Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362118002991	431	North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	513	69	7.4	21.2%	347 (67.6%)	13 (2.5%)	127 (24.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$32,398	$152	$32,246	66.5	69.3	403	28
360010202466	432	Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	31-51 21st St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 274-8316	402	36	11.2	84.8%	65 (16.2%)	53 (13.2%)	185 (46.0%)	85 (21.1%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$21,846	$1,852	$19,994	66.5	63.7	483	51
360117606647	433	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	475	29	16.4	87.4%	4 (0.8%)	178 (37.5%)	278 (58.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$21,391	$2,999	$18,392	66.4	64.4	475	42
362952003983	434	Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,247	104	11.9	40.6%	159 (12.8%)	354 (28.4%)	402 (32.2%)	295 (23.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	25 (2.0%)	$20,529	$752	$19,776	66.3	78.6	265	169
360015102391	435	Ps/Is 104 Fort Hamilton School (The)	Public	K-8	9115 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 836-4630	1,097	65	16.7	67.9%	472 (43.0%)	41 (3.7%)	291 (26.5%)	245 (22.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (3.7%)	$15,106	$727	$14,379	66.3	78.9	261	174
361557001328	436	Lehman Alternative Community School	Public	6-12	111 Chestnut St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2183	271	31	8.8		205 (75.6%)	5 (1.8%)	18 (6.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	$18,931	$523	$18,408	66.3	41.1	905	469
361620001399	437	Kendall Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	16887 Roosevelt Hwy	Kendall	14476	Orleans County	Kendall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 659-2706	321	32	10	43.9%	296 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,735	$2,445	$12,290	66.1	78.3	271	166
360007705767	438	47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	177	30	5.8	77.4%	36 (20.3%)	32 (18.1%)	88 (49.7%)	13 (7.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$52,068	$3,874	$48,194	66.1	46	803	365
361638001446	439	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	465	41	11.3	56.1%	434 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$13,646	$2,033	$11,613	66	51.5	678	239
360708000498	440	Chateaugay High School	Public	7-12	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6611	231	27	8.4	48.9%	227 (98.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,435	$3,047	$13,387	66	60.5	527	87

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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)
362118002991	431	North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	513	69	7.4	21.2%	347 (67.6%)	13 (2.5%)	127 (24.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$32,398			$152			$32,246	66.5	69.3	403	28
360010202466	432	Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	31-51 21st St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 274-8316	402	36	11.2	84.8%	65 (16.2%)	53 (13.2%)	185 (46.0%)	85 (21.1%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$21,846			$1,852			$19,994	66.5	63.7	483	51
360117606647	433	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	475	29	16.4	87.4%	4 (0.8%)	178 (37.5%)	278 (58.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$21,391			$2,999			$18,392	66.4	64.4	475	42
362952003983	434	Valley Stream South High School	Public	7-12	150 Jedwood Pl	Valley Stream	11581	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 791-0310	1,247	104	11.9	40.6%	159 (12.8%)	354 (28.4%)	402 (32.2%)	295 (23.7%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	25 (2.0%)	$20,529			$752			$19,776	66.3	78.6	265	169
360015102391	435	Ps/Is 104 Fort Hamilton School (The)	Public	K-8	9115 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 836-4630	1,097	65	16.7	67.9%	472 (43.0%)	41 (3.7%)	291 (26.5%)	245 (22.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (3.7%)	$15,106			$727			$14,379	66.3	78.9	261	174
361557001328	436	Lehman Alternative Community School	Public	6-12	111 Chestnut St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2183	271	31	8.8		205 (75.6%)	5 (1.8%)	18 (6.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	$18,931			$523			$18,408	66.3	41.1	905	469
361620001399	437	Kendall Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	16887 Roosevelt Hwy	Kendall	14476	Orleans County	Kendall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 659-2706	321	32	10	43.9%	296 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,735			$2,445			$12,290	66.1	78.3	271	166
360007705767	438	47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	177	30	5.8	77.4%	36 (20.3%)	32 (18.1%)	88 (49.7%)	13 (7.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$52,068			$3,874			$48,194	66.1	46	803	365
361638001446	439	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	465	41	11.3	56.1%	434 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$13,646			$2,033			$11,613	66	51.5	678	239
360708000498	440	Chateaugay High School	Public	7-12	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6611	231	27	8.4	48.9%	227 (98.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,435			$3,047			$13,387	66	60.5	527	87