362919003930	684	George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	95	20	4.8	38.9%	52 (54.7%)	13 (13.7%)	26 (27.4%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,325			$1,550			$39,776	51.7	45	826	142
360100206167	685	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	699	40	17.5	94.1%	8 (1.1%)	583 (83.4%)	87 (12.4%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$18,264			$6,277			$11,987	51.7	42.9	873	188
360234005605	686	Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	404	33	12.3	45.3%	384 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,050			$921			$8,129	51.6	46.1	797	111
361650001460	687	Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	34 School St	Lake Placid	12946	Essex County	Lake Placid Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 523-2474	311	44	7.1	34.1%	287 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$31,813			$2,118			$29,695	51.6	47.3	782	95
362343003272	688	Port Byron Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 776-5728	348	27	12.9	38.8%	323 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,778			$717			$12,061	51.6	47.3	781	93
360453000201	689	Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3980 Dutch Hollow Rd	Bemus Point	14701	Chautauqua County	Bemus Point Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 386-2855	295	37	7.9	29.2%	284 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,091			$1,032			$18,059	51.5	55.8	608	81
360015202367	690	Is 96 Seth Low	Public, Magnet	6-8	99 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 236-1344	867	95	9	88.2%	298 (34.4%)	49 (5.7%)	300 (34.6%)	211 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$23,338			$1,438			$21,899	51.4	46.1	798	108