Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
363192004853	1201	Cesar E Chavez School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	20 Cedar Pl	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8969	561	32	17.5	77.4%	28 (5.0%)	70 (12.5%)	439 (78.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$20,529	$1,362	$19,167	25.5	25.4	1197	4
360008505985	1202	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	496	52	9.4	89.3%	15 (3.0%)	109 (22.0%)	324 (65.3%)	31 (6.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,186	$2,549	$19,637	25.5	34.3	1027	175
362565004900	1203	Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 387-3445	172	21	8.1	52.9%	164 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,142	$677	$16,465	25.4	39.1	935	268
360008402138	1204	Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School	Public	PK, KG-8	758 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3785	638	61	10.3	96.1%	10 (1.6%)	198 (31.0%)	412 (64.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$22,767	$2,404	$20,363	25.4	22.7	1249	45
360561000289	1205	Brocton Middle High School	Public	6-12	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2189	282	31	9	62.1%	223 (79.1%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$17,889	$2,302	$15,587	25.4	29.3	1118	87
363093004155	1206	Mount Markham Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 822-2870	302	33	9.1	54.6%	290 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,430	$2,925	$13,505	25.3	27.3	1165	41
361578001364	1207	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Jayne Blvd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8160	840	80	10.4	28.6%	438 (52.1%)	33 (3.9%)	323 (38.5%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$19,806	$538	$19,268	25.3	29.4	1114	93
360008605667	1208	New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8308	146	18	8.2	92.5%	1 (0.7%)	54 (37.0%)	90 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,475	$3,870	$28,605	25.3	23.6	1234	26
361356001110	1209	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	203	27	7.6	36.0%	180 (88.7%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719	$529	$17,190	25.3	37.4	972	237
360008706297	1210	Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence	Public	6-8	120 E 184th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-3139	733	78	9.4	94.5%	13 (1.8%)	89 (12.1%)	616 (84.0%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,009	$2,518	$24,491	25.2	19.8	1295	85

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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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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)
363192004853	1201	Cesar E Chavez School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	20 Cedar Pl	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8969	561	32	17.5	77.4%	28 (5.0%)	70 (12.5%)	439 (78.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$20,529			$1,362			$19,167	25.5	25.4	1197	4
360008505985	1202	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	496	52	9.4	89.3%	15 (3.0%)	109 (22.0%)	324 (65.3%)	31 (6.3%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,186			$2,549			$19,637	25.5	34.3	1027	175
362565004900	1203	Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 387-3445	172	21	8.1	52.9%	164 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,142			$677			$16,465	25.4	39.1	935	268
360008402138	1204	Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School	Public	PK, KG-8	758 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3785	638	61	10.3	96.1%	10 (1.6%)	198 (31.0%)	412 (64.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$22,767			$2,404			$20,363	25.4	22.7	1249	45
360561000289	1205	Brocton Middle High School	Public	6-12	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2189	282	31	9	62.1%	223 (79.1%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$17,889			$2,302			$15,587	25.4	29.3	1118	87
363093004155	1206	Mount Markham Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Fairground Rd	West Winfield	13491	Herkimer County	Mount Markham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 822-2870	302	33	9.1	54.6%	290 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,430			$2,925			$13,505	25.3	27.3	1165	41
361578001364	1207	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Jayne Blvd	Port Jefferson Station	11776	Suffolk County	Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-8160	840	80	10.4	28.6%	438 (52.1%)	33 (3.9%)	323 (38.5%)	19 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$19,806			$538			$19,268	25.3	29.4	1114	93
360008605667	1208	New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8308	146	18	8.2	92.5%	1 (0.7%)	54 (37.0%)	90 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,475			$3,870			$28,605	25.3	23.6	1234	26
361356001110	1209	Hancock Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	67 Education Ln	Hancock	13783	Delaware County	Hancock Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 637-1306	203	27	7.6	36.0%	180 (88.7%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,719			$529			$17,190	25.3	37.4	972	237
360008706297	1210	Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence	Public	6-8	120 E 184th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-3139	733	78	9.4	94.5%	13 (1.8%)	89 (12.1%)	616 (84.0%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$27,009			$2,518			$24,491	25.2	19.8	1295	85