Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
360009205706	1091	Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	440	44	10	90.5%	31 (7.0%)	5 (1.1%)	358 (81.4%)	39 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,493	$1,960	$19,533	30.2	21.3	1241	150
360008806107	1092	Cornerstone Academy For Social Action Middle School (Casa)	Public	6-8	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-7970	167	19	8.7	89.8%	1 (0.6%)	95 (56.9%)	65 (38.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,246	$2,295	$21,950	30.1	18.6	1293	201
362352003284	1093	Port Jervis Middle School	Public	7-8	10 Rte 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	379	40	9.3	58.6%	226 (59.6%)	31 (8.2%)	81 (21.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.7%)	$19,835	$00	$19,835	30.1	36.1	957	136
360101006183	1094	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	1,017	98	10.4	90.1%	5 (0.5%)	703 (69.1%)	270 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.3%)	$20,144	$5,515	$14,630	30.1	33.5	1005	89
362247003164	1095	Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	592	56	10.4	53.7%	253 (42.7%)	42 (7.1%)	265 (44.8%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$17,095	$412	$16,683	30	32.5	1019	76
360012006666	1096	Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	147	19	7.7	91.8%	7 (4.8%)	91 (61.9%)	38 (25.9%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$25,839	$2,180	$23,659	30	31.4	1045	51
360113906571	1097	School In The Square Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	120 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	School In The Square Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 916-7683	552	43	12.8	84.8%	31 (5.6%)	20 (3.6%)	482 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$24,482	$1,079	$23,402	30	34.4	988	109
361896001716	1098	Medina Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Mustang Dr	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Medina Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 798-2710	614	55	11.2	45.9%	490 (79.8%)	21 (3.4%)	47 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$16,570	$00	$16,570	30	26.8	1147	49
360012200249	1099	Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	271	26	10.4	79.0%	20 (7.4%)	64 (23.6%)	103 (38.0%)	68 (25.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.1%)	$22,450	$1,568	$20,882	30	27.8	1123	24
360015202753	1100	Ps 238 Anne Sullivan	Public	PK, KG-8	1633 E 8th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-4355	592	55	10.6	88.2%	173 (29.2%)	18 (3.0%)	257 (43.4%)	139 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$21,249	$1,647	$19,602	29.9	27.7	1125	25

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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 (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)
360009205706	1091	Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	440	44	10	90.5%	31 (7.0%)	5 (1.1%)	358 (81.4%)	39 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$21,493			$1,960			$19,533	30.2	21.3	1241	150
360008806107	1092	Cornerstone Academy For Social Action Middle School (Casa)	Public	6-8	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-7970	167	19	8.7	89.8%	1 (0.6%)	95 (56.9%)	65 (38.9%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,246			$2,295			$21,950	30.1	18.6	1293	201
362352003284	1093	Port Jervis Middle School	Public	7-8	10 Rte 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	379	40	9.3	58.6%	226 (59.6%)	31 (8.2%)	81 (21.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.7%)	$19,835			$00			$19,835	30.1	36.1	957	136
360101006183	1094	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	1,017	98	10.4	90.1%	5 (0.5%)	703 (69.1%)	270 (26.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.3%)	$20,144			$5,515			$14,630	30.1	33.5	1005	89
362247003164	1095	Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	592	56	10.4	53.7%	253 (42.7%)	42 (7.1%)	265 (44.8%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$17,095			$412			$16,683	30	32.5	1019	76
360012006666	1096	Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	147	19	7.7	91.8%	7 (4.8%)	91 (61.9%)	38 (25.9%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$25,839			$2,180			$23,659	30	31.4	1045	51
360113906571	1097	School In The Square Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	120 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	School In The Square Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 916-7683	552	43	12.8	84.8%	31 (5.6%)	20 (3.6%)	482 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$24,482			$1,079			$23,402	30	34.4	988	109
361896001716	1098	Medina Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Mustang Dr	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Medina Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 798-2710	614	55	11.2	45.9%	490 (79.8%)	21 (3.4%)	47 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	$16,570			$00			$16,570	30	26.8	1147	49
360012200249	1099	Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	271	26	10.4	79.0%	20 (7.4%)	64 (23.6%)	103 (38.0%)	68 (25.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.1%)	$22,450			$1,568			$20,882	30	27.8	1123	24
360015202753	1100	Ps 238 Anne Sullivan	Public	PK, KG-8	1633 E 8th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-4355	592	55	10.6	88.2%	173 (29.2%)	18 (3.0%)	257 (43.4%)	139 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$21,249			$1,647			$19,602	29.9	27.7	1125	25