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)
360009206143	301	Red Hook Neighborhood School	Public	2-7	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 330-2238	115	17	6.8	65.2%	35 (30.4%)	33 (28.7%)	38 (33.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$55,757			$12,251			$43,506	74.9			(n/a)
360008802100	302	Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	663	47	14	58.4%	314 (47.4%)	41 (6.2%)	245 (37.0%)	24 (3.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$15,877			$827			$15,050	74.7	72.1	353	51
362241003156	303	Panama High School	Public	7-12	41 North St	Panama	14767	Chautauqua County	Panama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 782-4413	194	22	8.7	43.8%	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$18,987			$1,414			$17,573	74.6	70.5	383	80
360007803607	304	Lafayette Academy	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 222-2857	194	27	7.1	69.1%	48 (24.7%)	48 (24.7%)	90 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$25,930			$1,139			$24,791	74.5	85.8	175	129
360014305781	305	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	625 W 133 St-Rm 308d	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2600	1,846	164	11.2	87.8%	20 (1.1%)	599 (32.4%)	1,177 (63.8%)	17 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.1%)	$24,387			$4,006			$20,381	74.4	76.3	300	5
360005704804	306	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	707	59	12	57.9%	209 (29.6%)	45 (6.4%)	295 (41.7%)	114 (16.1%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.7%)	$19,397			$00			$19,397	74.4	79.9	248	58
360015302748	307	Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham	Public, Magnet	6-8	1875 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 645-1334	1,403	101	13.8	79.5%	650 (46.3%)	109 (7.8%)	195 (13.9%)	383 (27.3%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	44 (3.1%)	$16,422			$1,441			$14,981	74.3	79.2	254	53
360010206441	308	Hunters Point Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3300	389	40	9.8	72.2%	70 (18.0%)	45 (11.6%)	202 (51.9%)	41 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.2%)	$19,921			$1,072			$18,849	74.2	62.6	502	194
361821001641	309	Howard T Herber Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6445	414	42	9.8	34.3%	69 (16.7%)	175 (42.3%)	127 (30.7%)	35 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,659			$983			$20,676	74.2	60.1	534	225
362904002757	310	Tuckahoe Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	285	30	9.5	18.2%	190 (66.7%)	18 (6.3%)	47 (16.5%)	20 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$19,871			$514			$19,358	74.1	77.2	287	23

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.