Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360011205672	171	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	625 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 684-6505	699	43	16.2	73.4%	12 (1.7%)	183 (26.2%)	454 (64.9%)	29 (4.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,726	$3,143	$13,583	85.9	81.2	228	57
361008000784	172	Eastchester Middle School	Public	6-10	550 White Plains Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	694	64	10.9		452 (65.1%)	12 (1.7%)	101 (14.6%)	100 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$21,351	$00	$21,351	85.9	85.8	174	2
360015505844	173	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,119	64	17.5	85.5%	17 (1.5%)	480 (42.9%)	579 (51.7%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,857	$1,186	$15,671	85.8	91	113	60
363147004213	174	Heim Middle School	Public	5-8	175 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8600	602	61	9.8	26.4%	450 (74.8%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	56 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	$18,809	$992	$17,817	85.7	77.2	289	115
360963000734	175	Howard L Goff School	Public	6-8	35 Gilligan Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2430	978	87	11.2	27.8%	727 (74.3%)	33 (3.4%)	71 (7.3%)	83 (8.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.9%)	$14,385	$582	$13,803	85.7	88.5	145	30
360765004711	176	Thousand Islands Middle School	Public	6-8	8487 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 686-5594	209	20	10.3	50.2%	188 (90.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,412	$1,132	$11,280	85.6	83.6	198	22
360009205498	177	Math And Science Exploratory School (The)	Public	6-8	345 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9328	522	55	9.5	47.7%	226 (43.3%)	75 (14.4%)	132 (25.3%)	57 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.8%)	$22,691	$451	$22,240	85.4	92.4	101	76
360010301970	178	Is 34 Tottenville	Public	6-8	528 Academy Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 477-4500	1,041	74	14	40.7%	756 (72.6%)	8 (0.8%)	184 (17.7%)	75 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	$17,767	$721	$17,046	85.4	90.1	122	56
360010805640	179	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,138	65	17.4	90.8%	12 (1.1%)	879 (77.2%)	223 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.3%)	$24,181	$3,645	$20,536	85.3	82.9	210	31
360010304526	180	Is 75 Frank D Paulo	Public	6-8	455 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 701-6343	1,452	114	12.7	46.3%	908 (62.5%)	30 (2.1%)	238 (16.4%)	247 (17.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.4%)	$19,378	$680	$18,698	85.2	86.9	161	19

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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)
360011205672	171	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	625 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 684-6505	699	43	16.2	73.4%	12 (1.7%)	183 (26.2%)	454 (64.9%)	29 (4.1%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,726			$3,143			$13,583	85.9	81.2	228	57
361008000784	172	Eastchester Middle School	Public	6-10	550 White Plains Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	694	64	10.9		452 (65.1%)	12 (1.7%)	101 (14.6%)	100 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$21,351			$00			$21,351	85.9	85.8	174	2
360015505844	173	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	260 Warburton Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Charter School Of Educational Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 476-5070	1,119	64	17.5	85.5%	17 (1.5%)	480 (42.9%)	579 (51.7%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.7%)	$16,857			$1,186			$15,671	85.8	91	113	60
363147004213	174	Heim Middle School	Public	5-8	175 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8600	602	61	9.8	26.4%	450 (74.8%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	56 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	$18,809			$992			$17,817	85.7	77.2	289	115
360963000734	175	Howard L Goff School	Public	6-8	35 Gilligan Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2430	978	87	11.2	27.8%	727 (74.3%)	33 (3.4%)	71 (7.3%)	83 (8.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.9%)	$14,385			$582			$13,803	85.7	88.5	145	30
360765004711	176	Thousand Islands Middle School	Public	6-8	8487 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 686-5594	209	20	10.3	50.2%	188 (90.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,412			$1,132			$11,280	85.6	83.6	198	22
360009205498	177	Math And Science Exploratory School (The)	Public	6-8	345 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9328	522	55	9.5	47.7%	226 (43.3%)	75 (14.4%)	132 (25.3%)	57 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.8%)	$22,691			$451			$22,240	85.4	92.4	101	76
360010301970	178	Is 34 Tottenville	Public	6-8	528 Academy Ave	Staten Island	10307	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 477-4500	1,041	74	14	40.7%	756 (72.6%)	8 (0.8%)	184 (17.7%)	75 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	$17,767			$721			$17,046	85.4	90.1	122	56
360010805640	179	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,138	65	17.4	90.8%	12 (1.1%)	879 (77.2%)	223 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.3%)	$24,181			$3,645			$20,536	85.3	82.9	210	31
360010304526	180	Is 75 Frank D Paulo	Public	6-8	455 Huguenot Ave	Staten Island	10312	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 701-6343	1,452	114	12.7	46.3%	908 (62.5%)	30 (2.1%)	238 (16.4%)	247 (17.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.4%)	$19,378			$680			$18,698	85.2	86.9	161	19