Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362403003317	321	Queensbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Aviation Rd	Queensbury	12804	Warren County	Queensbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 824-3610	680	57	12	35.7%	623 (91.6%)	8 (1.2%)	19 (2.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$11,028	$122	$10,906	73.7	72.6	351	30
362229006734	322	Oyster Bay Middle School	Public	7-8	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6535	219	27	7.9	26.5%	144 (65.8%)	3 (1.4%)	61 (27.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$27,944	$831	$27,113	73.7	75.9	305	17
363183004238	323	Gardner-Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Wynantskill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 283-4600	311	21	14.8		285 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$16,468	$1,648	$14,821	73.6	65.2	466	143
362127003028	324	East Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	1075 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6770	621	69	8.9	15.0%	453 (72.9%)	6 (1.0%)	97 (15.6%)	35 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$27,817	$553	$27,264	73.5	76.8	297	27
360099306157	325	Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,248	102	12.2	87.9%	7 (0.6%)	1,019 (81.7%)	180 (14.4%)	11 (0.9%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	10 (0.8%)	$17,480	$2,274	$15,206	73.2	58.3	566	241
360102306232	326	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	296			90.5%	17 (5.7%)	211 (71.3%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)				73.1	67.8	425	99
363063004111	327	Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	664	64	10.4	31.6%	536 (80.7%)	33 (5.0%)	31 (4.7%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.7%)	$15,653	$769	$14,885	73.1	79.9	247	80
362871003898	328	Tioga Middle School	Public	5-8	27 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-8004	273	25	10.7	44.0%	265 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,294	$2,047	$11,246	73.1	71.7	359	31
361005000781	329	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	686	83	8.3		362 (52.8%)	10 (1.5%)	46 (6.7%)	241 (35.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$29,716	$370	$29,346	73.1	94.6	77	252
362607003596	330	Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1216 Maple Hill Rd	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 732-7701	402	43	9.2	20.9%	371 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$18,803	$1,226	$17,577	73	65.5	460	130

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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)
362403003317	321	Queensbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Aviation Rd	Queensbury	12804	Warren County	Queensbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 824-3610	680	57	12	35.7%	623 (91.6%)	8 (1.2%)	19 (2.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$11,028			$122			$10,906	73.7	72.6	351	30
362229006734	322	Oyster Bay Middle School	Public	7-8	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6535	219	27	7.9	26.5%	144 (65.8%)	3 (1.4%)	61 (27.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$27,944			$831			$27,113	73.7	75.9	305	17
363183004238	323	Gardner-Dickinson School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 East Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Wynantskill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 283-4600	311	21	14.8		285 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$16,468			$1,648			$14,821	73.6	65.2	466	143
362127003028	324	East Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	1075 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6770	621	69	8.9	15.0%	453 (72.9%)	6 (1.0%)	97 (15.6%)	35 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$27,817			$553			$27,264	73.5	76.8	297	27
360099306157	325	Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,248	102	12.2	87.9%	7 (0.6%)	1,019 (81.7%)	180 (14.4%)	11 (0.9%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	10 (0.8%)	$17,480			$2,274			$15,206	73.2	58.3	566	241
360102306232	326	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	296			90.5%	17 (5.7%)	211 (71.3%)	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)								73.1	67.8	425	99
363063004111	327	Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	664	64	10.4	31.6%	536 (80.7%)	33 (5.0%)	31 (4.7%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.7%)	$15,653			$769			$14,885	73.1	79.9	247	80
362871003898	328	Tioga Middle School	Public	5-8	27 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-8004	273	25	10.7	44.0%	265 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,294			$2,047			$11,246	73.1	71.7	359	31
361005000781	329	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	686	83	8.3		362 (52.8%)	10 (1.5%)	46 (6.7%)	241 (35.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	$29,716			$370			$29,346	73.1	94.6	77	252
362607003596	330	Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1216 Maple Hill Rd	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 732-7701	402	43	9.2	20.9%	371 (92.3%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$18,803			$1,226			$17,577	73	65.5	460	130