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)
360008702513	481	Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy (Ms/High School 141)	Public	6-12	660 W 237th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	No	(718) 796-8516	1,380	92	15	56.4%	310 (22.5%)	121 (8.8%)	827 (59.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.5%)	$14,439			$601			$13,838	63.6	71.9	357	124
362196003116	482	Oriskany Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1312 Utica St	Oriskany	13424	Oneida County	Oriskany Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 768-2063	238	27	8.7	33.6%	215 (90.3%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$21,677			$1,244			$20,433	63.5	73.5	332	150
362532003497	483	S S Seward Institute	Public	6-12	51 N Main St	Florida	10921	Orange County	Florida Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 651-3095	388	44	8.7	34.3%	225 (58.0%)	28 (7.2%)	112 (28.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$21,588			$845			$20,744	63.4	67.6	427	56
360465000208	484	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-1482	328	38	8.6	39.0%	306 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,308			$972			$22,336	63.3	56.5	593	109
361272001050	485	Woodlands Middle/High School	Public	7-12	475 W Hartsdale Ave	Hartsdale	10530	Westchester County	Greenburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 761-6052	688	79	8.7	62.6%	70 (10.2%)	239 (34.7%)	327 (47.5%)	39 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$28,766			$956			$27,810	63.3	63.9	481	4
360777000556	486	Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2260	283	29	9.8	32.2%	248 (87.6%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	$13,095			$1,132			$11,963	63.1	73.7	329	157
361788001604	487	Lyme Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11868 Academy St	Chaumont	13622	Jefferson County	Lyme Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 649-2417	345	30	11.5	52.8%	307 (89.0%)	8 (2.3%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$15,626			$1,894			$13,732	63.1	61.3	519	32
360393000148	488	Ballston Spa Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Ballston Ave	Ballston Spa	12020	Saratoga County	Ballston Spa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 884-7200	897	88	10.1	31.4%	748 (83.4%)	20 (2.2%)	64 (7.1%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	$15,877			$1,262			$14,616	63.1	62.8	497	9
360011005651	489	Bronx Charter School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	388 Willis Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Children	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-3300	501			95.4%	3 (0.6%)	131 (26.1%)	356 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$20,503			$3,322			$17,182	63	47.8	767	278
363192004270	490	Kahlil Gibran School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 Rosedale Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8580	515	24	21.4	48.9%	170 (33.0%)	71 (13.8%)	195 (37.9%)	47 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	$13,422			$1,257			$12,165	62.9	59.6	541	51

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.