Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
361191000960	571	General Brown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	17643 Cemetery Rd	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	661	40	16.5	40.5%	611 (92.4%)	12 (1.8%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,655	$1,859	$7,797	57.9	61.6	493	78
360007905635	572	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	371	37	9.9	67.4%	32 (8.6%)	116 (31.3%)	191 (51.5%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$30,140	$3,372	$26,768	57.8	26.5	1151	579
360888004716	573	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	903	87	10.4	48.8%	248 (27.5%)	197 (21.8%)	286 (31.7%)	137 (15.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.2%)	$21,984	$945	$21,040	57.8	51.8	657	84
360015202702	574	Ps 209 Margaret Mead	Public	K-8	2609 E 7th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-1954	729	49	14.8	78.7%	320 (43.9%)	20 (2.7%)	168 (23.0%)	206 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$20,269	$2,150	$18,119	57.8	65.6	421	153
360007904412	575	Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	185	14	13.3	77.3%	23 (12.4%)	54 (29.2%)	94 (50.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$24,274	$2,497	$21,777	57.7	66.9	402	173
362514005836	576	Royalton-Hartland Middle School	Public	5-8	78 State St	Middleport	14105	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 735-2000	330	32	10.3	44.2%	292 (88.5%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$13,937	$1,365	$12,572	57.7	52.3	642	66
361194000961	577	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	465	57	8.1	37.6%	380 (81.7%)	4 (0.9%)	53 (11.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,950	$1,215	$13,735	57.6	63.4	460	117
360366004863	578	Avon Middle School	Public	5-8	191 Clinton St	Avon	14414	Livingston County	Avon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 226-2455	275	31	8.8	37.1%	233 (84.7%)	11 (4.0%)	22 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,662	$409	$12,253	57.3	60	519	59
360011405700	579	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	225 Patchen Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1830	472	51	9.2	86.0%	7 (1.5%)	383 (81.1%)	48 (10.2%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$27,900	$6,060	$21,841	57.3	39.5	896	317
360768004583	580	Cleveland Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	298	33	9	64.4%	123 (41.3%)	95 (31.9%)	22 (7.4%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.4%)	$16,639	$2,019	$14,620	57.3	58.9	541	39

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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 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.
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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)
361191000960	571	General Brown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	17643 Cemetery Rd	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	661	40	16.5	40.5%	611 (92.4%)	12 (1.8%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,655			$1,859			$7,797	57.9	61.6	493	78
360007905635	572	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	371	37	9.9	67.4%	32 (8.6%)	116 (31.3%)	191 (51.5%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	$30,140			$3,372			$26,768	57.8	26.5	1151	579
360888004716	573	Robert Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Half Hollow Rd	Deer Park	11729	Suffolk County	Deer Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 274-4210	903	87	10.4	48.8%	248 (27.5%)	197 (21.8%)	286 (31.7%)	137 (15.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.2%)	$21,984			$945			$21,040	57.8	51.8	657	84
360015202702	574	Ps 209 Margaret Mead	Public	K-8	2609 E 7th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-1954	729	49	14.8	78.7%	320 (43.9%)	20 (2.7%)	168 (23.0%)	206 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$20,269			$2,150			$18,119	57.8	65.6	421	153
360007904412	575	Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	185	14	13.3	77.3%	23 (12.4%)	54 (29.2%)	94 (50.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$24,274			$2,497			$21,777	57.7	66.9	402	173
362514005836	576	Royalton-Hartland Middle School	Public	5-8	78 State St	Middleport	14105	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 735-2000	330	32	10.3	44.2%	292 (88.5%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$13,937			$1,365			$12,572	57.7	52.3	642	66
361194000961	577	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	465	57	8.1	37.6%	380 (81.7%)	4 (0.9%)	53 (11.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,950			$1,215			$13,735	57.6	63.4	460	117
360366004863	578	Avon Middle School	Public	5-8	191 Clinton St	Avon	14414	Livingston County	Avon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 226-2455	275	31	8.8	37.1%	233 (84.7%)	11 (4.0%)	22 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$12,662			$409			$12,253	57.3	60	519	59
360011405700	579	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	225 Patchen Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Excellence Boys Charter School Of Bedford Stuyvesant	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1830	472	51	9.2	86.0%	7 (1.5%)	383 (81.1%)	48 (10.2%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$27,900			$6,060			$21,841	57.3	39.5	896	317
360768004583	580	Cleveland Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	298	33	9	64.4%	123 (41.3%)	95 (31.9%)	22 (7.4%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.4%)	$16,639			$2,019			$14,620	57.3	58.9	541	39