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)
361458001211	921	Holland Patent Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Main St	Holland Patent	13354	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 865-8152	266	27	9.8	41.4%	266 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,110			$1,667			$14,444	39.9	55.4	619	302
360008806314	922	Bronx Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-6090	335	32	10.4	86.9%	35 (10.4%)	63 (18.8%)	209 (62.4%)	20 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,746			$1,929			$19,816	39.8	21.3	1270	348
362172003082	923	Olean Senior High School	Public	8-12	410 W Sullivan St	Olean	14760	Cattaraugus County	Olean City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 375-8029	658	59	11	49.4%	514 (78.1%)	30 (4.6%)	29 (4.4%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (9.7%)	$15,604			$1,240			$14,364	39.8	38.4	953	30
360008506081	924	Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	228	26	8.8	98.7%	2 (0.9%)	54 (23.7%)	169 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$30,095			$4,469			$25,626	39.8	24.5	1215	291
362253003255	925	Pawling Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Wagner Rd	Pawling	12564	Dutchess County	Pawling Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 855-4653	335	38	8.9	38.2%	186 (55.5%)	15 (4.5%)	117 (34.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$21,124			$1,119			$20,005	39.8	55.9	607	318
362301003224	926	Circleville Middle School	Public	6-8	1951 Rt 302	Circleville	10919	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	455	46	9.9	58.2%	157 (34.5%)	106 (23.3%)	152 (33.4%)	21 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$19,642			$2,820			$16,823	39.7	37.4	971	45
360008604876	927	Is 232	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7007	299	31	9.6	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	62 (20.7%)	233 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,556			$2,130			$21,425	39.4	22	1256	329
360007803616	928	Community Action School-Middle School 258	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-5888	138	18	7.8	93.5%	10 (7.2%)	43 (31.2%)	82 (59.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$39,117			$6,253			$32,864	39.3	43.6	853	75
363048004099	929	Wellsville Secondary School	Public	6-12	126 W State St	Wellsville	14895	Allegany County	Wellsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 596-2182	653	59	11.1	42.0%	619 (94.8%)	10 (1.5%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$15,840			$597			$15,243	39.3	29	1130	201
360252000034	930	Carl I Bergerson Middle School	Public	6-8	254 East Ave	Albion	14411	Orleans County	Albion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 589-2020	360	40	8.9	61.4%	262 (72.8%)	48 (13.3%)	44 (12.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,073			$2,617			$13,456	39.3	39.4	928	2

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.