Best Middle Schools in New York

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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)
360007902694	1281	Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	417	91	4.5	88.7%	12 (2.9%)	89 (21.3%)	302 (72.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$43,255			$1,770			$41,485	21.3	24.1	1222	59
362010004345	1282	Benjamin Turner Middle School	Public	K-8	624 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5150	196	20	9.6	70.9%	4 (2.0%)	151 (77.0%)	40 (20.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$36,684			$2,324			$34,361	21.2	19.7	1300	18
361197000963	1283	Geneva Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Carter Rd	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0404	452	59	7.6	68.1%	183 (40.5%)	48 (10.6%)	157 (34.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	$16,456			$2,874			$13,582	21.2	23.7	1229	54
362688005588	1284	Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	231	28	8.2	56.3%	163 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.5%)	$16,132			$2,072			$14,060	21.1	34.5	1022	262
360009005679	1285	East Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	1716 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-8641	612	60	10.1	92.5%	6 (1.0%)	135 (22.1%)	426 (69.6%)	10 (1.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$22,952			$2,304			$20,648	21	16.5	1355	70
360107106328	1286	Mott Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Mott Hall Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-9139	228	19	12	92.5%	4 (1.8%)	105 (46.1%)	118 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,793			$3,875			$19,918	20.9	19.9	1294	8
360010102659	1287	Is 192 Linden (The)	Public	6-8	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 479-5540	335	41	8.2	79.1%	1 (0.3%)	232 (69.3%)	54 (16.1%)	24 (7.2%)	11 (3.3%)	5 (1.5%)	8 (2.4%)	$22,815			$1,747			$21,067	20.9	27.4	1159	128
362247003168	1288	South Ocean Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Ocean Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6600	599	55	10.8	57.4%	182 (30.4%)	27 (4.5%)	355 (59.3%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$16,327			$889			$15,438	20.8	12.3	1403	115
362172003081	1289	Olean Intermediate-Middle School	Public, Alternative	3-12	401 Wayne St	Olean	14760	Cattaraugus County	Olean City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 375-8062	564	57	9.9	58.3%	454 (80.5%)	11 (2.0%)	21 (3.7%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.5%)	$16,037			$2,022			$14,015	20.8	31.1	1077	212
360012106427	1290	Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees)	Public	6-8	251 Macdougal St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-3039	165	20	8.3	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	98 (59.4%)	57 (34.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$33,842			$4,103			$29,739	20.7	20.7	1280	10

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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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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.