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)
360008505986	1121	Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (The)	Public	6-8	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-5063	159	15	10.8	94.3%	7 (4.4%)	48 (30.2%)	96 (60.4%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,525			$1,912			$27,613	29.1	31.1	1074	47
362796005388	1122	St Lawrence Middle School	Public	5-8	1039 State Hwy 11c	Brasher Falls	13613	St. Lawrence County	Brasher Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 389-5131	309	32	9.5	57.9%	286 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$11,344			$2,604			$8,740	29.1	46.8	791	331
361629001434	1123	J Watson Bailey Middle School	Public	5-8	118 Merilina Ave Ext	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 943-3940	943	103	9.1	48.4%	534 (56.6%)	65 (6.9%)	244 (25.9%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.5%)	$21,859			$1,903			$19,956	29	30.4	1087	36
362700002831	1124	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 897-7300	282	30	9.4	55.7%	174 (61.7%)	33 (11.7%)	35 (12.4%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$18,391			$1,956			$16,434	29	38.7	945	179
360642000424	1125	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	289	36	8	63.7%	270 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$16,223			$2,479			$13,744	28.9	28.3	1145	20
360624000404	1126	Camden Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Union St	Camden	13316	Oneida County	Camden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 245-0080	558	62	9	50.9%	516 (92.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$20,077			$2,751			$17,326	28.9	35.3	1007	119
360009104523	1127	Middle School 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center	Public	6-8	300 Adelphi St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6734	188	25	7.5	90.4%	2 (1.1%)	106 (56.4%)	72 (38.3%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,374			$4,089			$24,285	28.9	30.6	1085	42
362010001833	1128	Graham School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 E 5th St	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-2800	397	33	12.1	63.0%	22 (5.5%)	274 (69.0%)	91 (22.9%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,357			$1,394			$16,963	28.9	15.7	1365	237
360010002297	1129	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	331	30	11	83.4%	4 (1.2%)	205 (61.9%)	75 (22.7%)	23 (6.9%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	$29,157			$2,234			$26,922	28.8	39.3	929	200
361170000930	1130	Fulton Junior High School	Public	7-8	129 Curtis St	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5440	490	46	10.6	60.6%	430 (87.8%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$17,893			$1,630			$16,263	28.8	29.4	1115	15

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.