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)
360012002720	1271	Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott	Public, Magnet	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 647-9050	294	38	7.7	91.5%	2 (0.7%)	112 (38.1%)	110 (37.4%)	55 (18.7%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$26,183			$3,934			$22,250	21.6	21.5	1265	6
362928003943	1272	Turtle Hook Middle School	Public	6-8	975 Jerusalem Ave	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1301	653	76	8.6	66.8%	6 (0.9%)	180 (27.6%)	456 (69.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$36,913			$2,462			$34,450	21.6	34.9	1016	256
360012102623	1273	Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	299	23	13	95.0%	8 (2.7%)	185 (61.9%)	92 (30.8%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$25,895			$3,878			$22,017	21.6	26.9	1171	102
360009602283	1274	Is 68 Isaac Bildersee	Public	6-8	956 E 82nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-4800	225	26	8.7	87.1%	29 (12.9%)	163 (72.4%)	11 (4.9%)	13 (5.8%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$32,243			$3,682			$28,561	21.6	24.8	1207	67
360903000690	1275	Depew Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 S Transit Rd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-5050	421	37	11.3	48.7%	339 (80.5%)	19 (4.5%)	30 (7.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$13,530			$00			$13,530	21.6	28.1	1147	128
360007105538	1276	Buffalo United Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Manhattan Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo United Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 835-9862	524	40	13.1	92.7%	14 (2.7%)	374 (71.4%)	69 (13.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (10.3%)	$13,278			$2,630			$10,648	21.6	12.7	1397	121
360007902061	1277	Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	400	37	10.7	94.8%	10 (2.5%)	108 (27.0%)	268 (67.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$28,633			$4,588			$24,045	21.5	29	1133	144
363150004220	1278	Willsboro Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29 School Ln	Willsboro	12996	Essex County	Willsboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 963-4456	261	24	10.8	38.3%	233 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$18,091			$2,076			$16,015	21.5	59	551	727
360008702179	1279	Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-9370	766	72	10.6	95.4%	29 (3.8%)	90 (11.7%)	578 (75.5%)	47 (6.1%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,623			$2,803			$18,820	21.4	19.2	1311	32
360009005805	1280	Mott Hall V	Public	6-12	1551 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 620-8160	654	62	10.4	93.3%	6 (0.9%)	81 (12.4%)	531 (81.2%)	15 (2.3%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,871			$2,002			$16,869	21.4	35.8	999	281

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

Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.