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)
361971001805	411	Montauk School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 S Dorset Dr	Montauk	11954	Suffolk County	Montauk Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 668-2474	303	41	7.3		207 (68.3%)	7 (2.3%)	77 (25.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$46,218			$00			$46,218	67.5	77.5	285	126
360113806563	412	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-11	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,103	85	12.9		22 (2.0%)	203 (18.4%)	849 (77.0%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$22,208			$3,161			$19,048	67.4	63.8	482	70
361696001508	413	North Warren Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6110 State Rt 8	Chestertown	12817	Warren County	North Warren Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 494-3015	465	61	7.6	36.8%	422 (90.8%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$20,665			$3,375			$17,290	67.4	65.7	458	45
360120306678	414	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1504 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	806	136	5.9	94.0%	15 (1.9%)	310 (38.5%)	462 (57.3%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,790			$3,110			$17,679	67.4	52.8	659	245
361338001102	415	Hamilton Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	47 W Kendrick Ave	Hamilton	13346	Madison County	Hamilton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 824-6320	291	28	10.5	28.5%	265 (91.1%)	11 (3.8%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,687			$213			$11,475	67.3	74.4	323	92
360008405521	416	Laboratory School Of Finance And Technology (The): X223	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8202	633	55	11.5	95.3%	6 (0.9%)	95 (15.0%)	517 (81.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$20,756			$2,653			$18,103	67.3	68	422	6
360008502293	417	Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,179	90	13.1	75.3%	219 (18.6%)	65 (5.5%)	723 (61.3%)	145 (12.3%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	15 (1.3%)	$17,842			$1,934			$15,909	67.3	69.5	399	18
363132004196	418	Whitesboro Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3110	474	35	13.3	39.5%	421 (88.8%)	11 (2.3%)	14 (3.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	$17,086			$626			$16,460	67.2	66.5	442	24
360010301827	419	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,444	101	14.3	57.5%	438 (30.3%)	316 (21.9%)	466 (32.3%)	170 (11.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.1%)	$17,631			$810			$16,821	67.2	66	453	34
360009204474	420	Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget	Public	6-8	544 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-4482	1,024	89	11.5	64.4%	215 (21.0%)	151 (14.7%)	496 (48.4%)	115 (11.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.9%)	$20,054			$2,014			$18,040	67.1	74.9	319	101

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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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