Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360010106286	801	Community Voices Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6180	304	26	11.8	82.9%	5 (1.6%)	235 (77.3%)	47 (15.5%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,781	$1,188	$20,593	45.4	38.5	949	148
362274003202	802	Penn Yan Middle School	Public	6-8	515 Liberty St	Penn Yan	14527	Yates County	Penn Yan Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 536-3366	305	38	7.9	60.0%	292 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,836	$2,674	$13,162	45.4	48.6	750	52
360996000769	803	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	577	57	10	33.6%	302 (52.3%)	27 (4.7%)	192 (33.3%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,648	$579	$22,069	45.3	76.1	303	500
360008606345	804	Young Women's Leadership School Of The Bronx	Public	6-12	1865 Morris Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 731-2590	515	44	11.5	87.2%	11 (2.1%)	124 (24.1%)	350 (68.0%)	19 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$16,560	$1,765	$14,795	45.3	35.4	1006	202
361860001677	805	Maryvale Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7425	494	47	10.5	51.4%	317 (64.2%)	54 (10.9%)	54 (10.9%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$13,238	$960	$12,278	45.3	48.8	746	59
363201004855	806	Cuba-Rushford Middle School	Public	6-8	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	159	22	7.1	44.7%	150 (94.3%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,199	$2,752	$14,447	45.3	42.9	875	69
360888004716	807	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	922	88	10.5	51.0%	224 (24.3%)	199 (21.6%)	291 (31.6%)	167 (18.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$21,984	$945	$21,040	45.3	57.8	573	234
360011605708	808	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	557	43	12.9	82.6%	5 (0.9%)	375 (67.3%)	155 (27.8%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,063	$3,330	$13,733	45.2	53.8	643	165
360010106439	809	Queens United Middle School	Public	6-8	229-02 137th Ave	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-3501	221	19	11.8	81.9%	2 (0.9%)	196 (88.7%)	15 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,779	$1,158	$20,621	45.2	53.4	650	159
361431001180	810	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	553	46	12.1	43.0%	530 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,383	$4,197	$14,186	45.1	34.8	1018	208

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.

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)
360010106286	801	Community Voices Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6180	304	26	11.8	82.9%	5 (1.6%)	235 (77.3%)	47 (15.5%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,781			$1,188			$20,593	45.4	38.5	949	148
362274003202	802	Penn Yan Middle School	Public	6-8	515 Liberty St	Penn Yan	14527	Yates County	Penn Yan Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 536-3366	305	38	7.9	60.0%	292 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$15,836			$2,674			$13,162	45.4	48.6	750	52
360996000769	803	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	577	57	10	33.6%	302 (52.3%)	27 (4.7%)	192 (33.3%)	32 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,648			$579			$22,069	45.3	76.1	303	500
360008606345	804	Young Women's Leadership School Of The Bronx	Public	6-12	1865 Morris Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 731-2590	515	44	11.5	87.2%	11 (2.1%)	124 (24.1%)	350 (68.0%)	19 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$16,560			$1,765			$14,795	45.3	35.4	1006	202
361860001677	805	Maryvale Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7425	494	47	10.5	51.4%	317 (64.2%)	54 (10.9%)	54 (10.9%)	44 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$13,238			$960			$12,278	45.3	48.8	746	59
363201004855	806	Cuba-Rushford Middle School	Public	6-8	5476 Rt 305 N	Cuba	14727	Allegany County	Cuba-Rushford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 968-2650	159	22	7.1	44.7%	150 (94.3%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,199			$2,752			$14,447	45.3	42.9	875	69
360888004716	807	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	922	88	10.5	51.0%	224 (24.3%)	199 (21.6%)	291 (31.6%)	167 (18.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$21,984			$945			$21,040	45.3	57.8	573	234
360011605708	808	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	557	43	12.9	82.6%	5 (0.9%)	375 (67.3%)	155 (27.8%)	5 (0.9%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,063			$3,330			$13,733	45.2	53.8	643	165
360010106439	809	Queens United Middle School	Public	6-8	229-02 137th Ave	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-3501	221	19	11.8	81.9%	2 (0.9%)	196 (88.7%)	15 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,779			$1,158			$20,621	45.2	53.4	650	159
361431001180	810	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	553	46	12.1	43.0%	530 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,383			$4,197			$14,186	45.1	34.8	1018	208