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)
360007906016	1151	Renaissance School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-6072	151	22	6.9	98.7%	1 (0.7%)	64 (42.4%)	78 (51.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$32,197			$2,713			$29,484	27.6	25.5	1195	44
360008400757	1152	Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	518	45	11.5	87.1%	4 (0.8%)	122 (23.6%)	373 (72.0%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,668			$2,126			$17,542	27.6	29.2	1124	28
362715005736	1153	Solvay Middle School	Public	5-8	299 Bury Dr	Syracuse	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-7061	438	40	10.9	70.5%	300 (68.5%)	35 (8.0%)	55 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.9%)	$15,212			$2,390			$12,823	27.5	31.7	1069	84
360012200249	1154	Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	271	26	10.4	79.0%	20 (7.4%)	64 (23.6%)	103 (38.0%)	68 (25.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.1%)	$22,450			$1,568			$20,882	27.5	30	1099	55
362475004787	1155	School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	45 Prince St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-7682	1,066	96	11.1	68.7%	246 (23.1%)	507 (47.6%)	267 (25.0%)	31 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$13,651			$1,897			$11,754	27.3	26	1185	30
360007902294	1156	Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	501	45	11.2	94.8%	21 (4.2%)	85 (17.0%)	382 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,911			$2,608			$20,304	27.3	25	1202	46
361239004858	1157	Gowanda Middle School	Public	5-8	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	323	39	8.3	58.8%	205 (63.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$20,859			$2,653			$18,207	27.3	43.2	869	288
362049001897	1158	Isaac E Young Middle School	Public	6-8	270 Centre Ave	New Rochelle	10805	Westchester County	New Rochelle City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 576-4360	1,138	100	11.4	76.3%	90 (7.9%)	180 (15.8%)	818 (71.9%)	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.1%)	$21,561			$730			$20,831	27.3	36	996	162
363039005848	1159	Eugene Brooks Intermediate School	Public	4-8	194 Haight Rd	Amenia	12501	Dutchess County	Northeast Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 373-4100	226	30	7.5		141 (62.4%)	5 (2.2%)	70 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$23,399			$1,636			$21,763	27.3	27.9	1151	8
360008702202	1160	Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45	Public	6-8	2502 Lorillard Pl	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1660	472	41	11.5	97.2%	8 (1.7%)	81 (17.2%)	368 (78.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$22,320			$2,962			$19,357	27.3	28.5	1140	20

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.