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)
361752001560	711	Chestnut Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0245	399	36	11.2	47.6%	254 (63.7%)	27 (6.8%)	39 (9.8%)	46 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.0%)	$15,354			$1,321			$14,032	49.9	43.4	859	148
363045004096	712	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1571 State Rt 30	Wells	12190	Hamilton County	Wells Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 924-6000	133	22	6	38.3%	126 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$24,195			$2,316			$21,879	49.9	47.1	785	73
361680001498	713	Laurens Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	55 Main St	Laurens	13796	Otsego County	Laurens Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 432-2050	313	33	9.6	64.9%	280 (89.5%)	5 (1.6%)	27 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,461			$2,322			$14,139	49.9	58.8	554	159
362130003038	714	Northville High School	Public	6-12	131 S 3rd St	Northville	12134	Fulton County	Northville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 863-7000	256	26	9.8	44.1%	231 (90.2%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$13,877			$00			$13,877	49.7	39	939	225
361419001161	715	Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Furnace Woods Rd	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 257-5700	489	56	8.6	31.1%	252 (51.5%)	35 (7.2%)	164 (33.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$25,094			$60			$25,035	49.7	48.4	755	40
361752001566	716	Liverpool Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Seventh St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0258	313	34	9.1	51.1%	209 (66.8%)	44 (14.1%)	20 (6.4%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	$18,401			$2,362			$16,039	49.7	58.8	555	161
362517004534	717	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	49.7	51.6	677	40
360010005832	718	Young Women's Leadership School-Queens	Public	6-12	150-91 87th Rd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 725-0402	556	38	14.8	73.9%	14 (2.5%)	174 (31.3%)	99 (17.8%)	220 (39.6%)	14 (2.5%)	7 (1.3%)	28 (5.0%)	$13,901			$958			$12,943	49.7	56.3	598	120
362952003981	719	Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-9	320 Fletcher Ave	Valley Stream	11580	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 872-7710	1,038	83	12.5	40.5%	79 (7.6%)	379 (36.5%)	317 (30.5%)	221 (21.3%)	8 (0.8%)	11 (1.1%)	23 (2.2%)	$18,134			$1,404			$16,730	49.6	50.7	700	19
360008705137	720	Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	307	29	10.6	93.8%	2 (0.7%)	84 (27.4%)	220 (71.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,903			$3,315			$21,588	49.6	56.1	602	118

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.