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)
361980001813	531	Moravia Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	68 S Main St	Moravia	13118	Cayuga County	Moravia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 497-2670	457	44	10.3	45.7%	428 (93.7%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$17,331			$894			$16,437	60.7	58.3	565	34
362085002949	532	Edward Town Middle School	Public	6-8	2292 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Sanborn	14132	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3150	718	62	11.5	38.3%	561 (78.1%)	18 (2.5%)	29 (4.0%)	19 (2.6%)	40 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)	$14,639			$946			$13,692	60.6	70.8	374	158
360120206676	533	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	2720 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	967	54	18	85.5%	5 (0.5%)	311 (32.2%)	628 (64.9%)	7 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$23,950			$3,999			$19,951	60.6	74.5	322	211
360585000348	534	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	922	79	11.6	62.5%	275 (29.8%)	267 (29.0%)	134 (14.5%)	192 (20.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.4%)	$13,324			$1,096			$12,229	60.5	71.4	363	171
362181003098	535	Onondaga Senior High School	Public	7-12	4479 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 552-5020	319	36	8.8	45.8%	223 (69.9%)	39 (12.2%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$17,359			$1,209			$16,150	60.4	54.6	629	94
361899001719	536	Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	257	30	8.6	38.5%	68 (26.5%)	98 (38.1%)	13 (5.1%)	72 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$18,426			$2,846			$15,580	60.4	45.6	809	273
360012504241	537	Eastport-South Manor Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	543 Moriches-Middle Isl Rd	Manorville	11949	Suffolk County	Eastport-South Manor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 801-3257	1,543	126	12.2	23.4%	1,230 (79.7%)	30 (1.9%)	233 (15.1%)	26 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.5%)	$13,618			$00			$13,618	60.3	48.4	756	219
360753002002	538	Churchville-Chili Middle School	Public	5-8	139 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-4542	1,165	104	11.1	33.8%	833 (71.5%)	106 (9.1%)	113 (9.7%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (7.4%)	$12,756			$1,521			$11,235	60.3	66.3	445	93
360101706172	539	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	751 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-9162	771	49	15.8	93.0%	11 (1.4%)	118 (15.3%)	624 (80.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$19,823			$6,087			$13,736	60.3	73.4	334	205
363006004042	540	Waterford-Halfmoon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	125 Middletown Rd	Waterford	12188	Saratoga County	Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 237-0800	337	41	8.2	40.9%	298 (88.4%)	7 (2.1%)	12 (3.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$16,673			$114			$16,558	60.2	51.5	681	141

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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.