Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361308001071	291	Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	6072 State Farm Rd	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-6010	1,149	114	10	24.8%	797 (69.4%)	69 (6.0%)	58 (5.0%)	165 (14.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	$14,881	$708	$14,172	75.9	71.6	362	71
360007704406	292	Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	681	40	17	31.6%	205 (30.1%)	80 (11.7%)	116 (17.0%)	219 (32.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	38 (5.6%)	$13,732	$713	$13,018	75.9	72.6	350	58
362964003994	293	Victor Junior High School	Public	6-8	953 High St	Victor	14564	Ontario County	Victor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 924-3252	629	60	10.4	25.9%	518 (82.4%)	15 (2.4%)	49 (7.8%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$13,289	$694	$12,595	75.8	77.6	284	9
360014805822	294	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	895	55	16.3	88.7%	16 (1.8%)	715 (79.9%)	107 (12.0%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)	$19,182	$2,253	$16,929	75.8	76.2	302	8
362805005590	295	Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	704	57	12.3	16.1%	641 (91.1%)	6 (0.9%)	17 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$14,032	$660	$13,372	75.6	82.7	216	79
362538003514	296	Pierson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Jermain Ave	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5302	519	72	7.2	26.8%	379 (73.0%)	12 (2.3%)	118 (22.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,427	$354	$31,073	75.2	79	260	36
360008305643	297	Amistad Dual Language School	Public	K-8	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 544-8021	393	42	9.4	84.0%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	384 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,086	$2,300	$20,786	75	73.7	328	31
360095606025	298	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	578			97.8%	8 (1.4%)	190 (32.9%)	355 (61.4%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,436	$4,293	$17,143	74.9	75.4	312	14
360009202226	299	Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	963	65	14.8	64.2%	235 (24.4%)	79 (8.2%)	330 (34.3%)	263 (27.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (5.1%)	$15,696	$504	$15,192	74.9	81.4	226	73
362034005897	300	Felix Festa Determination Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3972	619	52	11.8	23.7%	305 (49.3%)	32 (5.2%)	168 (27.1%)	99 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,677	$527	$19,150	74.9	75	318	18

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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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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.

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)
361308001071	291	Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	6072 State Farm Rd	Guilderland	12084	Albany County	Guilderland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 456-6010	1,149	114	10	24.8%	797 (69.4%)	69 (6.0%)	58 (5.0%)	165 (14.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	$14,881			$708			$14,172	75.9	71.6	362	71
360007704406	292	Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	681	40	17	31.6%	205 (30.1%)	80 (11.7%)	116 (17.0%)	219 (32.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	38 (5.6%)	$13,732			$713			$13,018	75.9	72.6	350	58
362964003994	293	Victor Junior High School	Public	6-8	953 High St	Victor	14564	Ontario County	Victor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 924-3252	629	60	10.4	25.9%	518 (82.4%)	15 (2.4%)	49 (7.8%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	$13,289			$694			$12,595	75.8	77.6	284	9
360014805822	294	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	895	55	16.3	88.7%	16 (1.8%)	715 (79.9%)	107 (12.0%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)	$19,182			$2,253			$16,929	75.8	76.2	302	8
362805005590	295	Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	704	57	12.3	16.1%	641 (91.1%)	6 (0.9%)	17 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$14,032			$660			$13,372	75.6	82.7	216	79
362538003514	296	Pierson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Jermain Ave	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5302	519	72	7.2	26.8%	379 (73.0%)	12 (2.3%)	118 (22.7%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,427			$354			$31,073	75.2	79	260	36
360008305643	297	Amistad Dual Language School	Public	K-8	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 544-8021	393	42	9.4	84.0%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	384 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,086			$2,300			$20,786	75	73.7	328	31
360095606025	298	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	578			97.8%	8 (1.4%)	190 (32.9%)	355 (61.4%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,436			$4,293			$17,143	74.9	75.4	312	14
360009202226	299	Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	963	65	14.8	64.2%	235 (24.4%)	79 (8.2%)	330 (34.3%)	263 (27.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (5.1%)	$15,696			$504			$15,192	74.9	81.4	226	73
362034005897	300	Felix Festa Determination Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3972	619	52	11.8	23.7%	305 (49.3%)	32 (5.2%)	168 (27.1%)	99 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$19,677			$527			$19,150	74.9	75	318	18