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)
360006004847	211	Riverhead Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3685 Middle Country Rd	Calverton	11933	Suffolk County	Riverhead Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-5800	823	61	13.4	54.7%	79 (9.6%)	145 (17.6%)	577 (70.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$15,484			$899			$14,585	82.9	79.2	237	26
362349001901	212	Port Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Old Post Rd	Port Jefferson	11777	Suffolk County	Port Jefferson Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 791-4431	222	28	7.8	11.7%	163 (73.4%)	4 (1.8%)	33 (14.9%)	18 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$29,082			$50			$29,032	82.8	92.1	95	117
360678000467	213	Cazenovia Middle School	Public	5-7	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1324	329	23	14.1	30.4%	305 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$14,878			$1,813			$13,064	82.8	86.7	151	62
360015102724	214	Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,229	100	12.3	88.4%	63 (5.1%)	5 (0.4%)	441 (35.9%)	707 (57.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,525			$2,224			$16,301	82.8	83.2	190	24
360094405974	215	Kings Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Kings Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,215	97	12.5	83.1%	12 (1.0%)	1,029 (84.7%)	145 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	14 (1.2%)	$17,506			$2,229			$15,277	82.7	66.8	404	189
362805005590	216	Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	698	59	11.8	15.9%	635 (91.0%)	6 (0.9%)	21 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.2%)	$14,032			$660			$13,372	82.7	81.9	205	11
360009602750	217	Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	No	(718) 773-4869	952	62	15.3	73.6%	11 (1.2%)	831 (87.3%)	58 (6.1%)	21 (2.2%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$15,923			$1,177			$14,747	82.4	93.2	82	135
360015202363	218	Ps 95 Gravesend (The)	Public	K-8	345 Van Sicklen St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-5050	940	63	14.8	71.7%	240 (25.5%)	53 (5.6%)	290 (30.9%)	335 (35.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	$16,952			$1,760			$15,192	82.3	74.4	297	79
362190003111	219	Orchard Park Middle School	Public	6-8	60 S Lincoln Ave	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6227	1,059	100	10.5	14.6%	966 (91.2%)	11 (1.0%)	35 (3.3%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$14,680			$747			$13,933	82.2	75.7	276	57
361551001319	220	Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	657	66	9.9	30.1%	351 (53.4%)	12 (1.8%)	153 (23.3%)	126 (19.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$20,785			$480			$20,305	81.8	76.8	264	44

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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 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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.