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)
360015705846	211	Explore Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Explore Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-4484	523	30	17.4	84.3%	11 (2.1%)	385 (73.6%)	110 (21.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$22,269			$2,034			$20,235	82.2	73.1	341	130
360010302120	212	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Public	6-8	750 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 982-4700	1,289	101	12.7	53.6%	778 (60.4%)	13 (1.0%)	215 (16.7%)	249 (19.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	29 (2.2%)	$20,473			$702			$19,772	82	87.6	155	57
362409003321	213	Randolph Senior High School	Public	7-12	18 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7007	385	41	9.5	45.7%	344 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,213			$2,570			$10,643	81.7	71.4	366	153
360000204761	214	Sauquoit Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2648 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 839-6371	282	29	9.8	38.3%	258 (91.5%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$10,839			$681			$10,158	81.6	79.1	259	45
360759000542	215	Clarence Middle School	Public	6-8	10150 Greiner Rd	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9200	985	95	10.3	19.3%	861 (87.4%)	12 (1.2%)	35 (3.6%)	37 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)	$15,339			$1,750			$13,589	81.6	83.8	196	19
360004804457	216	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	506	34	14.8	87.5%	5 (1.0%)	295 (58.3%)	194 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$21,921			$4,185			$17,736	81.6	84.2	191	25
360094405974	217	Kings Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Kings Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,205	101	11.9	85.1%	9 (0.7%)	1,018 (84.5%)	143 (11.9%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	17 (1.4%)	$17,506			$2,229			$15,277	81.4	82.7	215	2
360012302699	218	Ps 207 Rockwood Park	Public	PK, KG-8	159-15 88th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-2700	639	57	11.2	32.9%	372 (58.2%)	17 (2.7%)	160 (25.0%)	61 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.8%)	$22,768			$356			$22,412	81.3	83.8	195	23
360103506226	219	Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	987	43	23	56.0%	6 (0.6%)	865 (87.6%)	58 (5.9%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (3.0%)	$15,171			$1,883			$13,288	81.3	78.5	268	49
362271003191	220	Bay Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Scribner Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 249-6450	1,104	99	11.1	21.8%	890 (80.6%)	49 (4.4%)	71 (6.4%)	39 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.8%)	$14,344			$287			$14,056	81.2	84.1	193	27

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.