Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360109106389	131	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	307	15	20.4		4 (1.3%)	126 (41.0%)	162 (52.8%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,888	$1,512	$14,377	90.3	94.7	74	57
360015102775	132	Junior High School 259 William McKinley	Public	6-8	7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-1000	1,724	112	15.3	81.3%	385 (22.3%)	12 (0.7%)	383 (22.2%)	909 (52.7%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$15,742	$1,807	$13,935	90.2	89.3	136	4
360585000308	133	City Honors School	Public	5-12	186 E North St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-4230	1,056	74	14.3	45.3%	472 (44.7%)	158 (15.0%)	124 (11.7%)	228 (21.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.0%)	$12,082	$784	$11,299	90.1	95.7	57	76
360009801791	134	Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	43	14.4	79.4%	85 (13.6%)	23 (3.7%)	400 (63.9%)	99 (15.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$15,554	$1,152	$14,402	90.1	84.2	192	58
362331004745	135	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1450	482	50	9.5	16.0%	334 (69.3%)	9 (1.9%)	83 (17.2%)	25 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$23,562	$1,293	$22,269	89.7	94.1	86	49
362037001881	136	Perry Junior High School	Public	7-9	9499 Weston Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 738-9300	579	53	10.9	22.3%	475 (82.0%)	6 (1.0%)	35 (6.0%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$14,498	$1,363	$13,135	89.7	89.5	134	2
360909000698	137	Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School	Public	5-8	6280 Randall Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 445-8360	714	76	9.3	30.4%	510 (71.4%)	43 (6.0%)	32 (4.5%)	63 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.8%)	$15,445	$441	$15,004	89.6	81.6	222	85
360116406623	138	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	51-35 Reeder St 2nd Fl	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 666-4430	443	1	443	87.1%	11 (2.5%)	50 (11.3%)	356 (80.4%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,320	$1,826	$18,494	89.6	80.4	239	101
362358003288	139	Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School	Public	6-8	Port Washington Blvd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5505	1,218	112	10.8	17.2%	754 (61.9%)	14 (1.1%)	258 (21.2%)	143 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.9%)	$23,181	$552	$22,629	89.5	89.3	135	4
360110006402	140	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 280-9556	325	39	8.3	25.8%	171 (52.6%)	31 (9.5%)	76 (23.4%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.8%)	$21,949	$1,474	$20,474	89.4	85.8	177	37

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About our rankings:

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)
360109106389	131	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	307	15	20.4		4 (1.3%)	126 (41.0%)	162 (52.8%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,888			$1,512			$14,377	90.3	94.7	74	57
360015102775	132	Junior High School 259 William McKinley	Public	6-8	7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-1000	1,724	112	15.3	81.3%	385 (22.3%)	12 (0.7%)	383 (22.2%)	909 (52.7%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$15,742			$1,807			$13,935	90.2	89.3	136	4
360585000308	133	City Honors School	Public	5-12	186 E North St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-4230	1,056	74	14.3	45.3%	472 (44.7%)	158 (15.0%)	124 (11.7%)	228 (21.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.0%)	$12,082			$784			$11,299	90.1	95.7	57	76
360009801791	134	Robert F Wagner Junior Secondary School For Arts And Technology	Public	6-12	47-07 30th Pl	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 472-5671	626	43	14.4	79.4%	85 (13.6%)	23 (3.7%)	400 (63.9%)	99 (15.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	$15,554			$1,152			$14,402	90.1	84.2	192	58
362331004745	135	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1450	482	50	9.5	16.0%	334 (69.3%)	9 (1.9%)	83 (17.2%)	25 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$23,562			$1,293			$22,269	89.7	94.1	86	49
362037001881	136	Perry Junior High School	Public	7-9	9499 Weston Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 738-9300	579	53	10.9	22.3%	475 (82.0%)	6 (1.0%)	35 (6.0%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$14,498			$1,363			$13,135	89.7	89.5	134	2
360909000698	137	Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School	Public	5-8	6280 Randall Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 445-8360	714	76	9.3	30.4%	510 (71.4%)	43 (6.0%)	32 (4.5%)	63 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.8%)	$15,445			$441			$15,004	89.6	81.6	222	85
360116406623	138	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	51-35 Reeder St 2nd Fl	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 666-4430	443	1	443	87.1%	11 (2.5%)	50 (11.3%)	356 (80.4%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,320			$1,826			$18,494	89.6	80.4	239	101
362358003288	139	Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School	Public	6-8	Port Washington Blvd	Port Washington	11050	Nassau County	Port Washington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 767-5505	1,218	112	10.8	17.2%	754 (61.9%)	14 (1.1%)	258 (21.2%)	143 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.9%)	$23,181			$552			$22,629	89.5	89.3	135	4
360110006402	140	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 280-9556	325	39	8.3	25.8%	171 (52.6%)	31 (9.5%)	76 (23.4%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.8%)	$21,949			$1,474			$20,474	89.4	85.8	177	37