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)
360008703794	1341	Is 254	Public	6-8	2452 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-8700	469	40	11.7	99.4%	8 (1.7%)	61 (13.0%)	391 (83.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,516			$2,166			$19,350	17.2	18.6	1317	24
360012006100	1342	East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	239	24	10	96.2%	4 (1.7%)	109 (45.6%)	107 (44.8%)	6 (2.5%)	10 (4.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,409			$1,857			$22,552	17.2	21.5	1266	76
361623006767	1343	Kenmore Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 Delaware Rd	Kenmore	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(716) 874-8403	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								17.1			(n/a)
360015302755	1344	Andries Hudde	Public, Magnet	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 253-3700	423	38	11	91.3%	46 (10.9%)	226 (53.4%)	86 (20.3%)	52 (12.3%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,996			$3,476			$21,520	17.1	20.3	1288	56
362214003134	1345	South Seneca Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7263 S Main St	Ovid	14521	Seneca County	South Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 869-9636	321	39	8.1	49.8%	306 (95.3%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$24,652			$2,007			$22,645	17.1	20.7	1279	66
362601006573	1346	Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3700	616	58	10.6		133 (21.6%)	175 (28.4%)	136 (22.1%)	104 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.2%)	$15,630			$2,706			$12,924	17	12.3	1402	56
360008505652	1347	Bronx Studio School For Writers And Artists	Public	6-12	928 Simpson St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-5158	614	62	9.9	90.7%	13 (2.1%)	111 (18.1%)	485 (79.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,560			$2,067			$18,493	16.9	19.6	1302	45
360007902246	1348	James Weldon Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	176 E 115th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-5522	526	51	10.2	91.1%	6 (1.1%)	116 (22.1%)	386 (73.4%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$23,061			$1,951			$21,110	16.9	14.7	1379	31
361932003198	1349	Monhagen Middle School	Public	6-8	555 County Rt 78	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1700	817	74	11	75.0%	90 (11.0%)	200 (24.5%)	477 (58.4%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	$19,699			$822			$18,877	16.9	17.1	1349
360528000258	1350	South Middle School	Public	6-8	785 Candlewood Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2341	1,033	79	13.1	86.3%	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.7%)	928 (89.8%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,301			$1,569			$17,732	16.9	15.4	1368	18

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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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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.