Best Middle Schools in New York

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1500)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
361461001213	721	Holley Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	16848 Lynch Rd	Holley	14470	Orleans County	Holley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 638-6335	423	44	9.7	52.5%	359 (84.9%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$18,836			$2,471			$16,365	49.6	30.9	1050	329
360537000271	722	Bridgehampton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2685 Montauk Hwy	Bridgehampton	11932	Suffolk County	Bridgehampton Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 537-0271	198	51	3.9	48.0%	50 (25.3%)	28 (14.1%)	109 (55.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$66,237			$00			$66,237	49.5	27.1	1139	417
361128000891	723	Fort Ann Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Catherine St	Fort Ann	12827	Washington County	Fort Ann Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 639-5594	227	25	9	44.1%	211 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$7,445			$00			$7,445	49.5	56.6	579	144
362685003664	724	Sidney Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Pearl St E	Sidney	13838	Delaware County	Sidney Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 561-7703	171	17	9.8	53.2%	146 (85.4%)	3 (1.8%)	13 (7.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$22,978			$2,027			$20,951	49.5	38.9	911	187
360115806600	725	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	722	62	11.5	87.8%	7 (1.0%)	260 (36.0%)	443 (61.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,328			$3,125			$17,203	49.4	45	793	68
360008705797	726	Jonas Bronck Academy	Public	6-9	400 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 365-2502	271	25	10.7	92.3%	9 (3.3%)	52 (19.2%)	197 (72.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,154			$2,309			$16,845	49.4	71.2	333	393
361455006651	727	Holland Middle School	Public	4-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	231	16	14.8	37.7%	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$17,037			$00			$17,037	49.4	56.6	580	147
360008806129	728	Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-3136	283	25	11.3	89.0%	44 (15.5%)	43 (15.2%)	178 (62.9%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,376			$2,368			$18,008	49.4	52.1	652	76
360647004763	729	J M McKenney Middle School	Public	5-8	99 State St	Canton	13617	St. Lawrence County	Canton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 386-8561	337	34	9.9	49.0%	313 (92.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$9,010			$00			$9,010	49.3	60.3	514	215
360015302007	730	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	542	39	13.8	71.8%	99 (18.3%)	286 (52.8%)	87 (16.1%)	48 (8.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	$21,097			$1,443			$19,654	49.3	39.9	891	161

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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 December 14, 2023, 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.