Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
360564004547	71	Bronxville Middle School	Public	6-8	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	378	31	12.1		295 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)				95	97.4	36	35
360111406511	72	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	778	53	14.6	85.2%	6 (0.8%)	664 (85.3%)	78 (10.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (1.9%)	$19,057	$6,451	$12,607	94.9	88	133	61
360012204175	73	Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	483	34	14.1	49.1%	41 (8.5%)	79 (16.4%)	99 (20.5%)	228 (47.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$15,021	$831	$14,189	94.9	90.8	108	35
360109106389	74	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	330	24	14		4 (1.2%)	139 (42.1%)	172 (52.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,888	$1,512	$14,377	94.7	80.5	223	149
360009205502	75	Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation	Public	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-4480	344	39	8.9	42.4%	159 (46.2%)	29 (8.4%)	104 (30.2%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	$25,309	$326	$24,983	94.7	88.8	122	47
360318000081	76	Ardsley Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Ashford Ave	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5600	754	67	11.2		420 (55.7%)	24 (3.2%)	97 (12.9%)	160 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.0%)	$21,108	$681	$20,426	94.7	96.4	50	26
361005000781	77	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	666	77	8.6		360 (54.1%)	10 (1.5%)	42 (6.3%)	230 (34.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$29,716	$370	$29,346	94.6	92.3	90	13
360007706130	78	Spruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Spruce St	New York	10018	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-4800	431	39	11	20.9%	197 (45.7%)	21 (4.9%)	60 (13.9%)	101 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	$19,064	$1,073	$17,991	94.6	94.5	69	9
360009902281	79	Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	926	62	14.9	42.9%	176 (19.0%)	28 (3.0%)	128 (13.8%)	551 (59.5%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.5%)	$14,501	$386	$14,115	94.5	92	98	19
361545001314	80	Irvington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-9494	426	45	9.4	9.4%	293 (68.8%)	11 (2.6%)	53 (12.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$25,690	$142	$25,548	94.5	95.5	59	21

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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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.

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)
360564004547	71	Bronxville Middle School	Public	6-8	177 Pondfield Rd	Bronxville	10708	Westchester County	Bronxville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 395-0500	378	31	12.1		295 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)								95	97.4	36	35
360111406511	72	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	778	53	14.6	85.2%	6 (0.8%)	664 (85.3%)	78 (10.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (1.9%)	$19,057			$6,451			$12,607	94.9	88	133	61
360012204175	73	Queens College School For Math Science & Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	148-20 Reeves Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-7462	483	34	14.1	49.1%	41 (8.5%)	79 (16.4%)	99 (20.5%)	228 (47.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$15,021			$831			$14,189	94.9	90.8	108	35
360109106389	74	Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	330	24	14		4 (1.2%)	139 (42.1%)	172 (52.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$15,888			$1,512			$14,377	94.7	80.5	223	149
360009205502	75	Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation	Public	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-4480	344	39	8.9	42.4%	159 (46.2%)	29 (8.4%)	104 (30.2%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	$25,309			$326			$24,983	94.7	88.8	122	47
360318000081	76	Ardsley Middle School	Public	5-8	700 Ashford Ave	Ardsley	10502	Westchester County	Ardsley Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 295-5600	754	67	11.2		420 (55.7%)	24 (3.2%)	97 (12.9%)	160 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.0%)	$21,108			$681			$20,426	94.7	96.4	50	26
361005000781	77	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	666	77	8.6		360 (54.1%)	10 (1.5%)	42 (6.3%)	230 (34.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$29,716			$370			$29,346	94.6	92.3	90	13
360007706130	78	Spruce Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Spruce St	New York	10018	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 266-4800	431	39	11	20.9%	197 (45.7%)	21 (4.9%)	60 (13.9%)	101 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	$19,064			$1,073			$17,991	94.6	94.5	69	9
360009902281	79	Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur	Public	6-8	51-60 Marathon Pkwy	Little Neck	11362	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8138	926	62	14.9	42.9%	176 (19.0%)	28 (3.0%)	128 (13.8%)	551 (59.5%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.5%)	$14,501			$386			$14,115	94.5	92	98	19
361545001314	80	Irvington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 N Broadway	Irvington	10533	Westchester County	Irvington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 591-9494	426	45	9.4	9.4%	293 (68.8%)	11 (2.6%)	53 (12.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.1%)	$25,690			$142			$25,548	94.5	95.5	59	21