Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360099706131	91	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	1,895	122	15.5	89.0%	5 (0.3%)	662 (34.9%)	1,183 (62.4%)	13 (0.7%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	$20,634	$928	$19,706	93.5	91.4	111	20
360007806547	92	West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	717	59	12	33.5%	372 (51.9%)	80 (11.2%)	168 (23.4%)	55 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.0%)	$13,699	$364	$13,335	93.4	95.1	68	24
360015102682	93	Madeleine Brennan School (The)	Public	6-8	8010 12th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-9363	1,591	99	16	78.4%	292 (18.4%)	8 (0.5%)	307 (19.3%)	965 (60.7%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$14,519	$1,690	$12,830	93.3	95	70	23
360008105944	94	Columbia Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 666-1278	718	56	12.9	46.1%	195 (27.2%)	148 (20.6%)	257 (35.8%)	78 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.7%)	$15,231	$766	$14,465	93.3	87	159	65
360007802235	95	Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington	Public	6-8	103 W 107th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2861	710	52	13.7	26.8%	312 (43.9%)	61 (8.6%)	167 (23.5%)	80 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.5%)	$16,157	$903	$15,254	93.2	91.5	110	15
360007702597	96	Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	1,007	76	13.2	31.0%	523 (51.9%)	60 (6.0%)	192 (19.1%)	170 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.8%)	$15,614	$664	$14,950	93.1	93.3	93	3
361833001658	97	Wellwood Middle School	Public	5-8	700 S Manlius St	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1300	647	61	10.5		511 (79.0%)	24 (3.7%)	21 (3.2%)	52 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	$13,831	$311	$13,521	93	91.8	104	7
362505003472	98	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	792	68	11.6	15.9%	483 (61.0%)	26 (3.3%)	72 (9.1%)	194 (24.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$21,269	$328	$20,942	92.9	94.3	83	15
360012204175	99	Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	551	33	16.8	53.0%	48 (8.7%)	80 (14.5%)	111 (20.1%)	272 (49.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.8%)	$15,021	$831	$14,189	92.9	94.9	73	26
362463005483	100	Blind Brook-Rye Middle School	Public	6-8	840 King St	Rye Brook	10573	Westchester County	Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 937-3600	287	32	8.8		198 (69.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	25 (8.7%)	$26,389	$644	$25,745	92.8	93.9	89	11

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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)
360099706131	91	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	1,895	122	15.5	89.0%	5 (0.3%)	662 (34.9%)	1,183 (62.4%)	13 (0.7%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	$20,634			$928			$19,706	93.5	91.4	111	20
360007806547	92	West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	717	59	12	33.5%	372 (51.9%)	80 (11.2%)	168 (23.4%)	55 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.0%)	$13,699			$364			$13,335	93.4	95.1	68	24
360015102682	93	Madeleine Brennan School (The)	Public	6-8	8010 12th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-9363	1,591	99	16	78.4%	292 (18.4%)	8 (0.5%)	307 (19.3%)	965 (60.7%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$14,519			$1,690			$12,830	93.3	95	70	23
360008105944	94	Columbia Secondary School	Public, Magnet	6-12	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 666-1278	718	56	12.9	46.1%	195 (27.2%)	148 (20.6%)	257 (35.8%)	78 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.7%)	$15,231			$766			$14,465	93.3	87	159	65
360007802235	95	Junior High School 54 Booker T Washington	Public	6-8	103 W 107th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2861	710	52	13.7	26.8%	312 (43.9%)	61 (8.6%)	167 (23.5%)	80 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.5%)	$16,157			$903			$15,254	93.2	91.5	110	15
360007702597	96	Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	1,007	76	13.2	31.0%	523 (51.9%)	60 (6.0%)	192 (19.1%)	170 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.8%)	$15,614			$664			$14,950	93.1	93.3	93	3
361833001658	97	Wellwood Middle School	Public	5-8	700 S Manlius St	Fayetteville	13066	Onondaga County	Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 692-1300	647	61	10.5		511 (79.0%)	24 (3.7%)	21 (3.2%)	52 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	$13,831			$311			$13,521	93	91.8	104	7
362505003472	98	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	792	68	11.6	15.9%	483 (61.0%)	26 (3.3%)	72 (9.1%)	194 (24.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$21,269			$328			$20,942	92.9	94.3	83	15
360012204175	99	Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	551	33	16.8	53.0%	48 (8.7%)	80 (14.5%)	111 (20.1%)	272 (49.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.8%)	$15,021			$831			$14,189	92.9	94.9	73	26
362463005483	100	Blind Brook-Rye Middle School	Public	6-8	840 King St	Rye Brook	10573	Westchester County	Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 937-3600	287	32	8.8		198 (69.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	25 (8.7%)	$26,389			$644			$25,745	92.8	93.9	89	11