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)
360008702316	1261	Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)	Public	6-8	149 E Mosholu Pkwy North	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6300	588	44	13.5	92.0%	15 (2.6%)	65 (11.1%)	447 (76.0%)	36 (6.1%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	$19,756			$2,405			$17,351	22.3	20.6	1282	21
360585000360	1262	Ps 69 Houghton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1725 Clinton St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4794	455	41	11.1	85.3%	112 (24.6%)	163 (35.8%)	68 (14.9%)	78 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	$13,580			$1,997			$11,583	22.3	23.9	1226	36
360002504349	1263	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2303 Kenmore Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 876-7505	2,309	201	11.4	83.2%	320 (13.9%)	982 (42.5%)	640 (27.7%)	189 (8.2%)	20 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	156 (6.8%)	$14,432			$1,578			$12,854	22.1	30.9	1080	183
362499005611	1264	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	455	47	9.6		0 (0.0%)	212 (46.6%)	237 (52.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$26,717			$3,075			$23,643	22	31.1	1076	188
360095005995	1265	Rochester Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	841 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 467-9201	823	80	10.2	96.7%	104 (12.6%)	650 (79.0%)	51 (6.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,046			$3,131			$11,915	22	10.8	1423	158
360327003266	1266	Lagrange Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Stringham Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4880	865	90	9.5	38.2%	450 (52.0%)	113 (13.1%)	226 (26.1%)	25 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$19,416			$719			$18,697	22	31.5	1072	194
360010006438	1267	Emerson School (The)	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 657-4801	293	27	11	88.4%	5 (1.7%)	147 (50.2%)	79 (27.0%)	37 (12.6%)	11 (3.8%)	10 (3.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$21,941			$1,806			$20,135	21.9	19.3	1305	38
361808001616	1268	Madison Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7303 Rt 20	Madison	13402	Madison County	Madison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 893-1878	445	46	9.7	51.2%	435 (97.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,580			$1,821			$13,759	21.8	43.4	862	406
360110703789	1269	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	44 Center St	St Johnsville	13452	Montgomery County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2011	361	32	11.3	49.3%	343 (95.0%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,082			$1,998			$11,084	21.7	25.1	1199	70
360009004878	1270	Is 318 Math Science & Technology Through Arts	Public	6-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8504	303	29	10.3	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	68 (22.4%)	231 (76.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,346			$2,692			$20,654	21.7	17.3	1346	76

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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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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.