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)
362781003781	1451	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	892 Ny-45	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6300	630	45	14.1	83.8%	29 (4.6%)	97 (15.4%)	485 (77.0%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,688			$4,147			$12,541	8.6	10.5	1426	25
360008304451	1452	Harold O Levy School	Public	6-8	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-9162	134	26	5.2	97.0%	1 (0.7%)	11 (8.2%)	122 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,970			$4,024			$42,946	8.6	11.4	1416	36
360012006417	1453	Van Siclen Community Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-4701	176	20	8.6	97.2%	4 (2.3%)	111 (63.1%)	55 (31.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,067			$4,280			$19,787	8.5	12.1	1406	47
361974001811	1454	Robert J Kaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Breakey Ave	Monticello	12701	Sullivan County	Monticello Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 796-3058	587	63	9.2	64.6%	205 (34.9%)	92 (15.7%)	224 (38.2%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.2%)	$19,378			$1,035			$18,343	8.5	11.6	1414	40
362859003863	1455	Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1130 Salt Springs Rd	Syracuse	13224	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4490	767	62	12.2	86.3%	101 (13.2%)	473 (61.7%)	85 (11.1%)	57 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	$15,685			$2,798			$12,887	8.3	12.3	1404	51
360585000350	1456	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Mlk Park	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3370	561	56	10	93.2%	42 (7.5%)	327 (58.3%)	47 (8.4%)	120 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$15,380			$1,742			$13,638	8.3	5	1481	25
361644002836	1457	Lackawanna Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	440	50	8.8	83.6%	261 (59.3%)	67 (15.2%)	78 (17.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$21,668			$6,048			$15,620	7.9	12.4	1400	57
362376003308	1458	Poughkeepsie Middle School	Public	6-8	55 College Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4800	872	75	11.5	80.4%	28 (3.2%)	415 (47.6%)	349 (40.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (7.9%)	$19,292			$3,263			$16,029	7.7	9.1	1440	18
360585000295	1459	Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology	Public	PK, KG-8	414 S Division St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3767	522	51	10.2	92.9%	52 (10.0%)	289 (55.4%)	50 (9.6%)	110 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$14,872			$2,584			$12,288	7.7	10.5	1427	32
360008106713	1460	Seed Harlem	Public	6-8	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(332) 456-1415	93	15	6.2	93.5%	2 (2.2%)	44 (47.3%)	44 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$33,895			$6,750			$27,145	7.7	7.1	1463	3

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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 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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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.