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)
360816000604	761	Ronkonkoma Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Peconic St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6000	679	73	9.2	39.9%	377 (55.5%)	30 (4.4%)	192 (28.3%)	63 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$28,905			$1,011			$27,894	47.4	66.9	438	323
360010102409	762	Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School	Public	6-8	213-10 92nd Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-0651	917	63	14.4	75.1%	21 (2.3%)	274 (29.9%)	208 (22.7%)	312 (34.0%)	77 (8.4%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,195			$1,247			$15,949	47.3	54.4	633	129
362010001836	763	Mount Vernon Honor Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	195 N Columbus Ave	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5110	313	31	10	50.5%	10 (3.2%)	209 (66.8%)	81 (25.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$22,209			$1,913			$20,296	47.3	62.7	499	264
360008702939	764	Ps 315 Lab School	Public	K-8	2865 Claflin Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 237-7750	188	16	11.5	94.1%	3 (1.6%)	15 (8.0%)	166 (88.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$24,710			$2,995			$21,715	47.3	47.5	777	13
360008806259	765	One World Middle School At Edenwald	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 515-6780	334	43	7.8	86.2%	1 (0.3%)	194 (58.1%)	120 (35.9%)	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,504			$1,498			$25,006	47.3	47.8	768	3
360010105546	766	Gordon Parks School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	233-15 Merrick Blvd	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 341-8280	621	48	12.8	79.1%	6 (1.0%)	516 (83.1%)	54 (8.7%)	11 (1.8%)	12 (1.9%)	14 (2.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$17,309			$877			$16,432	47.3	48	763	3
361953001782	767	Minerva Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1466 County Rt 29	Olmstedville	12857	Essex County	Minerva Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2000	102	24	4.3	59.8%	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$28,012			$1,613			$26,399	47.3	25	1203	436
360012302704	768	Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell	Public	6-8	93-11 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-5942	1,455	118	12.3	86.3%	42 (2.9%)	62 (4.3%)	926 (63.6%)	359 (24.7%)	44 (3.0%)	15 (1.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$16,647			$852			$15,796	47.2	43.9	849	81
360096006013	769	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	437	32	13.6	93.4%	6 (1.4%)	102 (23.3%)	319 (73.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$28,240			$5,431			$22,809	47.1	34.5	1023	254
362535005742	770	Samoset Middle School	Public	6-8	51 School St	Lake Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 471-1700	879	92	9.5	33.7%	552 (62.8%)	35 (4.0%)	191 (21.7%)	68 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	$20,262			$1,610			$18,651	47	56.5	592	178

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.