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)
360666000451	1161	Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5935 Rt 60	Sinclairville	14782	Chautauqua County	Cassadaga Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 962-8581	392	44	8.9	61.7%	365 (93.1%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$21,052			$3,032			$18,020	27.3	31.9	1064	97
360010106190	1162	Eagle Academy For Young Men III	Public	6-12	171-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2600	463	35	13.2	71.7%	5 (1.1%)	386 (83.4%)	26 (5.6%)	9 (1.9%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.6%)	$19,037			$2,010			$17,027	27.2	38.6	948	214
360437004801	1163	Belleville Henderson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8372 County Rt 75	Belleville	13611	Jefferson County	Belleville-Henderson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 846-5121	502	44	11.4	59.2%	463 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,304			$2,449			$8,855	27.1	32	1062	101
360939000717	1164	Dundee Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 Water St	Dundee	14837	Yates County	Dundee Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 243-5534	279	35	7.9	57.0%	250 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$19,125			$776			$18,349	27.1	37.5	969	195
360531000266	1165	Henry H Wells Middle School	Public	6-8	570 Rt 312	Brewster	10509	Putnam County	Brewster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 279-3702	668	75	8.8	37.1%	292 (43.7%)	15 (2.2%)	326 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$23,744			$00			$23,744	27.1	28.9	1134	31
360012000813	1166	East New York Family Academy	Public	6-12	760 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-0012	659	57	11.6	86.6%	5 (0.8%)	442 (67.1%)	187 (28.4%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	$17,796			$1,426			$16,370	27	36.3	990	176
360008402147	1167	Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	250 E 156th St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4397	576	48	12	94.1%	17 (3.0%)	159 (27.6%)	379 (65.8%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$25,514			$2,591			$22,923	27	20	1291	124
362010001845	1168	Grimes School	Public	K-8	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	411	35	11.5	78.1%	4 (1.0%)	303 (73.7%)	93 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,400			$1,698			$17,702	26.9	17.6	1337	169
361266001043	1169	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	271	37	7.3	53.5%	176 (64.9%)	33 (12.2%)	15 (5.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.4%)	$19,670			$4,506			$15,164	26.9	28.5	1139	30
362859006134	1170	Expeditionary Learning Middle School	Public	6-8	4942 S Salina St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-6416	170	22	7.8	75.9%	50 (29.4%)	57 (33.5%)	25 (14.7%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (17.6%)	$23,329			$4,922			$18,407	26.9	19.3	1306	136

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.