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)
360010002653	381	Junior High School 190 Russell Sage	Public	6-8	68-17 Austin St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4970	1,012	73	13.8	48.6%	273 (27.0%)	65 (6.4%)	298 (29.4%)	314 (31.0%)	9 (0.9%)	8 (0.8%)	45 (4.4%)	$14,495			$853			$13,641	69.3	76.2	301	80
360010202071	382	Is 10 Horace Greeley	Public	6-8	45-11 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-7054	662	54	12.1	83.5%	95 (14.4%)	53 (8.0%)	382 (57.7%)	119 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,260			$924			$18,336	69.1	61.8	515	133
360096606069	383	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	205 Rockaway Pkwy-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	1,376	113	12.1	89.0%	9 (0.7%)	1,213 (88.2%)	111 (8.1%)	7 (0.5%)	17 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.1%)	$20,142			$6,119			$14,022	69.1	83	208	175
363171004230	384	Woodmere Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Peninsula Blvd	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4300	716	71	10.1	25.6%	428 (59.8%)	61 (8.5%)	135 (18.9%)	77 (10.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	$24,925			$278			$24,647	69.1	78	276	108
361743001553	385	Lisbon Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6866 County Rt 10	Lisbon	13658	St. Lawrence County	Lisbon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-4951	561	52	10.7	47.2%	543 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,233			$2,113			$16,120	69	48	764	379
361854001669	386	Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	277	33	8.3	51.6%	240 (86.6%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (9.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$23,531			$1,655			$21,876	68.9	49.3	732	346
360098606161	387	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	681 Kelly St-Rm 205	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-3855	691	25	27.6	93.3%	12 (1.7%)	276 (39.9%)	373 (54.0%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	$20,368			$4,116			$16,251	68.9	72.8	346	41
360009206567	388	Middle School 839	Public	6-8	713 Caton Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 686-2730	321	31	10.4	43.9%	142 (44.2%)	25 (7.8%)	79 (24.6%)	45 (14.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)	$20,749			$1,465			$19,283	68.8	68.9	411	23
362364003298	389	Portville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6704	450	34	13.3	46.7%	420 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$13,283			$630			$12,652	68.8	79.1	258	131
360015306619	390	Middle School 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	301	46	6.5	78.7%	42 (14.0%)	78 (25.9%)	125 (41.5%)	50 (16.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,468			$1,577			$15,891	68.8	59.9	537	147

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.