Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
361395001130	81	Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	27 Farragut Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6230	527	57	9.1		377 (71.5%)	10 (1.9%)	81 (15.4%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.4%)	$24,343	$237	$24,107	94.5	95.1	63	18
362820003806	82	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	647	60	10.7	9.1%	488 (75.4%)	11 (1.7%)	54 (8.3%)	70 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$26,919	$242	$26,677	94.4	89.8	116	34
362505003472	83	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	766	68	11.2	15.7%	469 (61.2%)	25 (3.3%)	72 (9.4%)	187 (24.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$21,269	$328	$20,942	94.3	92.8	86	3
360007701723	84	Professional Performing Arts High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	328 W 48th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 247-8652	532	36	14.7	36.5%	197 (37.0%)	99 (18.6%)	135 (25.4%)	34 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)	$14,830	$768	$14,063	94.2	94.2	74	10
360007702468	85	Ps 126 Jacob August Riis	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Catherine St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 962-2188	577	46	12.4	76.4%	37 (6.4%)	66 (11.4%)	118 (20.5%)	334 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,168	$2,688	$19,479	94.2	94.8	64	21
362331004745	86	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1450	468	53	8.8	12.8%	344 (73.5%)	10 (2.1%)	60 (12.8%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$23,562	$1,293	$22,269	94.1	91.7	100	14
360114006583	87	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	232			62.5%	18 (7.8%)	118 (50.9%)	85 (36.6%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$20,987	$1,199	$19,788	94.1	98.2	21	66
360007803572	88	Middle School 245 Computer School (The)	Public	6-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(917) 441-0873	352	26	13.4	33.2%	163 (46.3%)	36 (10.2%)	101 (28.7%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	$17,122	$903	$16,219	93.9	92.6	89	1
362463005483	89	Blind Brook-Rye Middle School	Public	6-8	840 King St	Rye Brook	10573	Westchester County	Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 937-3600	319	34	9.2		224 (70.2%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.9%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	21 (6.6%)	$26,389	$644	$25,745	93.9	94.4	70	19
361428001179	90	Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,079	95	11.3	17.1%	189 (17.5%)	7 (0.6%)	56 (5.2%)	803 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.1%)	$20,373	$520	$19,854	93.8	95.6	58	32

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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 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.
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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)
361395001130	81	Farragut Middle School	Public	5-8	27 Farragut Ave	Hastings On Hudson	10706	Westchester County	Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 478-6230	527	57	9.1		377 (71.5%)	10 (1.9%)	81 (15.4%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.4%)	$24,343			$237			$24,107	94.5	95.1	63	18
362820003806	82	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	647	60	10.7	9.1%	488 (75.4%)	11 (1.7%)	54 (8.3%)	70 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	$26,919			$242			$26,677	94.4	89.8	116	34
362505003472	83	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	766	68	11.2	15.7%	469 (61.2%)	25 (3.3%)	72 (9.4%)	187 (24.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	$21,269			$328			$20,942	94.3	92.8	86	3
360007701723	84	Professional Performing Arts High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	328 W 48th St	New York	10036	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 247-8652	532	36	14.7	36.5%	197 (37.0%)	99 (18.6%)	135 (25.4%)	34 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)	$14,830			$768			$14,063	94.2	94.2	74	10
360007702468	85	Ps 126 Jacob August Riis	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Catherine St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 962-2188	577	46	12.4	76.4%	37 (6.4%)	66 (11.4%)	118 (20.5%)	334 (57.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.5%)	$22,168			$2,688			$19,479	94.2	94.8	64	21
362331004745	86	Pleasantville Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Romer Ave	Pleasantville	10570	Westchester County	Pleasantville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 741-1450	468	53	8.8	12.8%	344 (73.5%)	10 (2.1%)	60 (12.8%)	29 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$23,562			$1,293			$22,269	94.1	91.7	100	14
360114006583	87	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	232			62.5%	18 (7.8%)	118 (50.9%)	85 (36.6%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$20,987			$1,199			$19,788	94.1	98.2	21	66
360007803572	88	Middle School 245 Computer School (The)	Public	6-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(917) 441-0873	352	26	13.4	33.2%	163 (46.3%)	36 (10.2%)	101 (28.7%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.6%)	$17,122			$903			$16,219	93.9	92.6	89	1
362463005483	89	Blind Brook-Rye Middle School	Public	6-8	840 King St	Rye Brook	10573	Westchester County	Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 937-3600	319	34	9.2		224 (70.2%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.9%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	21 (6.6%)	$26,389			$644			$25,745	93.9	94.4	70	19
361428001179	90	Herricks Middle School	Public	6-8	7 Hilldale Dr	Albertson	11507	Nassau County	Herricks Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 305-8600	1,079	95	11.3	17.1%	189 (17.5%)	7 (0.6%)	56 (5.2%)	803 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.1%)	$20,373			$520			$19,854	93.8	95.6	58	32