Best Middle Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1500)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
361563004390	1021	Persell Middle School	Public	5-8	375 Baker St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4406	417	44	9.4	72.9%	298 (71.5%)	9 (2.2%)	69 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	$16,199			$2,042			$14,157	34.6	29.1	1091	70
362688005588	1022	Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	231	28	8.2	56.3%	163 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$16,132			$2,072			$14,060	34.5	42	855	167
360096006013	1023	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	452	36	12.5	94.9%	5 (1.1%)	111 (24.6%)	321 (71.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$28,240			$5,431			$22,809	34.5	36	959	64
360008306530	1024	Hamilton Grange Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9600	311	37	8.4	81.4%	33 (10.6%)	41 (13.2%)	220 (70.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$20,066			$1,459			$18,607	34.5	30.1	1074	50
363024004062	1025	Watkins Glen Central High School	Public	7-12	301 12th St	Watkins Glen	14891	Schuyler County	Watkins Glen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 535-3210	432	41	10.4	41.4%	389 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$14,112			$00			$14,112	34.5	42.9	836	189
360012005884	1026	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	483	52	9.3	92.3%	9 (1.9%)	305 (63.1%)	139 (28.8%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$22,515			$2,373			$20,143	34.3	18.1	1305	279
360008505985	1027	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	530	53	10	87.2%	11 (2.1%)	144 (27.2%)	327 (61.7%)	35 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$22,186			$2,549			$19,637	34.3	35.4	970	57
360582000294	1028	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	328	37	8.8	59.8%	322 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,802			$3,876			$14,926	34.1	31.6	1041	13
360387000146	1029	Theodore R Durgee Junior High School	Public	8-9	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6086	834	64	13	31.1%	729 (87.4%)	26 (3.1%)	35 (4.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.3%)	$14,567			$1,801			$12,765	34	35.4	968	61
360015202377	1030	Ps 99 Isaac Asimov	Public	PK, KG-8	1120 E 10th St	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9201	804	58	13.8	81.1%	254 (31.6%)	38 (4.7%)	162 (20.1%)	337 (41.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$16,088			$1,287			$14,801	33.9	35.2	975	55

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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 December 14, 2023, 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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