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)
360000304543	661	Edwards-Knox Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2512 County Route 24	Hermon	13652	St. Lawrence County	Edwards-Knox Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 562-8131	221	24	9.3	59.3%	213 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,918			$1,260			$16,658	52.9	43.3	866	205
360011902326	662	Ps 84 Jose De Diego	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	250 Berry St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 384-8063	608	70	8.7	57.2%	148 (24.3%)	36 (5.9%)	376 (61.8%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$25,323			$2,088			$23,235	52.9	48.6	753	91
361302001068	663	Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	402	37	10.8	42.5%	378 (94.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$21,886			$2,388			$19,498	52.8	64.8	468	195
362721004496	664	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	52.8	51.5	680	16
360435000187	665	Belfast School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 King St	Belfast	14711	Allegany County	Belfast Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 365-2646	320	40	8		308 (96.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$19,513			$3,964			$15,548	52.8	51.3	687	22
362307003232	666	Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	7827 Rt 83	South Dayton	14138	Cattaraugus County	Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 988-3276	217	30	7.2	59.0%	193 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$18,260			$1,450			$16,810	52.7	38.2	956	290
363174004232	667	Worcester School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	198 Main St	Worcester	12197	Otsego County	Worcester Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 397-8785	327	33	9.9	47.4%	312 (95.4%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,791			$1,385			$14,407	52.6	36.3	991	324
360007904412	668	Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	185	14	13.3	77.3%	23 (12.4%)	54 (29.2%)	94 (50.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$24,274			$2,497			$21,777	52.5	57.7	575	93
360010006548	669	Middle School 358	Public, Magnet	6-8	88-06 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6240	336	26	12.9	84.5%	3 (0.9%)	69 (20.5%)	142 (42.3%)	108 (32.1%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,996			$2,547			$16,448	52.5	60.9	524	145
360104806255	670	Ember Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	616 Quincy St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Ember Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 285-3787	423	33	12.6	74.7%	4 (0.9%)	351 (83.0%)	58 (13.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$29,536			$4,368			$25,168	52.5	70	391	279

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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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