Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360327005597	831	Union Vale Middle School	Public	6-8	1657 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8600	958	97	9.8	24.5%	618 (64.5%)	54 (5.6%)	218 (22.8%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$19,810	$806	$19,004	43.9	63.5	487	344
360000500282	832	Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Bridge St	Broadalbin	12025	Fulton County	Broadalbin-Perth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 954-2600	791	70	11.2		734 (92.8%)	10 (1.3%)	25 (3.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,597	$25	$11,572	43.9	49.8	717	115
360399000157	833	Batavia Middle School	Public	5-8	96 Ross St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	612	79	7.7	65.7%	410 (67.0%)	87 (14.2%)	79 (12.9%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$18,709	$1,782	$16,927	43.8	43.3	865	32
362658003631	834	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	257	31	8.2	50.6%	236 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$24,746	$2,416	$22,330	43.7	55.5	615	219
361623001412	835	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,276	128	10	51.3%	846 (66.3%)	134 (10.5%)	136 (10.7%)	63 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (7.2%)	$19,182	$1,294	$17,887	43.6	29.3	1116	281
363129004190	836	Whitehall Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	87 Buckley Rd	Whitehall	12887	Washington County	Whitehall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 499-1770	329	41	8	47.7%	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,168	$1,140	$16,027	43.5	25.8	1189	353
360009802464	837	Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside	Public	5-8	46-02 47th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-0320	1,505	107	14.1	85.0%	69 (4.6%)	25 (1.7%)	979 (65.0%)	407 (27.0%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.7%)	$16,701	$657	$16,045	43.4	53.4	651	186
360885000670	838	Deruyter High School	Public	6-12	711 Railroad St	De Ruyter	13052	Madison County	Deruyter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 852-3400	166	27	6.1	51.2%	154 (92.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$24,015	$3,129	$20,885	43.4	39.6	925	87
363024004062	839	Watkins Glen Central High School	Public	7-12	301 12th St	Watkins Glen	14891	Schuyler County	Watkins Glen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 535-3210	414	38	10.7	40.8%	376 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$14,112	$00	$14,112	43.4	34.5	1025	186
361941001775	840	North Country Road School	Public	6-8	191 N Country Rd	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2710	542	51	10.5	20.3%	452 (83.4%)	11 (2.0%)	56 (10.3%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$19,411	$30	$19,381	43.4	41.9	890	50

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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.

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)
360327005597	831	Union Vale Middle School	Public	6-8	1657 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8600	958	97	9.8	24.5%	618 (64.5%)	54 (5.6%)	218 (22.8%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	$19,810			$806			$19,004	43.9	63.5	487	344
360000500282	832	Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Bridge St	Broadalbin	12025	Fulton County	Broadalbin-Perth Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 954-2600	791	70	11.2		734 (92.8%)	10 (1.3%)	25 (3.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,597			$25			$11,572	43.9	49.8	717	115
360399000157	833	Batavia Middle School	Public	5-8	96 Ross St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	612	79	7.7	65.7%	410 (67.0%)	87 (14.2%)	79 (12.9%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$18,709			$1,782			$16,927	43.8	43.3	865	32
362658003631	834	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	257	31	8.2	50.6%	236 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$24,746			$2,416			$22,330	43.7	55.5	615	219
361623001412	835	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,276	128	10	51.3%	846 (66.3%)	134 (10.5%)	136 (10.7%)	63 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (7.2%)	$19,182			$1,294			$17,887	43.6	29.3	1116	281
363129004190	836	Whitehall Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	87 Buckley Rd	Whitehall	12887	Washington County	Whitehall Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 499-1770	329	41	8	47.7%	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,168			$1,140			$16,027	43.5	25.8	1189	353
360009802464	837	Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside	Public	5-8	46-02 47th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-0320	1,505	107	14.1	85.0%	69 (4.6%)	25 (1.7%)	979 (65.0%)	407 (27.0%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.7%)	$16,701			$657			$16,045	43.4	53.4	651	186
360885000670	838	Deruyter High School	Public	6-12	711 Railroad St	De Ruyter	13052	Madison County	Deruyter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 852-3400	166	27	6.1	51.2%	154 (92.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$24,015			$3,129			$20,885	43.4	39.6	925	87
363024004062	839	Watkins Glen Central High School	Public	7-12	301 12th St	Watkins Glen	14891	Schuyler County	Watkins Glen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 535-3210	414	38	10.7	40.8%	376 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$14,112			$00			$14,112	43.4	34.5	1025	186
361941001775	840	North Country Road School	Public	6-8	191 N Country Rd	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2710	542	51	10.5	20.3%	452 (83.4%)	11 (2.0%)	56 (10.3%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$19,411			$30			$19,381	43.4	41.9	890	50