Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360007705112	21	Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	116	13	8.6	46.6%	40 (34.5%)	22 (19.0%)	18 (15.5%)	21 (18.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.2%)	$21,554	$1,693	$19,861	98.3	96.8	39	18
360105406295	22	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	482			63.1%	11 (2.3%)	284 (58.9%)	144 (29.9%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,585	$1,844	$19,742	98.3	97.3	35	13
360100906212	23	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	869			80.4%	17 (2.0%)	543 (62.5%)	273 (31.4%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.4%)	$16,538	$390	$16,148	98.2	98.1	19	4
360801000573	24	Cold Spring Harbor High School	Public	7-12	82 Turkey Ln	Cold Spring Harbor	11724	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 367-6900	739	78	9.5		621 (84.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.5%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$32,316	$919	$31,397	98.1	95.5	60	36
360112306534	25	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	1,052			59.3%	78 (7.4%)	802 (76.2%)	65 (6.2%)	54 (5.1%)	15 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (2.9%)	$14,487	$639	$13,848	98	97.3	34	9
360106906355	26	Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	316	22	14.3	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	148 (46.8%)	153 (48.4%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,267	$2,804	$19,463	97.9	98.6	12	14
360699005571	27	Seven Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	222 Seven Bridges Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7203	503	50	10.1		347 (69.0%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.8%)	83 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$25,595	$266	$25,329	97.8	97.2	37	10
360015203011	28	Is 98 Bay Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1401 Emmons Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 891-9005	1,488	76	19.6	63.3%	771 (51.8%)	34 (2.3%)	146 (9.8%)	492 (33.1%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (2.4%)	$11,260	$475	$10,785	97.8	98	21	7
360101206219	29	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	934			82.5%	13 (1.4%)	546 (58.5%)	323 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	30 (3.2%)	$14,731	$432	$14,299	97.8	95.1	69	40
360015106138	30	Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	474	30	15.8	34.4%	250 (52.7%)	36 (7.6%)	18 (3.8%)	146 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$13,602	$485	$13,117	97.7	98.3	16	14

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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.
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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)
360007705112	21	Ballet Technical/Nyc Public School For Dance	Public, Magnet	4-8	890 Broadway	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 254-1803	116	13	8.6	46.6%	40 (34.5%)	22 (19.0%)	18 (15.5%)	21 (18.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.2%)	$21,554			$1,693			$19,861	98.3	96.8	39	18
360105406295	22	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	482			63.1%	11 (2.3%)	284 (58.9%)	144 (29.9%)	19 (3.9%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$21,585			$1,844			$19,742	98.3	97.3	35	13
360100906212	23	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	869			80.4%	17 (2.0%)	543 (62.5%)	273 (31.4%)	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.4%)	$16,538			$390			$16,148	98.2	98.1	19	4
360801000573	24	Cold Spring Harbor High School	Public	7-12	82 Turkey Ln	Cold Spring Harbor	11724	Suffolk County	Cold Spring Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 367-6900	739	78	9.5		621 (84.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.5%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	$32,316			$919			$31,397	98.1	95.5	60	36
360112306534	25	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	1,052			59.3%	78 (7.4%)	802 (76.2%)	65 (6.2%)	54 (5.1%)	15 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (2.9%)	$14,487			$639			$13,848	98	97.3	34	9
360106906355	26	Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	316	22	14.3	90.2%	3 (0.9%)	148 (46.8%)	153 (48.4%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,267			$2,804			$19,463	97.9	98.6	12	14
360699005571	27	Seven Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	222 Seven Bridges Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7203	503	50	10.1		347 (69.0%)	9 (1.8%)	39 (7.8%)	83 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$25,595			$266			$25,329	97.8	97.2	37	10
360015203011	28	Is 98 Bay Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1401 Emmons Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 891-9005	1,488	76	19.6	63.3%	771 (51.8%)	34 (2.3%)	146 (9.8%)	492 (33.1%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (2.4%)	$11,260			$475			$10,785	97.8	98	21	7
360101206219	29	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	934			82.5%	13 (1.4%)	546 (58.5%)	323 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	30 (3.2%)	$14,731			$432			$14,299	97.8	95.1	69	40
360015106138	30	Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	474	30	15.8	34.4%	250 (52.7%)	36 (7.6%)	18 (3.8%)	146 (30.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$13,602			$485			$13,117	97.7	98.3	16	14