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)
362379003310	1171	Prattsburgh Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Academy St	Prattsburgh	14873	Steuben County	Prattsburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 522-3795	364	36	10.1	51.1%	340 (93.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$11,514			$2,507			$9,007	26.8	39.2	934	237
360008806399	1172	Bronx Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-2060	214	26	8.2	85.5%	2 (0.9%)	139 (65.0%)	64 (29.9%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,681			$2,421			$23,260	26.8	26.2	1184	12
363192004258	1173	Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	195 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8335	608	34	18	84.7%	33 (5.4%)	85 (14.0%)	445 (73.2%)	16 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	$16,823			$1,043			$15,780	26.7	25.7	1191	18
360585000381	1174	Waterfront Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Fourth St	Buffalo	14202	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3900	761	68	11.1	93.4%	76 (10.0%)	330 (43.4%)	135 (17.7%)	196 (25.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$13,763			$2,066			$11,697	26.6	30.4	1086	88
360010405549	1175	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	1,003	59	17	79.8%	161 (16.1%)	612 (61.0%)	156 (15.6%)	38 (3.8%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	$11,915			$2,331			$9,584	26.6	29.1	1126	49
362427003397	1176	Red Jacket Middle School	Public	6-8	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3967	160	22	7.3	78.1%	139 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$17,956			$2,196			$15,760	26.5	35.9	997	179
361920001745	1177	Selden Middle School	Public	6-8	22 Jefferson Ave	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8400	1,058	76	13.8	37.3%	504 (47.6%)	80 (7.6%)	325 (30.7%)	109 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.8%)	$18,846			$00			$18,846	26.5	33.6	1037	140
360840006459	1178	Corning-Painted Post Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Victory Hwy	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 654-2966	962	97	9.8	45.6%	841 (87.4%)	19 (2.0%)	28 (2.9%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.0%)	$14,498			$1,037			$13,461	26.5	22.1	1254	76
360010102506	1179	Ps/Middle School 138 Sunrise	Public	PK, KG-8	251-11 Weller Ave	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 600-5777	598	39	15.4	77.4%	27 (4.5%)	422 (70.6%)	88 (14.7%)	28 (4.7%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	$18,263			$898			$17,364	26.4	31.2	1073	106
360849004765	1180	Coxsackie-Athens Middle School	Public	5-8	24 Sunset Blvd	Coxsackie	12051	Greene County	Coxsackie-Athens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 731-1850	364	33	10.9	40.9%	306 (84.1%)	9 (2.5%)	23 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$19,172			$2,676			$16,496	26.4	29.3	1119	61

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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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