Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
362913003927	771	Tully Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 696-6235	324	39	8.3	32.7%	308 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$18,645	$1,347	$17,297	46.9	59.9	536	235
362676004371	772	Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School	Public	7-8	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	273	26	10.5	38.5%	259 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$18,131	$327	$17,804	46.9	50.2	707	65
360663000445	773	Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	21986 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-5020	930	103	9	47.4%	665 (71.5%)	43 (4.6%)	129 (13.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.3%)	$10,779	$00	$10,779	46.9	43.5	856	83
360972000750	774	East Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2008	786	73	10.7	25.6%	542 (69.0%)	32 (4.1%)	162 (20.6%)	27 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$24,022	$497	$23,525	46.8	68.7	414	360
361473001227	775	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	372	43	8.7	38.2%	347 (93.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$20,665	$1,815	$18,850	46.7	28.6	1138	363
361098000878	776	Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,174	127	9.2	34.7%	628 (53.5%)	85 (7.2%)	330 (28.1%)	79 (6.7%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	40 (3.4%)	$25,102	$706	$24,396	46.6	59.5	546	230
360009002477	777	Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-5976	245	31	7.9	94.7%	6 (2.4%)	67 (27.3%)	164 (66.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,454	$4,924	$23,530	46.5	32.8	1050	273
360010003176	778	Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	35	10.1	82.5%	5 (1.4%)	135 (38.1%)	105 (29.7%)	75 (21.2%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,113	$2,106	$23,007	46.5	44.5	836	58
360616001568	779	Cairo-Durham Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Rt 145	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-0490	254	32	7.9	59.8%	196 (77.2%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$20,358	$3,481	$16,877	46.4	29.9	1101	322
360639000419	780	Canastota High School	Public	7-12	101 Roberts St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2003	556	46	12	43.7%	511 (91.9%)	9 (1.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$18,110	$1,447	$16,662	46.3	29.1	1128	348

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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)
362913003927	771	Tully Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 696-6235	324	39	8.3	32.7%	308 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$18,645			$1,347			$17,297	46.9	59.9	536	235
362676004371	772	Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School	Public	7-8	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	273	26	10.5	38.5%	259 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$18,131			$327			$17,804	46.9	50.2	707	65
360663000445	773	Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	21986 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-5020	930	103	9	47.4%	665 (71.5%)	43 (4.6%)	129 (13.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.3%)	$10,779			$00			$10,779	46.9	43.5	856	83
360972000750	774	East Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2008	786	73	10.7	25.6%	542 (69.0%)	32 (4.1%)	162 (20.6%)	27 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	$24,022			$497			$23,525	46.8	68.7	414	360
361473001227	775	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	1-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	372	43	8.7	38.2%	347 (93.3%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$20,665			$1,815			$18,850	46.7	28.6	1138	363
361098000878	776	Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,174	127	9.2	34.7%	628 (53.5%)	85 (7.2%)	330 (28.1%)	79 (6.7%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	40 (3.4%)	$25,102			$706			$24,396	46.6	59.5	546	230
360009002477	777	Middle School 129 Academy For Independent Learning And Leadership	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 933-5976	245	31	7.9	94.7%	6 (2.4%)	67 (27.3%)	164 (66.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,454			$4,924			$23,530	46.5	32.8	1050	273
360010003176	778	Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	35	10.1	82.5%	5 (1.4%)	135 (38.1%)	105 (29.7%)	75 (21.2%)	24 (6.8%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,113			$2,106			$23,007	46.5	44.5	836	58
360616001568	779	Cairo-Durham Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Rt 145	Cairo	12413	Greene County	Cairo-Durham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 622-0490	254	32	7.9	59.8%	196 (77.2%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$20,358			$3,481			$16,877	46.4	29.9	1101	322
360639000419	780	Canastota High School	Public	7-12	101 Roberts St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2003	556	46	12	43.7%	511 (91.9%)	9 (1.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$18,110			$1,447			$16,662	46.3	29.1	1128	348