Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
360001701925	661	Genesee Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Jaguar Dr	Belmont	14813	Allegany County	Genesee Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 268-7900	545	67	8.1	46.4%	511 (93.8%)	13 (2.4%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,380			$2,020			$16,360	52.7	50.6	678	17
360006804870	662	Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-1st Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	759	79	9.5	88.3%	9 (1.2%)	435 (57.3%)	294 (38.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	$25,166			$6,222			$18,944	52.7	44.4	808	146
360012006739	663	Middle School 935	Public	6-8	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-2700	181	17	10.8	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.3%)	150 (82.9%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,214			$1,782			$16,432	52.6			(n/a)
360879000667	664	Dansville High School	Public	7-12	282 Main St	Dansville	14437	Livingston County	Dansville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 335-4010	623	56	11	56.3%	578 (92.8%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$16,537			$1,485			$15,053	52.5	53.7	623	41
360119406693	665	Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	524 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 216-9246	346	38	9.1	83.8%	5 (1.4%)	115 (33.2%)	214 (61.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,312			$4,309			$18,003	52.4			(n/a)
361377001128	666	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	158	19	8.2	52.5%	150 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$17,546			$5,251			$12,294	52.4	58.4	553	113
360114406597	667	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	367			79.3%	2 (0.5%)	266 (72.5%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$20,972			$5,987			$14,985	52.4	22.1	1225	558
361857001673	668	Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1375 Rt 9w	Marlboro	12542	Ulster County	Marlboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 236-5840	433	45	9.6	44.8%	233 (53.8%)	56 (12.9%)	117 (27.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	$20,451			$902			$19,548	52.1	62.9	470	198
360108506376	669	Great Oaks Charter School	Public, Charter	6-11	240 Bleeker St	New York	10014	New York County	Great Oaks Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 233-5152	293	33	8.9	85.0%	4 (1.4%)	96 (32.8%)	177 (60.4%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,692			$2,912			$21,780	52.1	48.2	719	50
360321000083	670	Argyle Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5023 State Rt 40	Argyle	12809	Washington County	Argyle Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 638-8243	229	27	8.5	48.0%	217 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$14,943			$1,116			$13,828	52.1	54.6	613	57

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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.
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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