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)
362502003466	1241	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	224	28	8	45.5%	189 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	31 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,019			$1,715			$27,304	23.1	43.7	852	389
362862003886	1242	Taconic Hillsjunior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	73 County Rte 11a	Craryville	12521	Columbia County	Taconic Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 325-2841	502	55	9.1	45.4%	389 (77.5%)	10 (2.0%)	68 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$19,388			$147			$19,241	23.1	26.9	1170	72
361554001325	1243	Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Main St	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8500	641	63	10.1	37.4%	331 (51.6%)	32 (5.0%)	230 (35.9%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$22,765			$624			$22,142	23.1	26.4	1177	66
362982004791	1244	Walton Middle School	Public	6-8	47-49 Stockton Ave	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	189	21	9	54.0%	180 (95.2%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,653			$374			$7,280	23.1	17.4	1343	99
360008405650	1245	South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2211	641	57	11.1	94.4%	10 (1.6%)	166 (25.9%)	445 (69.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	$18,756			$1,889			$16,867	23.1	47.5	775	470
362484005420	1246	Rocky Point Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7301	638	55	11.7	36.1%	455 (71.3%)	14 (2.2%)	139 (21.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$21,725			$666			$21,059	23.1	31.6	1070	176
361599002581	1247	Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	410	35	11.8	48.5%	391 (95.4%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$23,110			$631			$22,479	23.1	29.4	1112	135
360012003000	1248	Ps 89 Cypress Hills	Public	PK, KG-8	265 Warwick St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 964-1180	474	48	9.8	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	461 (97.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,817			$1,410			$19,407	23.1	15.9	1361	113
360113106555	1249	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	766 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 291-7700	304	29	10.4	95.7%	4 (1.3%)	72 (23.7%)	225 (74.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,372			$4,563			$18,809	23	24.4	1217	32
361359001111	1250	Kenney Middle School	Public	5-8	846 Cayuga St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8120	346	39	8.9	77.5%	335 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,740			$1,307			$16,433	22.9	24	1224	26

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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.
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