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)
360906000694	691	Deposit Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Broome County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2197	236	31	7.7	52.1%	226 (95.8%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,491			$2,475			$19,016	51.2	52.1	671	20
360015205926	692	Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	743	46	16	78.2%	203 (27.3%)	159 (21.4%)	296 (39.8%)	52 (7.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$15,019			$1,495			$13,524	51.1	58.4	562	130
360096806074	693	Bronx Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3170 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Bronx Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-1400	459	44	10.4	83.9%	18 (3.9%)	79 (17.2%)	330 (71.9%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	$25,189			$00			$25,189	51.1	41.2	900	207
360101506206	694	Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	259 Parkville Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 859-8400	616	26	23.6	70.1%	29 (4.7%)	382 (62.0%)	122 (19.8%)	69 (11.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,015			$2,542			$14,473	51	53.9	640	54
360119406693	695	Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	524 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Creo College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 216-9246	346	38	9.1	83.8%	5 (1.4%)	115 (33.2%)	214 (61.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,312			$4,309			$18,003	51	52.4	665	30
360012302426	696	Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	592	49	12.1	24.8%	467 (78.9%)	14 (2.4%)	85 (14.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$19,399			$645			$18,754	50.8	74.8	320	376
360861000661	697	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	322	20	16.1	52.8%	321 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,676			$2,624			$23,052	50.8	54.7	628	69
360007805629	698	Mott Hall II	Public	6-8	234 W 109th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2960	359	30	11.9	65.7%	71 (19.8%)	104 (29.0%)	160 (44.6%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$17,278			$623			$16,655	50.8	63.3	491	207
360462000203	699	Berlin Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	17400 Ny 22	Cherry Plain	12040	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 658-1500	360	47	7.5	52.8%	349 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$24,790			$2,941			$21,849	50.7	44.9	829	130
362745003739	700	South Orangetown Middle School	Public	5-8	160 Van Wyck Rd	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1103	633	69	9.2	20.1%	392 (61.9%)	11 (1.7%)	135 (21.3%)	58 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.5%)	$24,836			$317			$24,518	50.7	67.9	423	277

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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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