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)
362070002912	1441	South Middle School	Public	6-8	33-63 Monument St	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-7000	845	86	9.8	58.7%	108 (12.8%)	153 (18.1%)	525 (62.1%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	$15,852			$00			$15,852	9.3	9.3	1436	5
361014000454	1442	Greenburgh Eleven Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Echo Hills - Bethune Bldg #	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-8500	12	5	2.2	75.0%	1 (8.3%)	5 (41.7%)	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.3			(n/a)
361413001153	1443	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-10	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	900	64	14.1	72.6%	2 (0.2%)	222 (24.7%)	657 (73.0%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$23,516			$3,104			$20,412	9.3	8.5	1447	4
362475004424	1444	School 28-Henry Hudson	Public	K-8	450 Humboldt St	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-4836	600	65	9.2	93.3%	25 (4.2%)	182 (30.3%)	365 (60.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$18,171			$3,567			$14,605	9.3	6.8	1467	23
360007802655	1445	Riverside School For Makers And Artists (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	300 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(347) 478-5228	547	44	12.4	87.0%	42 (7.7%)	118 (21.6%)	350 (64.0%)	21 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$24,043			$1,975			$22,068	9.3	11.5	1415	30
360007706462	1446	City Knoll Middle School	Public	6-8	440 W 53rd St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 492-9062	168	18	9	93.5%	8 (4.8%)	31 (18.5%)	118 (70.2%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$24,863			$2,481			$22,382	9.2	14.6	1381	65
360102706234	1447	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	800 Home St-Rm 205	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Dr Richard Izquierdo Health And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-0490	704	40	17.6	97.6%	10 (1.4%)	129 (18.3%)	555 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$24,309			$4,903			$19,405	8.9	25.9	1186	261
360585000368	1448	Highgate Heights	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highgate Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4050	384	32	11.9	93.0%	6 (1.6%)	258 (67.2%)	19 (4.9%)	89 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,076			$2,559			$12,516	8.9	8	1452	4
361263001035	1449	Odyssey Academy	Public	6-12	750 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5200	892	98	9.1	56.8%	365 (40.9%)	197 (22.1%)	203 (22.8%)	54 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	$16,101			$2,411			$13,690	8.9	12	1410	39
360008106257	1450	New Design Middle School	Public	6-8	625 W 133rd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-6339	81	15	5.2	96.3%	5 (6.2%)	39 (48.1%)	37 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$58,486			$6,961			$51,525	8.6	16.9	1350	100

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.