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)
363192005591	1181	Yonkers Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 Rockland Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8191	601	40	14.8	88.5%	76 (12.6%)	142 (23.6%)	337 (56.1%)	26 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$16,336			$00			$16,336	26.4	22.5	1251	70
360405005411	1182	Dana L Lyon Middle School	Public	4-8	25 Ellas Ave	Bath	14810	Steuben County	Bath Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 776-4110	515	51	10.1	58.8%	499 (96.9%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,953			$2,230			$15,722	26.4	29.3	1121	61
360114906588	1183	Amber Charter School Kingsbridge	Public, Charter	K-8	3120 Corlear Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	Amber Charter School Kingsbridge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 802-1140	631	39	16.2	82.1%	5 (0.8%)	80 (12.7%)	524 (83.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.7%)	$17,042			$2,857			$14,185	26.3	48.9	740	443
360012006420	1184	School Of The Future Brooklyn	Public	6-8	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-5190	105	13	8	96.2%	1 (1.0%)	64 (61.0%)	29 (27.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)	$28,774			$4,522			$24,252	26.2	12.4	1401	217
360008402056	1185	Ps 5 Port Morris	Public	PK, KG-8	564 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2683	608	58	10.4	96.1%	12 (2.0%)	162 (26.6%)	429 (70.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$23,351			$2,876			$20,474	26.1	22.6	1250	65
360009406306	1186	Madiba Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2804	201	34	5.9	87.1%	6 (3.0%)	128 (63.7%)	59 (29.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$32,079			$3,380			$28,698	26	39	937	249
361236006655	1187	Gouverneur Middle School	Public	5-8	25 Wilson St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-1903	472	42	11.1	68.0%	455 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,076			$1,695			$10,381	26	24.3	1220	33
360567000292	1188	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	206	23	8.9		204 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,290			$00			$19,290	26	32.2	1059	129
360007906003	1189	Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	498	54	9.1	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	72 (14.5%)	397 (79.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.8%)	$25,152			$2,553			$22,599	25.9	18.6	1318	129
362247003164	1190	Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	592	56	10.4	53.7%	253 (42.7%)	42 (7.1%)	265 (44.8%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$17,095			$412			$16,683	25.9	30	1095	95

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.