Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
362475006076	1471	Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy	Public	K-8	200 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 463-4100	351	34	10.1	94.0%	22 (6.3%)	253 (72.1%)	55 (15.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	$15,306			$2,236			$13,070	6.6	5.8	1476	5
360585000316	1472	Bennett Park Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	342 Clinton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4603	600	66	9.1	72.5%	118 (19.7%)	324 (54.0%)	80 (13.3%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.0%)	$16,813			$5,354			$11,458	6.6	6.8	1466	6
360585003481	1473	Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Lawn Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4040	545	47	11.4	91.6%	77 (14.1%)	223 (40.9%)	139 (25.5%)	72 (13.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$14,239			$2,119			$12,120	6.5	7.3	1462	11
360585000332	1474	Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	506	49	10.2	96.0%	25 (4.9%)	237 (46.8%)	61 (12.1%)	160 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$13,541			$2,676			$10,865	6.3	4.7	1485	11
362475006561	1475	East Lower School	Public	6-8	1801 E Main St	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-3130	363	46	7.8	91.2%	20 (5.5%)	190 (52.3%)	141 (38.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$28,093			$3,589			$24,503	6.3	8.5	1446	29
362475002005	1476	School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	1445 Clifford Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6945	500	41	12.2	89.4%	31 (6.2%)	250 (50.0%)	185 (37.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$16,081			$3,502			$12,579	6.2	2.9	1496	20
360585000310	1477	Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	315 Carolina St	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3848	472	51	9.1	94.7%	16 (3.4%)	49 (10.4%)	391 (82.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,318			$2,412			$11,906	6.2	4.8	1483	6
362781003778	1478	Pomona Middle School	Public	7-8	101 Pomona Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6200	618	48	12.9	82.2%	4 (0.6%)	94 (15.2%)	505 (81.7%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$15,900			$3,338			$12,561	6.1	6.4	1471	7
360585000339	1479	Lovejoy Discovery School #43	Public	PK, KG-8	161 Benzinger St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3260	619	49	12.5	92.1%	171 (27.6%)	176 (28.4%)	101 (16.3%)	104 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.7%)	$13,905			$2,880			$11,025	6	6.8	1468	11
360585005858	1480	Frank A Sedita School #30	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Lowell Pl	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3220	604	57	10.5	94.2%	26 (4.3%)	92 (15.2%)	435 (72.0%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$13,360			$2,250			$11,110	5.6	7	1464	16

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.