Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
362010001843	1371	Edward Williams School	Public	PK, KG-8	9 Union Ln	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5070	473	40	11.8	85.0%	13 (2.7%)	353 (74.6%)	98 (20.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,343			$1,274			$16,069	15.6	13.4	1389	18
360008603767	1372	Is 313 School Of Leadership Development	Public	6-8	1600 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-1736	172	25	6.9	91.9%	4 (2.3%)	51 (29.7%)	114 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$32,790			$3,285			$29,505	15.6	18.3	1323	49
360008805800	1373	North Bronx School Of Empowerment	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-0519	370	32	11.4	93.0%	11 (3.0%)	165 (44.6%)	179 (48.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	$23,876			$2,797			$21,079	15.5	14.7	1375	2
361641001449	1374	Onondaga Nation School	Public	PK, KG-8	Rr 1-Rt 11a	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 469-6991	133	20	6.6	73.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (98.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,068			$3,515			$28,554	15.5	2.4	1499	125
360009806431	1375	Corona Arts And Sciences Academy	Public	6-8	98-11 44th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 507-3820	740	78	9.4	97.8%	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	722 (97.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,005			$1,279			$17,725	15.5	19.5	1303	72
360000104498	1376	James A Green Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	38 Slawson St	Dolgeville	13329	Herkimer County	Dolgeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 429-3155	371	36	10.4	62.8%	368 (99.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,733			$00			$12,733	15.3	15.5	1367	9
360012302512	1377	Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	668	42	15.7	90.6%	15 (2.2%)	380 (56.9%)	254 (38.0%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	$21,742			$1,909			$19,833	15.3	14.3	1384	7
360117306635	1378	Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	529	53	9.9	96.8%	21 (4.0%)	403 (76.2%)	63 (11.9%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$16,649			$2,102			$14,548	15.3			(n/a)
361983001815	1379	Moriah Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	316	35	9	34.2%	311 (98.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,635			$2,611			$14,024	15.2	30.9	1079	300
363021004061	1380	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	684	58	11.7	67.0%	258 (37.7%)	139 (20.3%)	123 (18.0%)	69 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.9%)	$9,082			$00			$9,082	15.1	20.1	1289	91

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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.