Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360012202650	731	Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard	Public	6-8	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-6676	617	52	11.7	79.7%	15 (2.4%)	28 (4.5%)	248 (40.2%)	316 (51.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$18,595	$2,162	$16,433	49.3	47.9	766	35
360015302012	732	Junior High School 278 Marine Park	Public	6-8	1925 Stuart St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-3523	1,076	102	10.5	71.1%	278 (25.8%)	353 (32.8%)	180 (16.7%)	207 (19.2%)	11 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	36 (3.3%)	$20,122	$1,827	$18,295	49.2	58.8	553	179
360008405920	733	Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3883	303	22	13.7	92.7%	3 (1.0%)	92 (30.4%)	203 (67.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,325	$2,901	$19,424	49.1	44.1	845	112
360007600695	734	East Side Community School	Public, Magnet	6-12	420 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 460-8467	700	66	10.5	66.9%	134 (19.1%)	106 (15.1%)	376 (53.7%)	43 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.9%)	$19,560	$1,323	$18,238	49	56.8	583	151
362010005949	735	Denzel Washington School-Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	121 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 358-2740	383	31	12.4	58.2%	10 (2.6%)	299 (78.1%)	72 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,067	$1,541	$18,526	48.9	71.8	358	377
361476006761	736	Hoosick Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	21187 Ny Rt 22	Hoosick Falls	12090	Rensselaer County	Hoosick Falls Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 686-7321	325	31	10.5	54.5%	289 (88.9%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,988	$1,399	$12,590	48.9	45.1	825	89
368097406764	737	Intellectus Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	175-177 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Intellectus Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(914) 999-2899	51			5.9%	0 (0.0%)	51 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,550	$17,883	$18,667	48.9	59.9	539	198
360008705796	738	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	503	54	9.2	87.9%	3 (0.6%)	123 (24.5%)	348 (69.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$23,634	$2,032	$21,602	48.9	39.6	924	186
360011902467	739	John Ericsson Middle School 126	Public, Magnet	6-8	424 Leonard St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-2527	177	21	8.5	85.9%	17 (9.6%)	43 (24.3%)	111 (62.7%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$37,142	$3,360	$33,781	48.8	41.4	896	157
360108506376	740	Great Oaks Charter School	Public, Charter	6-11	240 Bleeker St	New York	10014	New York County	Great Oaks Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 233-5152	293	33	8.9	85.0%	4 (1.4%)	96 (32.8%)	177 (60.4%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,692	$2,912	$21,780	48.7	52.1	669	71

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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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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)
360012202650	731	Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard	Public	6-8	144-80 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-6676	617	52	11.7	79.7%	15 (2.4%)	28 (4.5%)	248 (40.2%)	316 (51.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$18,595			$2,162			$16,433	49.3	47.9	766	35
360015302012	732	Junior High School 278 Marine Park	Public	6-8	1925 Stuart St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-3523	1,076	102	10.5	71.1%	278 (25.8%)	353 (32.8%)	180 (16.7%)	207 (19.2%)	11 (1.0%)	10 (0.9%)	36 (3.3%)	$20,122			$1,827			$18,295	49.2	58.8	553	179
360008405920	733	Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology	Public	6-8	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3883	303	22	13.7	92.7%	3 (1.0%)	92 (30.4%)	203 (67.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,325			$2,901			$19,424	49.1	44.1	845	112
360007600695	734	East Side Community School	Public, Magnet	6-12	420 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 460-8467	700	66	10.5	66.9%	134 (19.1%)	106 (15.1%)	376 (53.7%)	43 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.9%)	$19,560			$1,323			$18,238	49	56.8	583	151
362010005949	735	Denzel Washington School-Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	121 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 358-2740	383	31	12.4	58.2%	10 (2.6%)	299 (78.1%)	72 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,067			$1,541			$18,526	48.9	71.8	358	377
361476006761	736	Hoosick Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	21187 Ny Rt 22	Hoosick Falls	12090	Rensselaer County	Hoosick Falls Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 686-7321	325	31	10.5	54.5%	289 (88.9%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,988			$1,399			$12,590	48.9	45.1	825	89
368097406764	737	Intellectus Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	175-177 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Intellectus Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(914) 999-2899	51			5.9%	0 (0.0%)	51 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,550			$17,883			$18,667	48.9	59.9	539	198
360008705796	738	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	503	54	9.2	87.9%	3 (0.6%)	123 (24.5%)	348 (69.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$23,634			$2,032			$21,602	48.9	39.6	924	186
360011902467	739	John Ericsson Middle School 126	Public, Magnet	6-8	424 Leonard St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-2527	177	21	8.5	85.9%	17 (9.6%)	43 (24.3%)	111 (62.7%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$37,142			$3,360			$33,781	48.8	41.4	896	157
360108506376	740	Great Oaks Charter School	Public, Charter	6-11	240 Bleeker St	New York	10014	New York County	Great Oaks Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 233-5152	293	33	8.9	85.0%	4 (1.4%)	96 (32.8%)	177 (60.4%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,692			$2,912			$21,780	48.7	52.1	669	71