Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360016705891	511	New Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	1818 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-5400	731	45	16.2	97.0%	8 (1.1%)	75 (10.3%)	640 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,680	$1,083	$22,597	62	37.6	966	455
360011405700	512	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	62	57.3	579	67
360109406404	513	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	558	53	10.6	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	415 (74.4%)	119 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$23,089	$2,213	$20,877	62	45.8	807	294
360387000141	514	Donald S Ray School	Public	6-7	7650 Van Buren Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6106	846	63	13.5	31.2%	723 (85.5%)	22 (2.6%)	41 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	$14,806	$1,445	$13,361	62	61.1	522	8
361752006760	515	Morgan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(315) 453-1230	485	46	10.6	56.7%	321 (66.2%)	68 (14.0%)	34 (7.0%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$15,046	$1,480	$13,566	61.9	59.1	550	35
362838003824	516	Richard T Stank Middle School	Public	6-8	1040 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0303	350	24	14.5	48.0%	322 (92.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$13,768	$2,143	$11,625	61.9	66	454	62
360891000681	517	Delaware Academy High School	Public	6-12	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-1281	405	33	12.2	40.2%	380 (93.8%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,396	$162	$14,233	61.8	56.4	596	79
361125000889	518	Forestville Central High School	Public	7-12	4 Academy St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 965-2711	201	24	8.4	45.3%	178 (88.6%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$16,206	$1,064	$15,141	61.8	73.2	339	179
360096506044	519	Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	800 Gates Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7460	342	33	10.3	82.7%	4 (1.2%)	199 (58.2%)	121 (35.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$20,397	$8,354	$12,043	61.8	70.2	386	133
363192004268	520	Casimir Pulaski School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Kings Cross	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8575	546	27	20.3	41.2%	204 (37.4%)	31 (5.7%)	225 (41.2%)	56 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$17,814	$1,124	$16,691	61.4	68	419	101

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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)
360016705891	511	New Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	1818 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-5400	731	45	16.2	97.0%	8 (1.1%)	75 (10.3%)	640 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,680			$1,083			$22,597	62	37.6	966	455
360011405700	512	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	62	57.3	579	67
360109406404	513	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	558	53	10.6	78.9%	7 (1.3%)	415 (74.4%)	119 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$23,089			$2,213			$20,877	62	45.8	807	294
360387000141	514	Donald S Ray School	Public	6-7	7650 Van Buren Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6106	846	63	13.5	31.2%	723 (85.5%)	22 (2.6%)	41 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	$14,806			$1,445			$13,361	62	61.1	522	8
361752006760	515	Morgan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(315) 453-1230	485	46	10.6	56.7%	321 (66.2%)	68 (14.0%)	34 (7.0%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$15,046			$1,480			$13,566	61.9	59.1	550	35
362838003824	516	Richard T Stank Middle School	Public	6-8	1040 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0303	350	24	14.5	48.0%	322 (92.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$13,768			$2,143			$11,625	61.9	66	454	62
360891000681	517	Delaware Academy High School	Public	6-12	2 Sheldon Dr	Delhi	13753	Delaware County	Delaware Academy Central School District At Delhi	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 746-1281	405	33	12.2	40.2%	380 (93.8%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,396			$162			$14,233	61.8	56.4	596	79
361125000889	518	Forestville Central High School	Public	7-12	4 Academy St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 965-2711	201	24	8.4	45.3%	178 (88.6%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$16,206			$1,064			$15,141	61.8	73.2	339	179
360096506044	519	Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-9	800 Gates Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7460	342	33	10.3	82.7%	4 (1.2%)	199 (58.2%)	121 (35.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$20,397			$8,354			$12,043	61.8	70.2	386	133
363192004268	520	Casimir Pulaski School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Kings Cross	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8575	546	27	20.3	41.2%	204 (37.4%)	31 (5.7%)	225 (41.2%)	56 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$17,814			$1,124			$16,691	61.4	68	419	101