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)
360012205879	61	East-West School Of International Studies	Public	6-12	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-0009	685	68	10	84.1%	19 (2.8%)	26 (3.8%)	126 (18.4%)	507 (74.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,423			$982			$18,440	95.8	93	97	36
361005000782	62	Willets Road School	Public	3-7	455 I U Willets Rd	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-8797	378	50	7.5	9.0%	197 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	136 (36.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$26,257			$513			$25,744	95.7	97.4	32	30
360007704410	63	Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	839	62	13.5	21.3%	459 (54.7%)	29 (3.5%)	116 (13.8%)	115 (13.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (13.8%)	$14,518			$672			$13,845	95.6	95.7	56	7
360100106154	64	Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	390	17	22.9		11 (2.8%)	172 (44.1%)	195 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,472			$5,911			$5,561	95.5	87.2	157	93
363147000457	65	Transit Middle School	Public	5-8	8730 Transit Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8700	899	77	11.7	15.9%	544 (60.5%)	22 (2.4%)	37 (4.1%)	243 (27.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.7%)	$15,206			$992			$14,214	95.4	95.5	61	4
360014605815	66	Hellenic Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	646 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	Hellenic Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 499-0957	495	37	13.3		201 (40.6%)	37 (7.5%)	221 (44.6%)	23 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$18,567			$1,375			$17,192	95.4	90.1	128	62
360111406511	67	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	809	47	17.2	90.1%	8 (1.0%)	693 (85.7%)	72 (8.9%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	16 (2.0%)	$19,057			$6,451			$12,607	95.2	94.9	72	5
360007706130	68	Spruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Spruce St	New York	10306	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-4800	450	38	11.6	20.2%	190 (42.2%)	27 (6.0%)	74 (16.4%)	109 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.1%)	$19,064			$1,073			$17,991	95.1	94.6	78	10
360009902301	69	Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne	Public	6-8	61-15 Oceania St	Bayside	11364	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 631-6800	1,075	65	16.4	53.6%	117 (10.9%)	46 (4.3%)	153 (14.2%)	717 (66.7%)	13 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.6%)	$16,038			$457			$15,581	95.1	95.1	67	2
360678000466	70	Cazenovia High School	Public	8-12	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1314	543	47	11.4	23.2%	512 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,723			$451			$15,272	95.1	93.1	96	26

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.