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)
362778003761	1211	A M Cosgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	2749 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5302	846	85	9.9	36.3%	647 (76.5%)	46 (5.4%)	96 (11.3%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	$13,490			$666			$12,824	25	27.3	1162	49
362868003895	1212	Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5 Calkins Pl	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	358	29	12.2	54.5%	351 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,350			$912			$13,438	25	43.7	850	362
362067002899	1213	Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	274	29	9.3	55.8%	262 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,574			$1,323			$14,251	24.9	46.4	795	418
363192004249	1214	Cross Hill Academy	Public	3-8	160 Bolmer Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8300	339	19	17.5	82.6%	12 (3.5%)	89 (26.3%)	215 (63.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$17,354			$2,593			$14,761	24.9	28.3	1142	72
361923001754	1215	Longwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	198 Longwood Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2701	1,336	104	12.8	46.6%	501 (37.5%)	273 (20.4%)	432 (32.3%)	37 (2.8%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (6.2%)	$21,143			$1,126			$20,018	24.8	21.1	1273	58
362247003167	1216	Saxton Middle School	Public	6-8	121 Saxton St	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6700	525	48	10.8	50.5%	186 (35.4%)	24 (4.6%)	284 (54.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$17,765			$938			$16,827	24.8	23.4	1238	22
360010102532	1217	Ps/Middle School 147 Ronald McNair	Public	PK, KG-8	218-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 528-2420	413	39	10.5	72.9%	5 (1.2%)	321 (77.7%)	61 (14.8%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$21,797			$2,071			$19,726	24.8	20.9	1277	60
360012301972	1218	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo	Public	6-8	10-45 Nameoke St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6900	241	24	9.9	96.3%	13 (5.4%)	102 (42.3%)	113 (46.9%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	$28,433			$1,540			$26,894	24.8	22	1257	39
360008702361	1219	Ps 95 Sheila Mencher	Public	K-8	3961 Hillman Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9200	857	77	11	90.5%	31 (3.6%)	121 (14.1%)	644 (75.1%)	42 (4.9%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	$19,121			$2,044			$17,077	24.8	27.8	1154	65
360007802919	1220	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	363	38	9.6	83.2%	13 (3.6%)	120 (33.1%)	201 (55.4%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								24.7			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.