Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360267004333	781	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	23	9.7	54.9%	207 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,941	$266	$16,675	46.2	51.3	686	95
360008105115	782	Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	458	49	9.3	90.2%	9 (2.0%)	289 (63.1%)	138 (30.1%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	$21,877	$2,254	$19,623	46.2	21.8	1260	478
362493004369	783	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	438	42	10.4	54.6%	397 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,579	$14	$14,565	46.2	52.9	658	125
360009505916	784	Academy For College Prep And Career Exp	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2566	426	35	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.6%)	286 (67.1%)	112 (26.3%)	8 (1.9%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,658	$2,223	$16,435	46.2	19.6	1301	517
361968001802	785	Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1189 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	952	97	9.7	42.0%	499 (52.4%)	83 (8.7%)	302 (31.7%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	$19,619	$1,453	$18,167	46.1	50	709	76
360114406597	786	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	242	23	10.5	83.1%	2 (0.8%)	172 (71.1%)	63 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,972	$5,987	$14,985	46.1	52.4	667	119
360000904670	787	Saranac Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5700	370	34	11	40.3%	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,377	$1,298	$14,079	46	48.9	743	44
361230001418	788	Marcus Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	4100 Baldwin Rd	Rushville	14544	Yates County	Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 554-6442	264	35	7.5	55.3%	251 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$17,729	$2,193	$15,536	46	46	799	11
361746001594	789	Little Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-4300	234	28	8.4	44.4%	221 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	$16,658	$1,463	$15,196	45.8	45	828	39
360420005992	790	Beaver River Middle School	Public	6-8	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13620	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	199	12	17.1	50.3%	194 (97.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,006	$00	$8,006	45.8	35.1	1009	219

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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)
360267004333	781	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	23	9.7	54.9%	207 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$16,941			$266			$16,675	46.2	51.3	686	95
360008105115	782	Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	458	49	9.3	90.2%	9 (2.0%)	289 (63.1%)	138 (30.1%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	$21,877			$2,254			$19,623	46.2	21.8	1260	478
362493004369	783	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	438	42	10.4	54.6%	397 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	$14,579			$14			$14,565	46.2	52.9	658	125
360009505916	784	Academy For College Prep And Career Exp	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2566	426	35	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.6%)	286 (67.1%)	112 (26.3%)	8 (1.9%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,658			$2,223			$16,435	46.2	19.6	1301	517
361968001802	785	Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1189 State Rt 17k	Montgomery	12549	Orange County	Valley Central School District (Montgomery)	No	No	No	No	(845) 457-2400	952	97	9.7	42.0%	499 (52.4%)	83 (8.7%)	302 (31.7%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	$19,619			$1,453			$18,167	46.1	50	709	76
360114406597	786	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	242	23	10.5	83.1%	2 (0.8%)	172 (71.1%)	63 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,972			$5,987			$14,985	46.1	52.4	667	119
360000904670	787	Saranac Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5700	370	34	11	40.3%	359 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$15,377			$1,298			$14,079	46	48.9	743	44
361230001418	788	Marcus Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	4100 Baldwin Rd	Rushville	14544	Yates County	Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 554-6442	264	35	7.5	55.3%	251 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$17,729			$2,193			$15,536	46	46	799	11
361746001594	789	Little Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-4300	234	28	8.4	44.4%	221 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	$16,658			$1,463			$15,196	45.8	45	828	39
360420005992	790	Beaver River Middle School	Public	6-8	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13620	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	199	12	17.1	50.3%	194 (97.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,006			$00			$8,006	45.8	35.1	1009	219