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)
361563001351	1021	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	195 Martin Rd	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4411	451	45	10	80.3%	268 (59.4%)	14 (3.1%)	113 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (12.0%)	$16,738			$2,001			$14,737	35	45.8	806	215
360408000165	1022	Bay Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	393 Brook Ave	Bay Shore	11706	Suffolk County	Bay Shore Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 968-1208	1,269	119	10.6	57.1%	294 (23.2%)	219 (17.3%)	653 (51.5%)	49 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.9%)	$21,835			$646			$21,189	34.7	41.1	904	118
361092000869	1023	Falconer Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2 East Ave N	Falconer	14733	Chautauqua County	Falconer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 665-6624	629	52	12.1	49.8%	582 (92.5%)	16 (2.5%)	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,768			$1,366			$13,402	34.7	38.1	957	66
361623001410	1024	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,054	104	10	47.2%	744 (70.6%)	100 (9.5%)	99 (9.4%)	40 (3.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.6%)	$19,100			$1,311			$17,790	34.7	18.8	1315	291
360585000369	1025	Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	756	56	13.5	81.0%	131 (17.3%)	305 (40.3%)	125 (16.5%)	97 (12.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (11.6%)	$12,363			$1,721			$10,642	34.7	41.3	899	126
360012301995	1026	Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	808	59	13.7	87.4%	21 (2.6%)	217 (26.9%)	220 (27.2%)	185 (22.9%)	141 (17.5%)	14 (1.7%)	10 (1.2%)	$19,345			$1,148			$18,197	34.7	30.7	1084	58
360015202753	1027	Ps 238 Anne Sullivan	Public	PK, KG-8	1633 E 8th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-4355	549	54	10.1	93.3%	165 (30.1%)	13 (2.4%)	237 (43.2%)	129 (23.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$21,249			$1,647			$19,602	34.6	29.9	1100	73
361212000970	1028	Gilboa-Conesville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Wyckoff Rd	Gilboa	12076	Schoharie County	Gilboa-Conesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 588-7541	276	22	12.8	40.6%	265 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,697			$2,748			$14,950	34.6	21.1	1274	246
361287003484	1029	Greenville Middle School	Public	6-8	4976 Sr 81	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 966-5070	249	24	10.2	38.2%	238 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,512			$1,563			$17,949	34.6	46.4	794	235
361794001611	1030	Lyncourt School	Public	PK, KG-8	2707-2709 Court St	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Lyncourt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 455-7571	434	36	12	63.8%	172 (39.6%)	77 (17.7%)	54 (12.4%)	94 (21.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.6%)	$17,041			$2,433			$14,608	34.5	42.2	885	145

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.