Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360009606455	311	Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy	Public	6-8	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-3790	378	39	9.7	81.5%	2 (0.5%)	329 (87.0%)	29 (7.7%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	$23,551			$1,482			$22,069	74.1	58.7	556	245
362967006128	312	Voorheesville Middle School	Public	6-8	432 New Salem Rd	Voorheesville	12186	Albany County	Voorheesville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 765-3314	306	24	12.6	14.4%	264 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$14,462			$451			$14,011	74.1	77.7	281	31
361884001711	313	McGraw Secondary School	Public	6-12	10 W Academy St	Mc Graw	13101	Cortland County	McGraw Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 836-3600	266	35	7.5	55.6%	253 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$16,471			$2,114			$14,357	74.1	73.3	337	24
360012202664	314	Junior High School 194 William Carr	Public	6-8	154-60 17th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0818	984	61	16.1	69.7%	187 (19.0%)	7 (0.7%)	333 (33.8%)	437 (44.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	$15,339			$760			$14,579	74.1	79.2	255	59
361296001060	315	Greenwood Lake Middle School	Public	4-8	1247 Lakes Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 782-8678	256	32	8	30.9%	158 (61.7%)	5 (2.0%)	74 (28.9%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$27,630			$1,497			$26,134	74.1	90.2	121	194
360015202363	316	Ps 95 Gravesend (The)	Public	K-8	345 Van Sicklen St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-5050	941	62	15.1	84.1%	264 (28.1%)	44 (4.7%)	301 (32.0%)	309 (32.8%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$16,952			$1,760			$15,192	74	82.3	218	98
360813000581	317	Commack Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Vanderbilt Pky	Commack	11746	Suffolk County	Commack Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 858-3505	1,334	118	11.3	15.3%	899 (67.4%)	38 (2.8%)	173 (13.0%)	180 (13.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.8%)	$23,140			$897			$22,243	74	79.1	257	60
360678000467	318	Cazenovia Middle School	Public	5-7	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1324	319	27	11.9	32.3%	298 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$14,878			$1,813			$13,064	74	82.8	213	105
360008802613	319	Ps 175 City Island	Public	K-8	200 City Island Ave	Bronx	10464	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 885-1093	255	21	12.1	56.5%	79 (31.0%)	31 (12.2%)	122 (47.8%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$20,850			$1,444			$19,405	73.8	67.1	435	116
362790003787	320	Springs School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School St	East Hampton	11937	Suffolk County	Springs Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 324-0144	691	32	21.5		258 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	415 (60.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$22,344			$820			$21,524	73.8	69.8	394	74

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.