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)
361539001301	521	Dake Junior High School	Public	7-8	350 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 342-2140	558	52	10.6	33.2%	384 (68.8%)	52 (9.3%)	74 (13.3%)	14 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$16,083			$1,093			$14,990	61.4	72.4	352	169
361812001625	522	Mahopac Middle School	Public	6-9	425 Baldwin Pl Rd	Mahopac	10541	Putnam County	Mahopac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 621-1330	926	92	10	24.0%	611 (66.0%)	32 (3.5%)	246 (26.6%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$23,520			$825			$22,695	61.4	59.4	547	25
360015805847	523	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-3061	603	59	10.2	82.6%	8 (1.3%)	393 (65.2%)	180 (29.9%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$21,272			$5,918			$15,354	61.3	61	523
362985004010	524	Wantagh Middle School	Public	6-8	3299 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6350	682	64	10.5	7.6%	565 (82.8%)	3 (0.4%)	68 (10.0%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$21,439			$517			$20,922	61.3	66.3	446	78
360016005851	525	Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Days Park	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 886-4581	437	47	9.3	56.3%	155 (35.5%)	146 (33.4%)	74 (16.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.1%)	$14,913			$1,712			$13,201	61.2	53.6	646	121
362619003604	526	Scio Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3968 Washington St	Scio	14880	Allegany County	Scio Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 593-5510	265	39	6.8	54.0%	247 (93.2%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$20,943			$3,904			$17,040	61.2	47.6	771	245
360010301974	527	Is 72 Rocco Laurie	Public	6-8	33 Ferndale Ave	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 698-5757	1,449	118	12.2	66.5%	561 (38.7%)	79 (5.5%)	335 (23.1%)	434 (30.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (2.3%)	$20,660			$1,293			$19,368	61.2	68.9	412	115
360014405787	528	South Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	164 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5737	458	23	20.1	95.9%	3 (0.7%)	51 (11.1%)	400 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,522			$2,343			$14,179	60.9	69.5	398	130
360004204466	529	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3872 3rd Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0841	879	98	8.9	89.8%	11 (1.3%)	448 (51.0%)	404 (46.0%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$24,220			$6,412			$17,808	60.9	72	356	173
362736001137	530	South Lewis Middle School	Public	5-8	4264 East Rd	Turin	13473	Lewis County	South Lewis Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 348-2570	308	30	10.3	61.4%	292 (94.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,296			$1,158			$10,138	60.8	51.7	676	146

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.