Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362694003667	121	Skaneateles Middle School	Public	6-8	35 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2241	290	32	9.2	16.6%	275 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,716	$852	$15,864	91.2	93.1	95	26
360007702468	122	Ps 126 Jacob August Riis	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Catherine St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 962-2188	577	46	12.4	76.4%	37 (6.4%)	66 (11.4%)	118 (20.5%)	334 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,168	$2,688	$19,479	91.1	94.2	85	37
360015102585	123	Ps 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	607	50	12.1	80.1%	165 (27.2%)	9 (1.5%)	221 (36.4%)	209 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,234	$2,628	$17,606	91.1	77.8	279	156
360858000660	124	Pierre Van Cortlandt School	Public	5-8	3 Glen Pl	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-2191	472	48	9.8	11.4%	334 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	74 (15.7%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$18,951	$785	$18,167	90.9	89.8	133	9
361251001015	125	Great Neck North Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4500	744	100	7.4	22.8%	471 (63.3%)	6 (0.8%)	89 (12.0%)	156 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$25,467	$631	$24,836	90.9	90.1	124	1
360912004681	126	Dobbs Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-7640	365	39	9.3	15.1%	235 (64.4%)	12 (3.3%)	65 (17.8%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	$24,213	$00	$24,213	90.8	87.5	156	30
360010001414	127	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	671	48	13.9	63.0%	26 (3.9%)	155 (23.1%)	89 (13.3%)	322 (48.0%)	41 (6.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,417	$580	$13,837	90.7	83.3	202	75
360115006582	128	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	704	58	12.1	35.5%	285 (40.5%)	224 (31.8%)	76 (10.8%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.1%)	$20,751	$1,098	$19,653	90.6	91.5	108	20
360010301966	129	Is 7 Elias Bernstein	Public	6-8	1270 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-8488	1,193	74	16.1	43.2%	850 (71.2%)	13 (1.1%)	134 (11.2%)	176 (14.8%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$15,636	$683	$14,953	90.6	90.4	118	11
363192004254	130	Patricia A Dichiaro School	Public	PK, KG-8	373 Bronxville Rd	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8566	538	25	21.9	34.4%	238 (44.2%)	34 (6.3%)	200 (37.2%)	43 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$18,542	$731	$17,810	90.5	88.3	147	17

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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.
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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)
362694003667	121	Skaneateles Middle School	Public	6-8	35 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2241	290	32	9.2	16.6%	275 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,716			$852			$15,864	91.2	93.1	95	26
360007702468	122	Ps 126 Jacob August Riis	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Catherine St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 962-2188	577	46	12.4	76.4%	37 (6.4%)	66 (11.4%)	118 (20.5%)	334 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,168			$2,688			$19,479	91.1	94.2	85	37
360015102585	123	Ps 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	607	50	12.1	80.1%	165 (27.2%)	9 (1.5%)	221 (36.4%)	209 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,234			$2,628			$17,606	91.1	77.8	279	156
360858000660	124	Pierre Van Cortlandt School	Public	5-8	3 Glen Pl	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-2191	472	48	9.8	11.4%	334 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	74 (15.7%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$18,951			$785			$18,167	90.9	89.8	133	9
361251001015	125	Great Neck North Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Polo Rd	Great Neck	11023	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4500	744	100	7.4	22.8%	471 (63.3%)	6 (0.8%)	89 (12.0%)	156 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$25,467			$631			$24,836	90.9	90.1	124	1
360912004681	126	Dobbs Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-7640	365	39	9.3	15.1%	235 (64.4%)	12 (3.3%)	65 (17.8%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	$24,213			$00			$24,213	90.8	87.5	156	30
360010001414	127	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	671	48	13.9	63.0%	26 (3.9%)	155 (23.1%)	89 (13.3%)	322 (48.0%)	41 (6.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23 (3.4%)	$14,417			$580			$13,837	90.7	83.3	202	75
360115006582	128	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	704	58	12.1	35.5%	285 (40.5%)	224 (31.8%)	76 (10.8%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (10.1%)	$20,751			$1,098			$19,653	90.6	91.5	108	20
360010301966	129	Is 7 Elias Bernstein	Public	6-8	1270 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 697-8488	1,193	74	16.1	43.2%	850 (71.2%)	13 (1.1%)	134 (11.2%)	176 (14.8%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$15,636			$683			$14,953	90.6	90.4	118	11
363192004254	130	Patricia A Dichiaro School	Public	PK, KG-8	373 Bronxville Rd	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8566	538	25	21.9	34.4%	238 (44.2%)	34 (6.3%)	200 (37.2%)	43 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$18,542			$731			$17,810	90.5	88.3	147	17