Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
361176000941	101	Garden City Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Cherry Valley Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-3000	928	77	11.9	4.2%	756 (81.5%)	11 (1.2%)	55 (5.9%)	80 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	$22,298	$393	$21,905	92.7	95.4	63	38
362322003250	102	H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	772	73	10.5	12.6%	493 (63.9%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	211 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$25,591	$470	$25,122	92.7	95.9	53	49
361770001664	103	Locust Valley Middle School	Public	6-9	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5200	472	54	8.7	17.4%	336 (71.2%)	7 (1.5%)	102 (21.6%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$31,694	$531	$31,162	92.7	90.9	115	12
360120606670	104	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,084	125	8.6	37.1%	470 (43.4%)	224 (20.7%)	249 (23.0%)	52 (4.8%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.8%)	75 (6.9%)	$23,692	$1,121	$22,572	92.7	92.7	100	4
360008305990	105	Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	511	37	13.8	87.9%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	481 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$20,429	$2,461	$17,968	92.6	85.6	179	74
360007703331	106	Is 289	Public	6-8	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-9268	239	21	11.2	45.2%	73 (30.5%)	14 (5.9%)	34 (14.2%)	93 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.0%)	$17,792	$1,133	$16,659	92.6	91.9	103	3
360012305831	107	Scholars' Academy	Public	6-12	320 Beach 104th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 474-6918	1,183	72	16.5	50.1%	430 (36.3%)	212 (17.9%)	292 (24.7%)	213 (18.0%)	16 (1.4%)	8 (0.7%)	12 (1.0%)	$13,678	$419	$13,260	92.5	91.7	105	2
362316005850	108	Calkins Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1899 Calkins Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1902	638	66	9.7		441 (69.1%)	19 (3.0%)	48 (7.5%)	79 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.8%)	$18,702	$957	$17,745	92.5	89	139	31
360007701720	109	Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	476	33	14.4	30.9%	201 (42.2%)	96 (20.2%)	98 (20.6%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	$13,875	$183	$13,692	92.4	80.7	234	125
360009205502	110	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	92.4	94.7	75	35

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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)
361176000941	101	Garden City Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Cherry Valley Ave	Garden City	11530	Nassau County	Garden City Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 478-3000	928	77	11.9	4.2%	756 (81.5%)	11 (1.2%)	55 (5.9%)	80 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.5%)	$22,298			$393			$21,905	92.7	95.4	63	38
362322003250	102	H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	772	73	10.5	12.6%	493 (63.9%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.7%)	211 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$25,591			$470			$25,122	92.7	95.9	53	49
361770001664	103	Locust Valley Middle School	Public	6-9	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5200	472	54	8.7	17.4%	336 (71.2%)	7 (1.5%)	102 (21.6%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$31,694			$531			$31,162	92.7	90.9	115	12
360120606670	104	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,084	125	8.6	37.1%	470 (43.4%)	224 (20.7%)	249 (23.0%)	52 (4.8%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.8%)	75 (6.9%)	$23,692			$1,121			$22,572	92.7	92.7	100	4
360008305990	105	Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	511	37	13.8	87.9%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	481 (94.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$20,429			$2,461			$17,968	92.6	85.6	179	74
360007703331	106	Is 289	Public	6-8	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-9268	239	21	11.2	45.2%	73 (30.5%)	14 (5.9%)	34 (14.2%)	93 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.0%)	$17,792			$1,133			$16,659	92.6	91.9	103	3
360012305831	107	Scholars' Academy	Public	6-12	320 Beach 104th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 474-6918	1,183	72	16.5	50.1%	430 (36.3%)	212 (17.9%)	292 (24.7%)	213 (18.0%)	16 (1.4%)	8 (0.7%)	12 (1.0%)	$13,678			$419			$13,260	92.5	91.7	105	2
362316005850	108	Calkins Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1899 Calkins Rd	Pittsford	14534	Monroe County	Pittsford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 267-1902	638	66	9.7		441 (69.1%)	19 (3.0%)	48 (7.5%)	79 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.8%)	$18,702			$957			$17,745	92.5	89	139	31
360007701720	109	Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	476	33	14.4	30.9%	201 (42.2%)	96 (20.2%)	98 (20.6%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.2%)	$13,875			$183			$13,692	92.4	80.7	234	125
360009205502	110	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	92.4	94.7	75	35