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)
360585000318	1461	D'Youville-Porter Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Porter Ave	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3120	519	60	8.6	93.3%	18 (3.5%)	56 (10.8%)	413 (79.6%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$14,257			$2,049			$12,208	7.6	6.8	1469	8
360585000364	1462	Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Donaldson Rd	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3490	404	41	9.9	96.5%	16 (4.0%)	285 (70.5%)	26 (6.4%)	54 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	$17,221			$2,475			$14,746	7.6	8.2	1451	11
362475003383	1463	School 8-Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-8	1180 St Paul St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8888	448	39	11.3	87.3%	27 (6.0%)	212 (47.3%)	166 (37.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (8.0%)	$16,528			$4,757			$11,771	7.3	9.1	1441	22
360012102636	1464	Ps 184 Newport	Public	PK, KG-8	273 Newport St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7776	421	39	10.7	96.2%	3 (0.7%)	280 (66.5%)	129 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$25,319			$2,022			$23,297	7.3	17.4	1341	123
360009702799	1465	Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes	Public	6-8	231 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0361	303	30	10.1	89.1%	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	267 (88.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$27,138			$2,595			$24,543	7.2	8.8	1442	23
363192006001	1466	Barack Obama School For Social Justice	Public, Magnet	7-12	201 Palisade Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8177	780	48	16.1	82.6%	37 (4.7%)	207 (26.5%)	478 (61.3%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$14,841			$1,600			$13,240	7.2	7.9	1454	12
360002604363	1467	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27 Zimbrich St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 544-6170	1,035	64	16.1	80.1%	17 (1.6%)	221 (21.4%)	773 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	$16,196			$4,420			$11,777	6.9	7.5	1458	9
360007305551	1468	Enterprise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	275 Oak St	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Enterprise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 855-2114	394	28	14.3	99.0%	8 (2.0%)	266 (67.5%)	93 (23.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$16,959			$2,685			$14,274	6.8	4.8	1482	14
360585000346	1469	Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	459	47	9.8	94.8%	24 (5.2%)	312 (68.0%)	56 (12.2%)	54 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,201			$1,982			$12,218	6.8	5.8	1477	8
362859003868	1470	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1613 James St	Syracuse	13203	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4450	482	47	10.2	90.2%	91 (18.9%)	232 (48.1%)	48 (10.0%)	55 (11.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	$14,920			$3,622			$11,298	6.8	5.9	1474	4

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.