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)
361263001039	1311	Olympia High School	Public	6-12	1139 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5000	1,087	110	9.8	53.0%	503 (46.3%)	195 (17.9%)	237 (21.8%)	72 (6.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.2%)	$17,947			$2,490			$15,456	19.6	18.2	1324	13
360684005570	1312	Center Moriches Middle School	Public	6-8	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-2519	296	28	10.6	37.5%	197 (66.6%)	14 (4.7%)	67 (22.6%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,537			$590			$21,947	19.5	23.7	1228	84
362238003152	1313	Palmyra-Macedon Middle School	Public	6-8	163 Hyde Pkwy	Palmyra	14522	Wayne County	Palmyra-Macedon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 597-3450	363	40	9	44.4%	336 (92.6%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,605			$00			$14,605	19.4	26.4	1179	134
360009402499	1314	Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business	Public	6-8	125 Stuyvesant Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2357	85	12	7	96.5%	2 (2.4%)	49 (57.6%)	28 (32.9%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,994			$3,477			$24,517	19.3	18	1330	16
360099606147	1315	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	905	109	8.2	78.3%	49 (5.4%)	443 (49.0%)	354 (39.1%)	14 (1.5%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.2%)	$26,828			$2,894			$23,934	19.2	22.8	1245	70
360007802539	1316	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	260	36	7.2	90.8%	10 (3.8%)	127 (48.8%)	111 (42.7%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$28,087			$2,672			$25,416	19.1	22	1255	61
360009005692	1317	Accion Academy	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-1649	181	27	6.6	98.3%	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.3%)	151 (83.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,205			$4,018			$26,188	19.1	14.9	1371	54
360012305883	1318	Goldie Maple Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3-65 Beach 56th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 945-3300	322	32	10.1	91.3%	6 (1.9%)	223 (69.3%)	78 (24.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,824			$1,289			$18,535	19.1	31	1078	240
362091004737	1319	Robert Moses Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Phelps Ln	North Babylon	11703	Suffolk County	North Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 620-7300	1,009	91	11.1	53.0%	269 (26.7%)	265 (26.3%)	367 (36.4%)	58 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.2%)	$10,642			$884			$9,758	19	29.5	1109	210
362754003744	1320	Southampton Intermediate School	Public	5-8	70 Leland Ln	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Southampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 591-4702	348	53	6.5	51.4%	111 (31.9%)	4 (1.1%)	195 (56.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	$37,348			$1,686			$35,662	19	29	1132	188

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.