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)
362514005836	741	Royalton-Hartland Middle School	Public	5-8	78 State St	Middleport	14105	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 735-2000	340	34	9.8	46.5%	303 (89.1%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,937			$1,365			$12,572	48.5	57.7	576	165
360009606155	742	Science And Medicine Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	965 E 107th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-6400	244	27	8.9	90.6%	8 (3.3%)	200 (82.0%)	29 (11.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,264			$2,420			$23,845	48.5	35.9	998	256
360107006318	743	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	894	36	25	95.9%	5 (0.6%)	223 (24.9%)	657 (73.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,949			$3,602			$14,347	48.3	44.1	846	103
360657000439	744	George Fischer Middle School	Public	5-8	281 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 228-2300	1,139	102	11.2	36.3%	584 (51.3%)	33 (2.9%)	448 (39.3%)	22 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.1%)	$23,075			$681			$22,394	48.2	42.4	883	139
361530004774	745	Indian River Middle School	Public	6-8	32735 County Rt 29	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 642-0125	725	70	10.3	56.4%	481 (66.3%)	64 (8.8%)	101 (13.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	60 (8.3%)	$15,552			$989			$14,563	48.1	50.7	699	46
363054004105	746	West Babylon Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Old Farmingdale Rd	West Babylon	11704	Suffolk County	West Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 376-7204	808	73	11	45.9%	396 (49.0%)	99 (12.3%)	282 (34.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$18,702			$127			$18,575	48.1	58.4	563	183
363186004240	747	Wyoming Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1225 Rt 19	Wyoming	14591	Wyoming County	Wyoming Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 495-6222	142	16	8.8	32.4%	138 (97.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,420			$1,575			$12,845	48	36.6	982	235
360015302007	748	Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann	Public	6-8	1420 E 68th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 763-4701	581	41	14.1	70.2%	106 (18.2%)	297 (51.1%)	100 (17.2%)	56 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	$21,097			$1,443			$19,654	48	49.3	730	18
361986001816	749	Morris Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	65 Main St	Morris	13808	Otsego County	Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 263-6100	307	39	7.9	40.7%	284 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$20,203			$3,649			$16,554	47.9	79.1	256	493
361245001011	750	Granville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	58 Quaker St	Granville	12832	Washington County	Granville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 642-1051	514	51	10.1	46.1%	478 (93.0%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,919			$884			$15,035	47.9	44.4	839	89

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.