Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
360396000155	821	Barker Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1628 Quaker Rd	Barker	14012	Niagara County	Barker Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 795-3201	292	30	9.5	38.7%	248 (84.9%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$19,874			$1,254			$18,620	45.2	46.6	759	62
360010006188	822	Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School	Public	6-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-3500	839	70	11.9	67.1%	106 (12.6%)	90 (10.7%)	371 (44.2%)	185 (22.1%)	34 (4.1%)	16 (1.9%)	37 (4.4%)	$15,876			$1,021			$14,855	45.2	52.2	649	173
363016004538	823	Waterville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Madison St	Waterville	13480	Oneida County	Waterville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 841-3818	312	33	9.4	49.7%	303 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,721			$73			$19,648	45.2	33.1	1012	189
362889003910	824	Tri-Valley Secondary School	Public	7-12	34 Moore Hill Rd	Grahamsville	12740	Sullivan County	Tri-Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 985-2296	435	47	9.3	49.0%	336 (77.2%)	12 (2.8%)	68 (15.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,507			$00			$19,507	45.2	42.9	835	11
361476006761	825	Hoosick Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	21187 Ny Rt 22	Hoosick Falls	12090	Rensselaer County	Hoosick Falls Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 686-7321	325	31	10.5	54.5%	289 (88.9%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,988			$1,399			$12,590	45.1			(n/a)
362919003930	826	George F Baker High School	Public	6-12	1 Tornado Dr	Tuxedo Park	10987	Orange County	Tuxedo Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 351-4786	104	21	5	30.8%	60 (57.7%)	14 (13.5%)	25 (24.0%)	5 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,325			$1,550			$39,776	45	59.3	535	291
362994006730	827	Warsaw Middle School	Public	6-8	81 W Court St	Warsaw	14569	Wyoming County	Warsaw Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 786-8000	201	25	8.1	52.7%	177 (88.1%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$16,320			$1,451			$14,868	45	46.3	765	62
361746001594	828	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	242	27	8.8	61.2%	224 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	$16,658			$1,463			$15,196	45	30.2	1070	242
360462000203	829	Berlin Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	17400 Ny 22	Cherry Plain	12040	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 658-1500	360	47	7.5	52.8%	349 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$24,790			$2,941			$21,849	44.9	37.8	927	98
360007806135	830	West Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 W 105th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 280-8502	168	25	6.7	88.7%	7 (4.2%)	68 (40.5%)	83 (49.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	$32,865			$2,066			$30,799	44.9	45.5	785	45

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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 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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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.