Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360015106725	491	Middle School 936 Arts Off 3rd	Public	6-8	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 646-5160	463	35	13.1	77.1%	85 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	331 (71.5%)	37 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$16,909	$1,735	$15,174	62.8	78.8	262	229
360105906349	492	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	262	26	10	91.2%	7 (2.7%)	201 (76.7%)	46 (17.6%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,973	$2,584	$23,389	62.8	55.7	611	119
360008805558	493	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,164	95	12.1	92.1%	46 (4.0%)	76 (6.5%)	613 (52.7%)	393 (33.8%)	19 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	$18,392	$2,237	$16,155	62.6	56.6	589	96
362319005613	494	Plainedge Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Stewart Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7650	654	58	11.2	12.2%	524 (80.1%)	8 (1.2%)	61 (9.3%)	53 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$22,849	$773	$22,077	62.6	69	406	88
362424003333	495	Linden Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	65 W Market St	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	396	39	10.1		312 (78.8%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$23,187	$965	$22,222	62.5	69.7	396	99
360009802300	496	Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,649	119	13.8	79.9%	177 (10.7%)	7 (0.4%)	974 (59.1%)	475 (28.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	$16,665	$1,020	$15,645	62.5	63.7	484	12
362337003269	497	Poland Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-0209	252	25	10.1	51.6%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$20,250	$1,275	$18,975	62.5	41.5	893	396
360017205868	498	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,152	101	11.4	90.0%	14 (1.2%)	888 (77.1%)	172 (14.9%)	29 (2.5%)	28 (2.4%)	8 (0.7%)	13 (1.1%)	$18,768	$2,396	$16,372	62.5	74	325	173
361455006651	499	Holland Middle School	Public	4-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	224	26	8.6	34.8%	212 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$17,037	$00	$17,037	62.5	49.4	727	228
361815001629	500	Maine-Endwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1119 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 786-8271	556	46	12.2	39.6%	472 (84.9%)	16 (2.9%)	29 (5.2%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.5%)	$12,179	$945	$11,234	62.5	61.3	520	20

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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)
360015106725	491	Middle School 936 Arts Off 3rd	Public	6-8	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 646-5160	463	35	13.1	77.1%	85 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	331 (71.5%)	37 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$16,909			$1,735			$15,174	62.8	78.8	262	229
360105906349	492	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	262	26	10	91.2%	7 (2.7%)	201 (76.7%)	46 (17.6%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,973			$2,584			$23,389	62.8	55.7	611	119
360008805558	493	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,164	95	12.1	92.1%	46 (4.0%)	76 (6.5%)	613 (52.7%)	393 (33.8%)	19 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	$18,392			$2,237			$16,155	62.6	56.6	589	96
362319005613	494	Plainedge Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Stewart Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7650	654	58	11.2	12.2%	524 (80.1%)	8 (1.2%)	61 (9.3%)	53 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$22,849			$773			$22,077	62.6	69	406	88
362424003333	495	Linden Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	65 W Market St	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	396	39	10.1		312 (78.8%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$23,187			$965			$22,222	62.5	69.7	396	99
360009802300	496	Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,649	119	13.8	79.9%	177 (10.7%)	7 (0.4%)	974 (59.1%)	475 (28.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	$16,665			$1,020			$15,645	62.5	63.7	484	12
362337003269	497	Poland Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-0209	252	25	10.1	51.6%	236 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$20,250			$1,275			$18,975	62.5	41.5	893	396
360017205868	498	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,152	101	11.4	90.0%	14 (1.2%)	888 (77.1%)	172 (14.9%)	29 (2.5%)	28 (2.4%)	8 (0.7%)	13 (1.1%)	$18,768			$2,396			$16,372	62.5	74	325	173
361455006651	499	Holland Middle School	Public	4-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	224	26	8.6	34.8%	212 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	$17,037			$00			$17,037	62.5	49.4	727	228
361815001629	500	Maine-Endwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1119 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 786-8271	556	46	12.2	39.6%	472 (84.9%)	16 (2.9%)	29 (5.2%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.5%)	$12,179			$945			$11,234	62.5	61.3	520	20