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)
362952003982	1051	Valley Stream North High School	Public	7-12	750 Herman Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-5510	1,261	114	11	39.3%	282 (22.4%)	227 (18.0%)	419 (33.2%)	298 (23.6%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (0.9%)	18 (1.4%)	$20,513			$848			$19,664	33.4	50	710	341
361890001714	1052	Mechanicville Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Kniskern Ave	Mechanicville	12118	Saratoga County	Mechanicville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 664-9888	726	60	12.1	44.9%	644 (88.7%)	15 (2.1%)	27 (3.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.4%)	$12,779			$1,461			$11,317	33.4	41.9	889	163
360007706125	1053	Quest To Learn	Public	6-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3645	439	44	10	72.9%	75 (17.1%)	105 (23.9%)	214 (48.7%)	24 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.2%)	$23,095			$2,537			$20,557	33.2	49.9	714	339
361572001359	1054	Jefferson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1332 St Rt 10	Jefferson	12093	Schoharie County	Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 652-7821	150	26	5.8	53.3%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$24,305			$4,481			$19,824	33.1	23.4	1236	182
362178003094	1055	Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	130 East St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 433-8262	378	41	9.3	44.4%	277 (73.3%)	31 (8.2%)	42 (11.1%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$16,251			$1,843			$14,407	33.1	41	908	147
360672000458	1056	Catskill Middle School	Public	6-8	345 W Main St	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-5665	297	29	10.2	46.8%	183 (61.6%)	19 (6.4%)	53 (17.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	$18,319			$1,462			$16,857	33	39.8	921	135
362136005581	1057	Norwood-Norfolk Middle School	Public	5-8	7852 State Hwy 56	Norwood	13668	St. Lawrence County	Norwood-Norfolk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 353-6631	293	30	9.6	60.1%	285 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,426			$2,557			$9,868	33	31.9	1065	8
361920001737	1058	Dawnwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8200	1,020	75	13.6	41.1%	496 (48.6%)	57 (5.6%)	358 (35.1%)	74 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.3%)	$18,973			$00			$18,973	32.9	42.5	882	176
362082005952	1059	Lasalle Preparatory School	Public	7-8	7436 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5880	503	39	12.8	63.8%	229 (45.5%)	128 (25.4%)	49 (9.7%)	21 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.3%)	$17,288			$3,292			$13,996	32.9	26.2	1183	124
362712003694	1060	Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5280	464	51	9.1	70.9%	279 (60.1%)	31 (6.7%)	112 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	$18,855			$2,144			$16,712	32.9	30.8	1081	21

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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.
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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.