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)
360012206665	1231	College Point Collaborative	Public	6-8	124-06 14th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 362-3300	452	37	12.2	75.4%	59 (13.1%)	8 (1.8%)	343 (75.9%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,796			$1,082			$15,714	24	41.7	891	340
362289003214	1232	Midlakes Middle/High School	Public	7-12	1554 Rt 488	Clifton Springs	14432	Ontario County	Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 548-6300	696	75	9.3	47.6%	614 (88.2%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$14,558			$1,146			$13,412	23.9	26.5	1175	57
360942000719	1233	Dunkirk Senior High School	Public	7-12	75 W 6th St	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	882	83	10.5	67.0%	303 (34.4%)	34 (3.9%)	502 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.6%)	$19,852			$2,448			$17,405	23.6	19.8	1297	64
361917001730	1234	Mexico Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Fravor Rd	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	614	56	10.8	59.4%	568 (92.5%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$19,160			$2,109			$17,051	23.6	23.5	1235	1
360008703811	1235	Middle School 390	Public	6-8	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5501	394	39	10.1	96.4%	6 (1.5%)	61 (15.5%)	322 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,717			$3,218			$20,499	23.6	27.6	1158	77
360831000610	1236	Copiague Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 842-4011	1,061	90	11.8	55.4%	108 (10.2%)	219 (20.6%)	694 (65.4%)	13 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.1%)	$22,491			$1,886			$20,605	23.6	31.1	1075	161
360348000103	1237	Auburn Junior High School	Public	7-8	191 Franklin St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8480	598	56	10.7	80.9%	456 (76.3%)	39 (6.5%)	30 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.7%)	$14,907			$1,454			$13,453	23.5	22	1259	22
360009804609	1238	Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77	Public	6-8	976 Seneca Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-7120	627	58	10.8	88.4%	32 (5.1%)	7 (1.1%)	557 (88.8%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,211			$1,493			$21,718	23.4	16.1	1358	120
360008805969	1239	Leaders Of Tomorrow	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 994-1028	387	31	12.4	84.2%	8 (2.1%)	193 (49.9%)	171 (44.2%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$22,514			$2,348			$20,167	23.2	20.1	1290	51
360010301973	1240	Is 61 William A Morris	Public, Magnet	6-8	445 Castleton Ave	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 727-8481	932	74	12.5	83.8%	97 (10.4%)	296 (31.8%)	476 (51.1%)	29 (3.1%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	$20,095			$1,682			$18,414	23.2	24.5	1213	27

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.