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)
361824001646	111	Hommocks School	Public	6-8	140 Hommocks Rd	Larchmont	10538	Westchester County	Mamaroneck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 220-3300	1,334	117	11.3	19.5%	881 (66.0%)	28 (2.1%)	330 (24.7%)	38 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.0%)	$18,505			$00			$18,505	92.2	91	112	1
362268003187	112	Pelham Middle School	Public	6-8	28 Franklin Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-8190	692	60	11.5		427 (61.7%)	39 (5.6%)	113 (16.3%)	40 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.4%)	$20,398			$54			$20,344	92	93	98	14
360010203123	113	Ps/Is 78	Public	PK, KG-8	48-09 Center Blvd	Long Island City	11109	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 392-5402	759	45	16.8	22.7%	271 (35.7%)	38 (5.0%)	157 (20.7%)	226 (29.8%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.2%)	$12,452			$324			$12,128	91.9	89.8	131	18
360007803572	114	Middle School 245 Computer School (The)	Public	6-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(917) 441-0873	364	28	13	32.4%	160 (44.0%)	43 (11.8%)	109 (29.9%)	13 (3.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	$17,122			$903			$16,219	91.8	93.9	88	26
360104906265	115	Icahn Charter School 5	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	332	25	13.2	61.4%	7 (2.1%)	184 (55.4%)	104 (31.3%)	29 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,725			$1,708			$16,017	91.5	93.4	92	23
360009902568	116	Middle School 158 Marie Curie	Public	6-8	46-35 Oceania St	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8100	783	63	12.4	65.0%	80 (10.2%)	27 (3.4%)	179 (22.9%)	477 (60.9%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	$17,233			$1,016			$16,218	91.5	93.2	94	22
360122706735	117	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	533 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 361-6734	274	17	16.3	71.9%	13 (4.7%)	154 (56.2%)	90 (32.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$23,477			$927			$22,550	91.5	89.2	138	21
360014105778	118	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9600	388	39	10	92.0%	1 (0.3%)	231 (59.5%)	145 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	$25,269			$5,057			$20,212	91.5	86.1	169	51
360009902716	119	Junior High School 216 George J Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	64-20 175th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 358-2005	1,495	90	16.6	68.8%	143 (9.6%)	52 (3.5%)	203 (13.6%)	1,061 (71.0%)	17 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	16 (1.1%)	$12,648			$524			$12,124	91.3	91.5	109	10
360007704447	120	Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch	Public	6-8	330 E 21st St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-4545	958	66	14.4	40.2%	319 (33.3%)	61 (6.4%)	224 (23.4%)	261 (27.2%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (8.7%)	$14,879			$751			$14,128	91.2	91.6	107	13

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

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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.