Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361167000920	721	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	2751 Amsdell Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1730	1,071	93	11.5	33.5%	937 (87.5%)	16 (1.5%)	59 (5.5%)	16 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	$13,069	$1,057	$12,012	49.6	63.1	492	229
362814003801	722	Stockbridge Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6011 Williams Rd	Munnsville	13409	Madison County	Stockbridge Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 495-4550	397	45	8.8	51.9%	365 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,512	$2,393	$15,119	49.6	45.4	813	91
360009803117	723	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,395	110	12.6	83.3%	36 (2.6%)	20 (1.4%)	828 (59.4%)	487 (34.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.3%)	$17,778	$856	$16,922	49.6	54.2	636	87
360007905635	724	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	371	37	9.9	67.4%	32 (8.6%)	116 (31.3%)	191 (51.5%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$30,140	$3,372	$26,768	49.5	57.8	572	152
362979004003	725	John G Borden Middle School	Public	7-8	109 Bona Ventura Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7175	432	46	9.3	36.6%	271 (62.7%)	32 (7.4%)	113 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	$21,290	$1,548	$19,742	49.5	54	639	86
360429003247	726	Beekmantown Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8690	450	37	12.1	49.1%	427 (94.9%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,404	$535	$14,869	49.4	53.1	656	70
360009005691	727	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-3580	284	26	10.9	95.1%	4 (1.4%)	75 (26.4%)	196 (69.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,467	$3,214	$20,253	49.4	47.1	784	57
360111506454	728	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	192 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-6000	713	39	18.2	92.0%	8 (1.1%)	344 (48.2%)	347 (48.7%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$22,228	$6,010	$16,218	49.4	43.4	858	130
362925006575	729	Union Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4112	172	19	8.8	45.9%	149 (86.6%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.5%)	$7,135	$815	$6,320	49.4	50.3	705	24
360012305731	730	Channel View School For Research	Public	6-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1970	1,219	113	10.8	74.8%	104 (8.5%)	471 (38.6%)	512 (42.0%)	67 (5.5%)	20 (1.6%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.2%)	$17,844	$1,074	$16,770	49.3	45.3	816	86

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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)
361167000920	721	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	2751 Amsdell Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1730	1,071	93	11.5	33.5%	937 (87.5%)	16 (1.5%)	59 (5.5%)	16 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	$13,069			$1,057			$12,012	49.6	63.1	492	229
362814003801	722	Stockbridge Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6011 Williams Rd	Munnsville	13409	Madison County	Stockbridge Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 495-4550	397	45	8.8	51.9%	365 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,512			$2,393			$15,119	49.6	45.4	813	91
360009803117	723	Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	50-40 Jacobus St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 205-6788	1,395	110	12.6	83.3%	36 (2.6%)	20 (1.4%)	828 (59.4%)	487 (34.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.3%)	$17,778			$856			$16,922	49.6	54.2	636	87
360007905635	724	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	371	37	9.9	67.4%	32 (8.6%)	116 (31.3%)	191 (51.5%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$30,140			$3,372			$26,768	49.5	57.8	572	152
362979004003	725	John G Borden Middle School	Public	7-8	109 Bona Ventura Ave	Wallkill	12589	Ulster County	Wallkill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 895-7175	432	46	9.3	36.6%	271 (62.7%)	32 (7.4%)	113 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	$21,290			$1,548			$19,742	49.5	54	639	86
360429003247	726	Beekmantown Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8690	450	37	12.1	49.1%	427 (94.9%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,404			$535			$14,869	49.4	53.1	656	70
360009005691	727	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-3580	284	26	10.9	95.1%	4 (1.4%)	75 (26.4%)	196 (69.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,467			$3,214			$20,253	49.4	47.1	784	57
360111506454	728	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	192 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-6000	713	39	18.2	92.0%	8 (1.1%)	344 (48.2%)	347 (48.7%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$22,228			$6,010			$16,218	49.4	43.4	858	130
362925006575	729	Union Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4112	172	19	8.8	45.9%	149 (86.6%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.5%)	$7,135			$815			$6,320	49.4	50.3	705	24
360012305731	730	Channel View School For Research	Public	6-12	100-00 Beach Channel Dr	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-1970	1,219	113	10.8	74.8%	104 (8.5%)	471 (38.6%)	512 (42.0%)	67 (5.5%)	20 (1.6%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.2%)	$17,844			$1,074			$16,770	49.3	45.3	816	86