Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360534002762	51	Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8380	296	31	9.6		175 (59.1%)	8 (2.7%)	39 (13.2%)	50 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$26,563	$195	$26,367	96.5	95.3	66	15
360114006583	52	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	400			70.0%	17 (4.3%)	187 (46.8%)	179 (44.8%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,987	$1,199	$19,788	96.4	94.1	87	35
362856003838	53	H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	955	100	9.5	13.8%	405 (42.4%)	7 (0.7%)	36 (3.8%)	484 (50.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$24,686	$312	$24,373	96.4	96.7	42	11
360007705539	54	Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies	Public	6-8	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-6119	549	44	12.3	41.0%	158 (28.8%)	17 (3.1%)	80 (14.6%)	252 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	$17,335	$580	$16,755	96.3	97.5	29	25
361545001314	55	Irvington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-9494	408	44	9.1	8.6%	275 (67.4%)	14 (3.4%)	51 (12.5%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$25,690	$142	$25,548	96.3	94.5	80	25
361020004509	56	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	908	86	10.5		408 (44.9%)	12 (1.3%)	82 (9.0%)	338 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	$25,541	$794	$24,747	96.3	96.4	48	8
363192004539	57	Pearls Hawthorne School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	350 Hawthorne Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8250	795	52	15.3	30.7%	165 (20.8%)	107 (13.5%)	350 (44.0%)	119 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	$20,567	$1,098	$19,468	96.3	97.8	25	32
360007706461	58	Yorkville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 432-5413	231	21	11	32.5%	120 (51.9%)	16 (6.9%)	57 (24.7%)	23 (10.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$17,514	$802	$16,712	96.1	95.9	54	4
362856003841	59	South Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Pell Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5621	785	82	9.5		317 (40.4%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (4.3%)	402 (51.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.2%)	$27,160	$200	$26,960	96.1	96.2	51	8
361827000112	60	Manhasset Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Memorial Pl	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 267-7500	514	50	10.2	11.1%	279 (54.3%)	13 (2.5%)	42 (8.2%)	159 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$19,218	$539	$18,679	96	95.5	62	2

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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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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)
360534002762	51	Briarcliff Middle School	Public	6-8	444 Pleasantville Rd	Briarcliff Manor	10510	Westchester County	Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 488-8380	296	31	9.6		175 (59.1%)	8 (2.7%)	39 (13.2%)	50 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$26,563			$195			$26,367	96.5	95.3	66	15
360114006583	52	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	400			70.0%	17 (4.3%)	187 (46.8%)	179 (44.8%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,987			$1,199			$19,788	96.4	94.1	87	35
362856003838	53	H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	955	100	9.5	13.8%	405 (42.4%)	7 (0.7%)	36 (3.8%)	484 (50.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$24,686			$312			$24,373	96.4	96.7	42	11
360007705539	54	Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies	Public	6-8	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-6119	549	44	12.3	41.0%	158 (28.8%)	17 (3.1%)	80 (14.6%)	252 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	$17,335			$580			$16,755	96.3	97.5	29	25
361545001314	55	Irvington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-9494	408	44	9.1	8.6%	275 (67.4%)	14 (3.4%)	51 (12.5%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$25,690			$142			$25,548	96.3	94.5	80	25
361020004509	56	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	908	86	10.5		408 (44.9%)	12 (1.3%)	82 (9.0%)	338 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	$25,541			$794			$24,747	96.3	96.4	48	8
363192004539	57	Pearls Hawthorne School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	350 Hawthorne Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8250	795	52	15.3	30.7%	165 (20.8%)	107 (13.5%)	350 (44.0%)	119 (15.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.7%)	$20,567			$1,098			$19,468	96.3	97.8	25	32
360007706461	58	Yorkville East Middle School	Public	6-8	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 432-5413	231	21	11	32.5%	120 (51.9%)	16 (6.9%)	57 (24.7%)	23 (10.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$17,514			$802			$16,712	96.1	95.9	54	4
362856003841	59	South Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Pell Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5621	785	82	9.5		317 (40.4%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (4.3%)	402 (51.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.2%)	$27,160			$200			$26,960	96.1	96.2	51	8
361827000112	60	Manhasset Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Memorial Pl	Manhasset	11030	Nassau County	Manhasset Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 267-7500	514	50	10.2	11.1%	279 (54.3%)	13 (2.5%)	42 (8.2%)	159 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	$19,218			$539			$18,679	96	95.5	62	2