Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362125003018	701	Northeastern Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	103 Rt 276	Champlain	12919	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 298-8681	274	28	9.9	45.6%	267 (97.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,652	$2,079	$13,573	50.7	46.5	793	92
361038000802	702	Elba Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	57 S Main St	Elba	14058	Genesee County	Elba Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 757-9967	183	23	7.8	43.2%	150 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,464	$2,876	$18,588	50.7	12	1408	706
362010006729	703	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	378	34	11.1	61.4%	27 (7.1%)	185 (48.9%)	159 (42.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,191	$1,563	$13,628	50.6	51.4	685	18
360122306721	704	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	755 Co Op City Blvd	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 838-3684	449	29	15.5	80.0%	6 (1.3%)	379 (84.4%)	57 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,797	$4,283	$10,514	50.6	70.8	376	328
360015202734	705	Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 23rd Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 234-4940	890	76	11.7	83.6%	310 (34.8%)	16 (1.8%)	300 (33.7%)	246 (27.6%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,853	$2,724	$18,129	50.4	49.2	734	29
360009702000	706	Junior High School 383 Philippa Schuyler	Public, Magnet	5-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 574-0390	746	60	12.5	85.7%	15 (2.0%)	199 (26.7%)	497 (66.6%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$17,566	$1,322	$16,244	50.2	56.9	582	124
360015301788	707	Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	542	48	11.2	89.1%	14 (2.6%)	392 (72.3%)	103 (19.0%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	$23,556	$3,497	$20,059	50.2	36.2	993	286
360008106256	708	Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	322	27	11.9	77.3%	26 (8.1%)	143 (44.4%)	125 (38.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,927	$766	$16,162	50	41.4	897	189
360009104483	709	Middle School 266 Park Place Community Middle School	Public	6-8	62 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-1216	81	17	4.8	85.2%	4 (4.9%)	39 (48.1%)	35 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$50,279	$5,870	$44,408	50	24.5	1216	507
360009605958	710	Middle School For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	152	15	10.1	90.1%	8 (5.3%)	120 (78.9%)	22 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$31,351	$4,227	$27,124	49.9	39.2	933	223

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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)
362125003018	701	Northeastern Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	103 Rt 276	Champlain	12919	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 298-8681	274	28	9.9	45.6%	267 (97.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,652			$2,079			$13,573	50.7	46.5	793	92
361038000802	702	Elba Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	57 S Main St	Elba	14058	Genesee County	Elba Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 757-9967	183	23	7.8	43.2%	150 (82.0%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,464			$2,876			$18,588	50.7	12	1408	706
362010006729	703	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	378	34	11.1	61.4%	27 (7.1%)	185 (48.9%)	159 (42.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,191			$1,563			$13,628	50.6	51.4	685	18
360122306721	704	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	755 Co Op City Blvd	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Capital Preparatory Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 838-3684	449	29	15.5	80.0%	6 (1.3%)	379 (84.4%)	57 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,797			$4,283			$10,514	50.6	70.8	376	328
360015202734	705	Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 23rd Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 234-4940	890	76	11.7	83.6%	310 (34.8%)	16 (1.8%)	300 (33.7%)	246 (27.6%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,853			$2,724			$18,129	50.4	49.2	734	29
360009702000	706	Junior High School 383 Philippa Schuyler	Public, Magnet	5-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 574-0390	746	60	12.5	85.7%	15 (2.0%)	199 (26.7%)	497 (66.6%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	$17,566			$1,322			$16,244	50.2	56.9	582	124
360015301788	707	Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	542	48	11.2	89.1%	14 (2.6%)	392 (72.3%)	103 (19.0%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	$23,556			$3,497			$20,059	50.2	36.2	993	286
360008106256	708	Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	322	27	11.9	77.3%	26 (8.1%)	143 (44.4%)	125 (38.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	$16,927			$766			$16,162	50	41.4	897	189
360009104483	709	Middle School 266 Park Place Community Middle School	Public	6-8	62 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-1216	81	17	4.8	85.2%	4 (4.9%)	39 (48.1%)	35 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$50,279			$5,870			$44,408	50	24.5	1216	507
360009605958	710	Middle School For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	152	15	10.1	90.1%	8 (5.3%)	120 (78.9%)	22 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$31,351			$4,227			$27,124	49.9	39.2	933	223