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, December 14, 2023.

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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)
360906000694	671	Deposit Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Broome County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2197	236	31	7.7	52.1%	226 (95.8%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,491			$2,475			$19,016	52.1	59	540	131
360104006243	672	True North Rochester Prep-West Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	432 Chili Ave	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	True North Rochester Prep-West Camp	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 368-5090	754	34	22.1	88.5%	12 (1.6%)	567 (75.2%)	140 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.8%)	$15,490			$3,745			$11,745	51.9	56.4	584	88
361446001200	673	Merton Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	641	62	10.3	26.2%	539 (84.1%)	20 (3.1%)	47 (7.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$11,759			$00			$11,759	51.9	51.2	666	7
362811003800	674	Stillwater Middle School High School	Public	6-12	1068 Hudson Ave	Stillwater	12170	Saratoga County	Stillwater Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 373-6100	525	57	9.2	30.1%	499 (95.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,970			$405			$17,566	51.8	63.8	453	221
361965001794	675	Monroe-Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	199 Dunderberg Rd	Central Valley	10917	Orange County	Monroe-Woodbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 460-6400	1,584	135	11.7	40.0%	577 (36.4%)	159 (10.0%)	686 (43.3%)	99 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.7%)	$19,614			$666			$18,947	51.7	45.6	782	107
362736001137	676	South Lewis Middle School	Public	5-8	4264 East Rd	Turin	13473	Lewis County	South Lewis Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 348-2570	308	30	10.3	61.4%	292 (94.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,296			$1,158			$10,138	51.7	53.4	629	47
362517004534	677	Charles H Roth Junior High School	Public	7-9	4000 E Henrietta Rd	Henrietta	14467	Monroe County	Rush-Henrietta Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 359-5100	531	56	9.5	55.4%	290 (54.6%)	77 (14.5%)	48 (9.0%)	70 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.5%)	$16,894			$1,447			$15,447	51.6	60	520	157
361638001446	678	La Fargeville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20414 Sunrise Ave	La Fargeville	13656	Jefferson County	La Fargeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 658-2241	496	43	11.5	55.6%	460 (92.7%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$13,646			$2,033			$11,613	51.5	46.7	756	78
360828000608	679	Copenhagen Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3020 Mechanic St	Copenhagen	13626	Lewis County	Copenhagen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 688-4411	472	44	10.7	40.9%	436 (92.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	$18,217			$2,745			$15,473	51.5	76.5	267	412
362721004496	680	Lisha Kill Middle School	Public	5-8	68 Waterman Ave	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 456-2306	628	55	11.4	32.8%	407 (64.8%)	67 (10.7%)	52 (8.3%)	46 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.4%)	$18,623			$1,062			$17,561	51.5	63.6	456	224

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

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.