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)
362991004028	1081	Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	103 Schroon River Rd	Warrensburg	12885	Warren County	Warrensburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 623-2862	279	40	7	56.3%	263 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$21,169			$358			$20,811	32	23.3	1240	159
360011902565	1082	Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	850 Kent Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 622-9285	244	31	7.8	83.6%	13 (5.3%)	47 (19.3%)	174 (71.3%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$27,941			$3,574			$24,367	31.9	25.5	1194	112
362937003962	1083	Senator James H Donovan Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1701 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6541	763	61	12.4	84.1%	145 (19.0%)	198 (26.0%)	180 (23.6%)	174 (22.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.1%)	$13,930			$3,667			$10,264	31.9	32.3	1056	27
360008806249	1084	Baychester Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 547-1890	284	24	11.6	91.5%	4 (1.4%)	167 (58.8%)	92 (32.4%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,925			$1,659			$19,266	31.8	35	1013	71
360705000497	1085	Charlotte Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15611 State Hwy 23	Davenport	13750	Delaware County	Charlotte Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 278-5511	346			29.8%	327 (94.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,367			$5,937			$16,431	31.6	25.1	1201	116
360008603780	1086	Is 339	Public	6-8	1600 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6767	175	27	6.4	95.4%	1 (0.6%)	43 (24.6%)	131 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,807			$6,050			$36,757	31.5	27.9	1150	64
360012005884	1087	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	452	51	8.7	91.8%	9 (2.0%)	281 (62.2%)	133 (29.4%)	13 (2.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$22,515			$2,373			$20,143	31.4	34.3	1026	61
361497001253	1088	Hudson Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Notre Dame St	Hudson Falls	12839	Washington County	Hudson Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 747-2121	493	50	9.9	40.6%	444 (90.1%)	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$15,407			$559			$14,848	31.3	29.7	1105	17
360009106366	1089	Urban Assembly Unison School (The)	Public	6-8	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-1061	179	22	8	84.9%	7 (3.9%)	124 (69.3%)	40 (22.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	$29,889			$2,334			$27,555	31.2	24.9	1206	117
360008300551	1090	Is 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School	Public	6-8	180 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 740-4900	233	20	11.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	229 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,023			$2,697			$19,326	31.2	35.6	1002	88

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.