Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
362001004344	641	Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Bonadonna Ave	Mount Morris	14510	Livingston County	Mount Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 658-3331	219	31	7	60.3%	154 (70.3%)	7 (3.2%)	46 (21.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$20,257			$3,209			$17,048	53.9	33.4	1041	400
360756005573	642	Cincinnatus Middle School	Public	5-8	2809 Cincinnatus Rd	Cincinnatus	13040	Cortland County	Cincinnatus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 863-3200	134	18	7.4	57.5%	132 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$9,802			$1,891			$7,912	53.8	41.2	901	259
361143000900	643	Franklin Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Institute St	Franklin	13775	Delaware County	Franklin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 829-3025	196	26	7.4	1.5%	181 (92.3%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$25,042			$3,638			$21,404	53.7	59.5	545	98
360924000709	644	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	221	32	6.9	34.8%	198 (89.6%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,019			$00			$16,019	53.7	39.4	927	283
360098706124	645	Growing Up Green Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	39-27 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	767	76	10.1		138 (18.0%)	128 (16.7%)	394 (51.4%)	48 (6.3%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.1%)	$20,598			$1,179			$19,418	53.7	44.7	835	190
360647004763	646	J M McKenney Middle School	Public	5-8	99 State St	Canton	13617	St. Lawrence County	Canton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 386-8561	320	32	9.9	45.3%	294 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,010			$00			$9,010	53.7	49.3	729	83
363195004279	647	York Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2578 Genesee St	Retsof	14533	Livingston County	York Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-1730	366	48	7.6	45.6%	340 (92.9%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,617			$1,827			$12,790	53.7	62	510	137
361164000919	648	Friendship Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 W Main St	Friendship	14739	Allegany County	Friendship Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 973-3311	265	33	8.1	69.8%	247 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$18,242			$8,788			$9,454	53.7	58.6	558	90
362010001835	649	Hamilton School	Public	K-8	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	313	37	8.3		10 (3.2%)	143 (45.7%)	155 (49.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,229			$3,490			$17,739	53.7	60.2	532	117
360609000394	650	Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	6917 W Bergen Rd	Bergen	14416	Genesee County	Byron-Bergen Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 494-1220	427	48	8.8	43.1%	384 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	26 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$18,215			$2,857			$15,358	53.6	49	737	87

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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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