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)
360672000458	921	Catskill Middle School	Public	6-8	345 W Main St	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-5665	303	31	9.7	44.6%	199 (65.7%)	15 (5.0%)	49 (16.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	$18,319			$1,462			$16,857	39.8	35	981	60
361809001618	922	Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	2582 State Hwy 345	Madrid	13660	St. Lawrence County	Madrid-Waddington Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 322-5746	328	31	10.4	48.8%	315 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$15,066			$1,349			$13,716	39.7	46.3	766	156
361284001054	923	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	356	34	10.5	63.2%	106 (29.8%)	24 (6.7%)	203 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$21,481			$2,665			$18,816	39.6	13.9	1365	442
360008705796	924	Theatre Arts Production Company School	Public, Magnet	6-12	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 584-0832	503	54	9.2	87.9%	3 (0.6%)	123 (24.5%)	348 (69.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	$23,634			$2,032			$21,602	39.6	20.3	1259	335
360885000670	925	Deruyter High School	Public	6-12	711 Railroad St	De Ruyter	13052	Madison County	Deruyter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 852-3400	168	27	6.3	56.5%	152 (90.5%)	3 (1.8%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$24,015			$3,129			$20,885	39.6	46.1	769	156
360010302057	926	Is 51 Edwin Markham	Public	6-8	80 Willowbrook Rd	Staten Island	10302	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 981-0502	1,205	99	12.2	76.8%	226 (18.8%)	274 (22.7%)	573 (47.6%)	86 (7.1%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (3.0%)	$22,112			$1,492			$20,620	39.5	34.2	989	63
360924000709	927	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	215	32	6.7	39.5%	195 (90.7%)	4 (1.9%)	12 (5.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,019			$00			$16,019	39.4	31.5	1042	115
360252000034	928	Carl I Bergerson Middle School	Public	6-8	254 East Ave	Albion	14411	Orleans County	Albion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 589-2020	403	40	10	61.8%	294 (73.0%)	60 (14.9%)	43 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,073			$2,617			$13,456	39.4	39.5	895	33
360010002297	929	Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-6200	270	31	8.6	83.7%	3 (1.1%)	181 (67.0%)	43 (15.9%)	15 (5.6%)	23 (8.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	$29,157			$2,234			$26,922	39.3	29.7	1082	153
361335001098	930	Hamburg Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Division St	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3250	755	71	10.6	23.8%	704 (93.2%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.5%)	$17,593			$1,119			$16,474	39.3	59.2	537	393

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.