Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361323006653	141	Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	172	20	8.4	12.2%	132 (76.7%)	4 (2.3%)	24 (14.0%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,204	$00	$17,204	89.3	85.8	173	32
360007705768	142	Lower Manhattan Community Middle School	Public	6-8	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(646) 826-8100	328	33	9.9	51.5%	109 (33.2%)	28 (8.5%)	88 (26.8%)	82 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$18,950	$1,296	$17,654	89.2	90	129	13
360009505516	143	Science Technology & Research Early College	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2540	571	44	13	77.8%	15 (2.6%)	444 (77.8%)	68 (11.9%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$16,482	$2,114	$14,367	89.2	91	114	29
360009606775	144	Lenox Academy	Public	6-8	100001 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 927-5228	238	20	11.9	79.0%	1 (0.4%)	211 (88.7%)	12 (5.0%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)				89.2			(n/a)
362256003177	145	Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	502	52	9.7	17.3%	353 (70.3%)	9 (1.8%)	98 (19.5%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$23,816	$00	$23,816	88.9	89	140	5
362529003495	146	Rye Neck Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Hornidge Rd	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4700	354	38	9.3	15.3%	225 (63.6%)	4 (1.1%)	70 (19.8%)	33 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$20,033	$227	$19,806	88.9	90.1	123	23
360008302643	147	Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Cabrini Blvd	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 927-8218	766	58	13.2	39.7%	290 (37.9%)	30 (3.9%)	362 (47.3%)	24 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	$15,326	$754	$14,572	88.8	80.6	235	88
362820003806	148	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	651	62	10.5	11.7%	472 (72.5%)	12 (1.8%)	52 (8.0%)	82 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$26,919	$242	$26,677	88.7	94.4	82	66
361653001461	149	Lake Pleasant School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Elm Lake Rd	Speculator	12164	Hamilton County	Lake Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 548-7571	65	19	3.4		63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$34,841	$2,109	$32,732	88.6	58.5	561	412
362322003257	150	Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Central Park Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3308	918	81	11.2	17.2%	419 (45.6%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (7.8%)	396 (43.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.9%)	$21,435	$470	$20,965	88.4	93.6	91	59

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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 (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)
361323006653	141	Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	172	20	8.4	12.2%	132 (76.7%)	4 (2.3%)	24 (14.0%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,204			$00			$17,204	89.3	85.8	173	32
360007705768	142	Lower Manhattan Community Middle School	Public	6-8	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(646) 826-8100	328	33	9.9	51.5%	109 (33.2%)	28 (8.5%)	88 (26.8%)	82 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$18,950			$1,296			$17,654	89.2	90	129	13
360009505516	143	Science Technology & Research Early College	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2540	571	44	13	77.8%	15 (2.6%)	444 (77.8%)	68 (11.9%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	$16,482			$2,114			$14,367	89.2	91	114	29
360009606775	144	Lenox Academy	Public	6-8	100001 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 927-5228	238	20	11.9	79.0%	1 (0.4%)	211 (88.7%)	12 (5.0%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								89.2			(n/a)
362256003177	145	Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	502	52	9.7	17.3%	353 (70.3%)	9 (1.8%)	98 (19.5%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$23,816			$00			$23,816	88.9	89	140	5
362529003495	146	Rye Neck Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Hornidge Rd	Mamaroneck	10543	Westchester County	Rye Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 777-4700	354	38	9.3	15.3%	225 (63.6%)	4 (1.1%)	70 (19.8%)	33 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$20,033			$227			$19,806	88.9	90.1	123	23
360008302643	147	Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Cabrini Blvd	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 927-8218	766	58	13.2	39.7%	290 (37.9%)	30 (3.9%)	362 (47.3%)	24 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	$15,326			$754			$14,572	88.8	80.6	235	88
362820003806	148	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	651	62	10.5	11.7%	472 (72.5%)	12 (1.8%)	52 (8.0%)	82 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$26,919			$242			$26,677	88.7	94.4	82	66
361653001461	149	Lake Pleasant School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Elm Lake Rd	Speculator	12164	Hamilton County	Lake Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 548-7571	65	19	3.4		63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$34,841			$2,109			$32,732	88.6	58.5	561	412
362322003257	150	Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Central Park Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3308	918	81	11.2	17.2%	419 (45.6%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (7.8%)	396 (43.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.9%)	$21,435			$470			$20,965	88.4	93.6	91	59