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)
360828000608	341	Copenhagen Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3020 Mechanic St	Copenhagen	13626	Lewis County	Copenhagen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 688-4411	483	43	11.1	33.7%	440 (91.1%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,217			$2,745			$15,473	72.2	51.5	679	338
360010105925	342	Ps/Is 295	Public	PK, KG-8	222-14 Jamaica Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-1433	561	51	10.9	73.8%	16 (2.9%)	112 (20.0%)	210 (37.4%)	173 (30.8%)	29 (5.2%)	13 (2.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$17,207			$1,081			$16,126	72.2	66.1	452	110
362010001844	343	Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Lexington Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5060	317	30	10.5	43.2%	23 (7.3%)	188 (59.3%)	88 (27.8%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$21,414			$1,834			$19,579	72.1	75.5	310	33
362640003618	344	Seaford Middle School	Public	6-8	3940 Sunset Ave	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4280	487	58	8.3	15.4%	406 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	43 (8.8%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$23,394			$254			$23,140	72	87	160	184
362478003430	345	South Side Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	829	88	9.3	15.2%	577 (69.6%)	63 (7.6%)	130 (15.7%)	27 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$23,304			$452			$22,853	72	80.6	236	109
360987000763	346	East Moriches School	Public	5-8	9 Adelaide Ave	East Moriches	11940	Suffolk County	East Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-0162	296	28	10.5	19.3%	222 (75.0%)	13 (4.4%)	47 (15.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$17,207			$312			$16,895	72	78.4	270	76
361488001245	347	Sackets Harbor Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	215 S Broad St	Sackets Harbor	13685	Jefferson County	Sackets Harbor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 646-3575	399	35	11.5	36.3%	351 (88.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,867			$1,857			$11,011	71.8	78.7	264	83
363102004167	348	Westhampton Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Mill Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 288-3800	405	52	7.8	22.7%	229 (56.5%)	3 (0.7%)	140 (34.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$23,769			$492			$23,277	71.8	73.6	330	18
362592003558	349	Sayville Middle School	Public	6-8	291 Johnson Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6650	604	55	11	12.7%	521 (86.3%)	7 (1.2%)	50 (8.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$24,825			$629			$24,197	71.8	70.2	385	36
360010202514	350	Is 141 Steinway (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	37-11 21st Ave	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 278-6403	1,008	79	12.7	69.6%	408 (40.5%)	36 (3.6%)	378 (37.5%)	139 (13.8%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.5%)	$16,380			$1,056			$15,324	71.6	73.3	338	12

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.