Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
361128000891	751	Fort Ann Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Catherine St	Fort Ann	12827	Washington County	Fort Ann Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 639-5594	215	25	8.6	45.1%	197 (91.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$7,445			$00			$7,445	47.8	49.5	723	28
361275004686	752	Greene Middle School	Public	6-8	40 S Canal St	Greene	13778	Chenango County	Greene Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 656-4161	203	22	9.1	44.3%	192 (94.6%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,090			$3,507			$12,583	47.7	49.9	713	39
360921004332	753	Dover Middle School	Public	6-8	2368 Rt 22	Dover Plains	12522	Dutchess County	Dover Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 877-5740	295	34	8.7	70.5%	167 (56.6%)	6 (2.0%)	110 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$20,073			$2,054			$18,019	47.7	48.6	751	2
362010001842	754	Pennington School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Fairway Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5105	421	38	11.1	41.6%	68 (16.2%)	212 (50.4%)	118 (28.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$17,982			$1,392			$16,590	47.6	33	1046	292
362277003204	755	Perry Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	33 Watkins Ave	Perry	14530	Wyoming County	Perry Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 237-0270	341	45	7.5	47.2%	297 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,902			$1,699			$13,203	47.6	60.2	533	222
360747000532	756	Chittenango Middle School	Public	5-8	1732 Fyler Rd	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2802	565	51	11	37.3%	512 (90.6%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$13,776			$1,533			$12,244	47.6	53.5	649	107
360008605666	757	Comprehensive Model School Project Middle School 327	Public	6-12	1501 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8111	678	57	11.9	94.8%	8 (1.2%)	117 (17.3%)	548 (80.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$19,680			$2,758			$16,922	47.5	47.3	779	22
360003604337	758	South Buffalo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	154 S Ogden St	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	South Buffalo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 826-7213	905	88	10.2	62.0%	427 (47.2%)	282 (31.2%)	157 (17.3%)	25 (2.8%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								47.5	37.8	964	206
360321000083	759	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	234	26	9	47.9%	224 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,943			$1,116			$13,828	47.5	52.1	670	89
360009406662	760	Brooklyn Green School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 397-3340	192	21	9.1	78.6%	14 (7.3%)	124 (64.6%)	38 (19.8%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.1%)	$23,377			$4,221			$19,156	47.4	40.9	910	150

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.