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)
361716001524	611	Jonas E Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	3359 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7354	938	86	10.9	16.3%	637 (67.9%)	14 (1.5%)	176 (18.8%)	97 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$23,065			$1,074			$21,991	56	76.9	296	315
361875001707	612	Mayfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	27 School St	Mayfield	12117	Fulton County	Mayfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 661-8200	392	33	11.9	45.2%	356 (90.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,793			$1,167			$12,626	56	53.8	644	32
360258000043	613	Alexander Middle School-High School	Public	6-12	3314 Buffalo St	Alexander	14005	Genesee County	Alexander Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 591-1551	408	46	8.8	31.6%	381 (93.4%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$13,450			$140			$13,309	55.9	62	511	102
362721003710	614	Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	882	76	11.5	48.0%	460 (52.2%)	96 (10.9%)	110 (12.5%)	132 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.4%)	$18,340			$1,392			$16,948	55.9	51.2	690	76
360012305890	615	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy VI	Public	6-8	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6934	263	20	12.9	87.5%	6 (2.3%)	99 (37.6%)	147 (55.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$16,525			$1,429			$15,096	55.7	39	941	326
361713003229	616	Letchworth Middle School	Public	5-8	5550 School Rd	Gainesville	14066	Wyoming County	Letchworth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 493-2592	261	32	8.2	46.4%	248 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,163			$846			$10,317	55.4	44.5	838	222
361773001598	617	Long Beach Middle School	Public	5-8	239 Lido Blvd	Long Beach	11561	Nassau County	Long Beach City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 897-2166	668	81	8.2	18.0%	409 (61.2%)	62 (9.3%)	168 (25.1%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$29,036			$321			$28,715	55.4	71.7	360	257
361857001673	618	Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1375 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5840	429	49	8.7	39.6%	230 (53.6%)	52 (12.1%)	124 (28.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$20,451			$902			$19,548	55.4	52.1	668	50
360008302872	619	Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	423	38	11	88.2%	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	402 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,518			$2,025			$21,492	55.4	42.9	874	255
360008701748	620	Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	393	41	9.6	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.2%)	350 (89.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,205			$2,525			$18,679	55.3	48.6	749	129

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.