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)
361671001491	271	Lansing Middle School	Public	5-8	6 Ludlowville Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	339	36	9.5	27.7%	260 (76.7%)	5 (1.5%)	28 (8.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.8%)	$16,993			$1,259			$15,734	77.3	64.6	473	202
361863001682	272	Berner Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Carman Mill Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5701	1,550	162	9.5	9.2%	1,296 (83.6%)	12 (0.8%)	158 (10.2%)	29 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.5%)	$21,309			$219			$21,091	77.1	86.2	166	106
361902001726	273	Merrick Avenue Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-9	1870 Merrick Ave	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	No	(516) 992-1200	846	78	10.9	10.3%	647 (76.5%)	19 (2.2%)	108 (12.8%)	52 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	$22,250			$277			$21,973	76.8	87.9	152	121
360008205526	274	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	681	47	14.4	89.4%	13 (1.9%)	363 (53.3%)	272 (39.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$22,062			$3,733			$18,329	76.8	77.2	291	17
360012201996	275	Is 237	Public	6-8	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-6464	1,278	84	15.1	82.6%	15 (1.2%)	42 (3.3%)	252 (19.7%)	950 (74.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.0%)	$15,831			$1,456			$14,375	76.8	77.6	283	8
360009204890	276	Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)	Public	6-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9390	796	69	11.4	47.5%	308 (38.7%)	179 (22.5%)	227 (28.5%)	27 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$16,025			$1,067			$14,958	76.8	77.2	288	12
360115406586	277	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	26 Broadway-12th Fl	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 793-6320	238			64.7%	43 (18.1%)	77 (32.4%)	93 (39.1%)	5 (2.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	$23,214			$2,660			$20,553	76.7	81.4	225	52
362706005840	278	Accompsett Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	660 Meadow Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2305	523	55	9.4	13.6%	410 (78.4%)	7 (1.3%)	72 (13.8%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$25,630			$1,829			$23,801	76.7	78.2	274	4
360102506233	279	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	682	55	12.4	96.8%	6 (0.9%)	149 (21.8%)	520 (76.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$24,757			$3,871			$20,886	76.7	65.3	463	184
362961003985	280	Vestal Middle School	Public	6-8	600 S Benita Blvd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2331	805	68	11.8	31.2%	566 (70.3%)	36 (4.5%)	35 (4.3%)	126 (15.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	$14,745			$639			$14,106	76.5	79.3	253	27

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.