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)
360008302609	1071	Ps 173	Public	PK, KG-8	306 Ft Washington Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7850	410	30	13.8	84.9%	20 (4.9%)	18 (4.4%)	349 (85.1%)	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$24,195			$2,427			$21,768	32.5			(n/a)
360009501344	1072	Parkside Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-6992	311	31	10	90.7%	9 (2.9%)	223 (71.7%)	59 (19.0%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,613			$2,939			$21,674	32.5	38.3	954	118
360009706331	1073	Evergreen Middle School For Urban Exploration	Public	6-8	125 Covert St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-0180	342	37	9.2	86.5%	7 (2.0%)	58 (17.0%)	271 (79.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,901			$2,299			$19,602	32.4	33.9	1033	40
362346003277	1074	Port Chester Middle School	Public	6-8	113 Bowman Ave	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7930	971	87	11.2	75.0%	104 (10.7%)	27 (2.8%)	817 (84.1%)	14 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$19,104			$443			$18,662	32.4	27.8	1155	81
360008704310	1075	Is 206 Ann Mersereau	Public	6-8	2280 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1570	177	21	8.2	95.5%	3 (1.7%)	22 (12.4%)	143 (80.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$37,518			$4,603			$32,915	32.3	22	1258	183
360008706141	1076	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	32.3	29	1131	55
360009802355	1077	Is 93 Ridgewood	Public	6-8	66-56 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4882	985	81	12.1	89.2%	156 (15.8%)	13 (1.3%)	752 (76.3%)	46 (4.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	$19,109			$1,214			$17,895	32.2	40.9	909	168
360008606642	1078	New Pathways Academy	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8349	181	21	8.6	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	67 (37.0%)	106 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$25,591			$3,029			$22,563	32.2	37.3	973	105
362202003118	1079	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%)								32.2	28.6	1137	58
360000600525	1080	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	460	42	10.9	41.3%	426 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$7,013			$00			$7,013	32.1	23.4	1237	157

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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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