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, December 14, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1500)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
360008706141	1131	Creston Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 367-5035	432	39	11.2	94.2%	7 (1.6%)	53 (12.3%)	366 (84.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,247			$2,400			$18,846	29	33.5	1004	127
362754003744	1132	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	363	57	6.3	44.4%	135 (37.2%)	4 (1.1%)	187 (51.5%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$37,348			$1,686			$35,662	29	28.4	1108	24
360007902061	1133	Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	314	31	10.2	94.3%	5 (1.6%)	102 (32.5%)	192 (61.1%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$28,633			$4,588			$24,045	29	28	1115	18
360531000266	1134	Henry H Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Rt 312	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-3702	668	75	8.8	37.1%	292 (43.7%)	15 (2.2%)	326 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$23,744			$00			$23,744	28.9	33.7	1003	131
362415003326	1135	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Rt 9w	Ravena	12143	Albany County	Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 756-5200	390	46	8.4	43.3%	295 (75.6%)	16 (4.1%)	37 (9.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	$17,233			$1,629			$15,604	28.9	40.5	882	253
360111906495	1136	American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	602	58	10.3	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	560 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,275			$4,163			$18,112	28.8	30.9	1049	87
362202003118	1137	Anne M Dorner Middle School	Public	6-8	Van Cortlandt Ave	Ossining	10562	Westchester County	Ossining Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 762-5740	1,033	99	10.4	51.3%	177 (17.1%)	98 (9.5%)	694 (67.2%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.5%)								28.6	29.8	1080	57
361473001227	1138	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	397	43	9.3		367 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$20,665			$1,815			$18,850	28.6	55.5	600	538
361266001043	1139	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	271	37	7.3	53.5%	176 (64.9%)	33 (12.2%)	15 (5.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.4%)	$19,670			$4,506			$15,164	28.5	15.9	1328	189
360008702202	1140	Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45	Public	6-8	2502 Lorillard Pl	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1660	472	41	11.5	97.2%	8 (1.7%)	81 (17.2%)	368 (78.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$22,320			$2,962			$19,357	28.5	22.9	1213	73

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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 December 14, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.