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)
360008704695	931	Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	700	61	11.5	96.6%	22 (3.1%)	67 (9.6%)	542 (77.4%)	42 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	$19,536			$2,437			$17,099	39.3	49.1	736	195
362535003509	932	Seneca Middle School	Public	6-8	850 Main St	Holbrook	11741	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1850	974	88	11.1	27.2%	656 (67.4%)	42 (4.3%)	196 (20.1%)	45 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.6%)	$19,457			$1,358			$18,099	39.3	56.1	601	331
361335001098	933	Hamburg Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Division St	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3250	751	77	9.7	26.1%	687 (91.5%)	8 (1.1%)	25 (3.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	$17,593			$1,119			$16,474	39.2	39.3	930	3
362937003952	934	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	500 Deerfield Dr E	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6641	660	57	11.5	76.1%	219 (33.2%)	151 (22.9%)	138 (20.9%)	109 (16.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.1%)	$13,836			$4,218			$9,618	39.2	45.5	812	122
360303000077	935	Andover Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	255	32	7.9	32.9%	239 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$25,782			$4,537			$21,245	39.1	49.7	719	216
360012105723	936	Kappa V (Knowledge And Power Prep Academy)	Public	6-8	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-4690	82	11	7.3	96.3%	1 (1.2%)	65 (79.3%)	16 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,652			$4,292			$38,360	39	31.9	1063	127
362226003144	937	Oxford Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	12 Fort Hill Park	Oxford	13830	Chenango County	Oxford Academy And Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 843-2025	216	24	9	49.5%	200 (92.6%)	6 (2.8%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,239			$3,759			$15,480	39	44.4	841	96
361353006043	938	Hampton Bays Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Ponquogue Ave	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 723-4700	578	58	9.9	68.2%	187 (32.4%)	3 (0.5%)	375 (64.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$20,067			$540			$19,527	39	36.4	988	50
361587001372	939	Johnsburg Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	165 Main St	North Creek	12853	Warren County	Johnsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2921	251	35	7.1	38.2%	240 (95.6%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$22,554			$442			$22,112	39	47.3	780	159
361071000851	940	Jennie F Snapp Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Loder Ave	Endicott	13760	Broome County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2156	790	83	9.5	57.0%	471 (59.6%)	86 (10.9%)	90 (11.4%)	30 (3.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	103 (13.0%)	$14,154			$2,174			$11,980	38.9	35.8	1000	60

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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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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.