Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362940001521	281	Valhalla Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5011	314	32	9.7	22.0%	150 (47.8%)	18 (5.7%)	106 (33.8%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$24,739	$37	$24,702	76.5	70.6	379	98
360010105834	282	Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	715	56	12.7	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	519 (72.6%)	88 (12.3%)	50 (7.0%)	40 (5.6%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,518	$766	$16,752	76.4	46.4	796	514
362880003908	283	Town Of Webb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3002 Main St	Old Forge	13420	Herkimer County	Town Of Webb Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 369-3222	233	28	8.3	47.6%	222 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$21,018	$607	$20,411	76.4	65.7	457	174
363120004173	284	Wheelerville School	Public	PK, KG-8	2417 State Hwy 10	Caroga Lake	12032	Fulton County	Wheelerville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 835-2171	105	14	7.5	43.8%	100 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$19,219	$1,983	$17,236	76.3	75.5	309	25
360112406457	285	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	835	45	18.5		23 (2.8%)	84 (10.1%)	718 (86.0%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,210	$2,845	$13,365	76.3	70	389	104
360012202722	286	Ps 219 Paul Klapper	Public	PK, KG-8	144-39 Gravett Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 793-2130	611	66	9.3	71.4%	68 (11.1%)	26 (4.3%)	196 (32.1%)	306 (50.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$29,048	$1,327	$27,721	76.2	91.7	106	180
361110000884	287	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	8	7		42 (75.0%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.7%)	$46,446	$505	$45,941	76.1	84.9	182	105
362019001853	288	A MacArthur Barr Middle School	Public	5-8	143 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-4044	654	66	9.8	32.9%	242 (37.0%)	55 (8.4%)	233 (35.6%)	94 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	$22,170	$529	$21,641	76.1	77.7	282	6
360009505820	289	School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	220	21	10.6	92.3%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.5%)	31 (14.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$35,096	$3,198	$31,899	76	65.2	464	175
362100002986	290	Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,470	120	12.2	28.6%	807 (54.9%)	117 (8.0%)	101 (6.9%)	346 (23.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.3%)	$13,961	$1,054	$12,907	76	77.2	290

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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)
362940001521	281	Valhalla Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Columbus Ave	Valhalla	10595	Westchester County	Valhalla Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 683-5011	314	32	9.7	22.0%	150 (47.8%)	18 (5.7%)	106 (33.8%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$24,739			$37			$24,702	76.5	70.6	379	98
360010105834	282	Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	715	56	12.7	77.9%	5 (0.7%)	519 (72.6%)	88 (12.3%)	50 (7.0%)	40 (5.6%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,518			$766			$16,752	76.4	46.4	796	514
362880003908	283	Town Of Webb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3002 Main St	Old Forge	13420	Herkimer County	Town Of Webb Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 369-3222	233	28	8.3	47.6%	222 (95.3%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$21,018			$607			$20,411	76.4	65.7	457	174
363120004173	284	Wheelerville School	Public	PK, KG-8	2417 State Hwy 10	Caroga Lake	12032	Fulton County	Wheelerville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 835-2171	105	14	7.5	43.8%	100 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$19,219			$1,983			$17,236	76.3	75.5	309	25
360112406457	285	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	835	45	18.5		23 (2.8%)	84 (10.1%)	718 (86.0%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,210			$2,845			$13,365	76.3	70	389	104
360012202722	286	Ps 219 Paul Klapper	Public	PK, KG-8	144-39 Gravett Rd	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 793-2130	611	66	9.3	71.4%	68 (11.1%)	26 (4.3%)	196 (32.1%)	306 (50.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$29,048			$1,327			$27,721	76.2	91.7	106	180
361110000884	287	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	8	7		42 (75.0%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.7%)	$46,446			$505			$45,941	76.1	84.9	182	105
362019001853	288	A MacArthur Barr Middle School	Public	5-8	143 Church St	Nanuet	10954	Rockland County	Nanuet Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 627-4044	654	66	9.8	32.9%	242 (37.0%)	55 (8.4%)	233 (35.6%)	94 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	$22,170			$529			$21,641	76.1	77.7	282	6
360009505820	289	School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	220	21	10.6	92.3%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.5%)	31 (14.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	$35,096			$3,198			$31,899	76	65.2	464	175
362100002986	290	Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,470	120	12.2	28.6%	807 (54.9%)	117 (8.0%)	101 (6.9%)	346 (23.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.3%)	$13,961			$1,054			$12,907	76	77.2	290