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)
360008603747	1361	Is 219 New Venture School	Public	6-8	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7093	247	26	9.5	98.0%	2 (0.8%)	90 (36.4%)	153 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$31,239			$2,845			$28,394	16.2	13.8	1387	26
360008405520	1362	Ps/Is 224	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-9804	198	24	8.2	95.5%	4 (2.0%)	66 (33.3%)	121 (61.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$31,066			$4,591			$26,475	16.2	9.3	1435	73
361482001233	1363	Hornell Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	134 Seneca St	Hornell	14843	Steuben County	Hornell City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 324-1303	625	54	11.5	52.6%	546 (87.4%)	24 (3.8%)	18 (2.9%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$18,216			$2,762			$15,454	16.2	32.5	1055	308
360687000478	1364	Ralph Reed School	Public	7-8	200 Half Mile Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5066	1,149	83	13.8	80.6%	20 (1.7%)	165 (14.4%)	943 (82.1%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$20,897			$1,805			$19,092	16	18.4	1321	43
361629001438	1365	M Clifford Miller Middle School	Public	5-8	65 Fording Pl Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3941	822	88	9.3	64.6%	341 (41.5%)	110 (13.4%)	243 (29.6%)	26 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.3%)	$21,088			$3,543			$17,545	16	16.7	1353	12
360009105695	1366	Restoration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 245-8766	94	12	8.1	96.8%	1 (1.1%)	67 (71.3%)	16 (17.0%)	7 (7.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$41,704			$9,386			$32,318	16	16.8	1351	15
360010905641	1367	Opportunity Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	240 W 113th St-4th Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Opportunity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 866-6137	379	36	10.5	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	197 (52.0%)	174 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,640			$5,859			$22,781	15.9	12.7	1396	29
360009704887	1368	Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	244	30	8.1	87.3%	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	225 (92.2%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,118			$3,579			$28,540	15.8	14.7	1377	9
360007902366	1369	Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5851	325	39	8.3	96.3%	12 (3.7%)	82 (25.2%)	221 (68.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$31,325			$2,442			$28,883	15.7	14.6	1382	13
360016205855	1370	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	65 Krank St	Albany	12202	Albany County	KIPP Albany Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 433-1500	682	21	32.4	82.6%	8 (1.2%)	578 (84.8%)	67 (9.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.5%)	$19,110			$3,064			$16,046	15.7	19.4	1304	66

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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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