Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362088000304	161	Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	421	43	9.7	23.5%	259 (61.5%)	31 (7.4%)	31 (7.4%)	67 (15.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	$12,878	$802	$12,076	87	77.9	277	116
363147004756	162	Casey Middle School	Public	5-8	105 Casey Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8585	646	60	10.7	26.2%	457 (70.7%)	25 (3.9%)	31 (4.8%)	93 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$14,604	$991	$13,613	87	85.9	171	9
360654000435	163	Carle Place Middle Senior High School	Public	7-12	168 Cherry Ln	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 622-6433	610	73	8.3	25.7%	390 (63.9%)	11 (1.8%)	143 (23.4%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,047	$661	$30,387	86.9	81.4	223	60
360954000725	164	East Aurora Middle School	Public	5-8	430 Main St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2453	495	49	10	13.9%	451 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$16,289	$1,164	$15,125	86.8	76.4	299	135
361608001389	165	John Jay Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7502	671	67	10	6.3%	506 (75.4%)	12 (1.8%)	67 (10.0%)	29 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$26,408	$399	$26,009	86.8	84.7	187	22
360108206433	166	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	6802 Metropolitan Ave	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 869-2933	452	36	12.5	69.2%	158 (35.0%)	12 (2.7%)	254 (56.2%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,758	$00	$13,758	86.6	90.1	126	40
363198004282	167	Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	823	79	10.3	13.2%	579 (70.4%)	21 (2.6%)	140 (17.0%)	61 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$20,628	$282	$20,346	86.3	86	170	3
360116906639	168	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,522	102	14.9	65.5%	7 (0.5%)	859 (56.4%)	592 (38.9%)	8 (0.5%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.6%)	$18,695	$461	$18,234	86.3	80.2	243	75
362652003629	169	New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,738	126	13.7	21.3%	391 (22.5%)	44 (2.5%)	297 (17.1%)	987 (56.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$20,881	$788	$20,092	86.2	90.3	119	50
360015905898	170	Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	464	45	10.3	31.7%	218 (47.0%)	100 (21.6%)	66 (14.2%)	30 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	$23,736	$736	$23,000	86.1	72.7	348	178

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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)
362088000304	161	Van Antwerp Middle School	Public	6-8	2253 Story Ave	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-1243	421	43	9.7	23.5%	259 (61.5%)	31 (7.4%)	31 (7.4%)	67 (15.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	$12,878			$802			$12,076	87	77.9	277	116
363147004756	162	Casey Middle School	Public	5-8	105 Casey Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8585	646	60	10.7	26.2%	457 (70.7%)	25 (3.9%)	31 (4.8%)	93 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$14,604			$991			$13,613	87	85.9	171	9
360654000435	163	Carle Place Middle Senior High School	Public	7-12	168 Cherry Ln	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 622-6433	610	73	8.3	25.7%	390 (63.9%)	11 (1.8%)	143 (23.4%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,047			$661			$30,387	86.9	81.4	223	60
360954000725	164	East Aurora Middle School	Public	5-8	430 Main St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2453	495	49	10	13.9%	451 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$16,289			$1,164			$15,125	86.8	76.4	299	135
361608001389	165	John Jay Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Salem Rd	Cross River	10518	Westchester County	Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 763-7502	671	67	10	6.3%	506 (75.4%)	12 (1.8%)	67 (10.0%)	29 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$26,408			$399			$26,009	86.8	84.7	187	22
360108206433	166	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	6802 Metropolitan Ave	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 869-2933	452	36	12.5	69.2%	158 (35.0%)	12 (2.7%)	254 (56.2%)	21 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,758			$00			$13,758	86.6	90.1	126	40
363198004282	167	Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	823	79	10.3	13.2%	579 (70.4%)	21 (2.6%)	140 (17.0%)	61 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	$20,628			$282			$20,346	86.3	86	170	3
360116906639	168	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,522	102	14.9	65.5%	7 (0.5%)	859 (56.4%)	592 (38.9%)	8 (0.5%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.6%)	$18,695			$461			$18,234	86.3	80.2	243	75
362652003629	169	New Hyde Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	500 Leonard Blvd	New Hyde Park	11040	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9500	1,738	126	13.7	21.3%	391 (22.5%)	44 (2.5%)	297 (17.1%)	987 (56.8%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.6%)	$20,881			$788			$20,092	86.2	90.3	119	50
360015905898	170	Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	464	45	10.3	31.7%	218 (47.0%)	100 (21.6%)	66 (14.2%)	30 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.9%)	$23,736			$736			$23,000	86.1	72.7	348	178