Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360011905701	401	Conselyea Preparatory School	Public	6-8	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-6211	424	39	10.8	74.5%	110 (25.9%)	42 (9.9%)	252 (59.4%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,712	$1,593	$16,119	68.2	76.8	298	103
360013605765	402	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-10	442 E Houston St-Rm 312	New York	10002	New York County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 388-0241	206	12	17.1	91.7%	5 (2.4%)	94 (45.6%)	99 (48.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$30,421	$3,935	$26,486	68.2	66.2	448	46
361186000948	403	Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	215	20	10.9		164 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.4%)	$20,116	$1,408	$18,708	68.2	90.1	127	276
362304003231	404	Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2829 Church St	Pine Plains	12567	Dutchess County	Pine Plains Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 398-7181	446	55	8.1	36.5%	334 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	$20,587	$670	$19,917	68.1	68	420	16
362652003628	405	H Frank Carey High School	Public	7-12	230 Poppy Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 539-9400	1,594	112	14.1	18.9%	850 (53.3%)	53 (3.3%)	409 (25.7%)	255 (16.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	$19,295	$748	$18,548	67.9	78.5	269	136
360103406224	406	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	122-05 Smith St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 978-9975	434	31	14	65.9%	2 (0.5%)	385 (88.7%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,082	$913	$18,170	67.7	46	802	396
363033004076	407	Wayne Central Middle School	Public	5-8	6076 Ontario Ctr Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1080	614	60	10.2	37.3%	550 (89.6%)	12 (2.0%)	25 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$16,542	$1,537	$15,005	67.6	71.4	364	43
361845001661	408	Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	319	33	9.6	45.8%	309 (96.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,617	$2,059	$16,559	67.6	75.5	308	100
361203006337	409	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	200	26	7.7	42.0%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (9.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$24,036	$726	$23,310	67.6	69.9	392	17
360005904803	410	Renaissance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-59 81st St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 803-0060	658			80.1%	26 (4.0%)	15 (2.3%)	494 (75.1%)	111 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,565	$2,254	$18,311	67.5	66.2	447	37

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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.
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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)
360011905701	401	Conselyea Preparatory School	Public	6-8	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-6211	424	39	10.8	74.5%	110 (25.9%)	42 (9.9%)	252 (59.4%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,712			$1,593			$16,119	68.2	76.8	298	103
360013605765	402	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-10	442 E Houston St-Rm 312	New York	10002	New York County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 388-0241	206	12	17.1	91.7%	5 (2.4%)	94 (45.6%)	99 (48.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$30,421			$3,935			$26,486	68.2	66.2	448	46
361186000948	403	Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	215	20	10.9		164 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.4%)	$20,116			$1,408			$18,708	68.2	90.1	127	276
362304003231	404	Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2829 Church St	Pine Plains	12567	Dutchess County	Pine Plains Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 398-7181	446	55	8.1	36.5%	334 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.6%)	$20,587			$670			$19,917	68.1	68	420	16
362652003628	405	H Frank Carey High School	Public	7-12	230 Poppy Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 539-9400	1,594	112	14.1	18.9%	850 (53.3%)	53 (3.3%)	409 (25.7%)	255 (16.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.1%)	$19,295			$748			$18,548	67.9	78.5	269	136
360103406224	406	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	122-05 Smith St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 978-9975	434	31	14	65.9%	2 (0.5%)	385 (88.7%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,082			$913			$18,170	67.7	46	802	396
363033004076	407	Wayne Central Middle School	Public	5-8	6076 Ontario Ctr Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1080	614	60	10.2	37.3%	550 (89.6%)	12 (2.0%)	25 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$16,542			$1,537			$15,005	67.6	71.4	364	43
361845001661	408	Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	319	33	9.6	45.8%	309 (96.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,617			$2,059			$16,559	67.6	75.5	308	100
361203006337	409	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	200	26	7.7	42.0%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (9.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$24,036			$726			$23,310	67.6	69.9	392	17
360005904803	410	Renaissance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-59 81st St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 803-0060	658			80.1%	26 (4.0%)	15 (2.3%)	494 (75.1%)	111 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,565			$2,254			$18,311	67.5	66.2	447	37