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)
360012302395	1421	Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	593	54	11	98.5%	3 (0.5%)	334 (56.3%)	226 (38.1%)	14 (2.4%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	$21,987			$2,172			$19,816	11.4	12	1409	12
361056000814	1422	Ernie Davis Academy	Public	7-8	933 Hoffman St	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3100	797	65	12.2	65.6%	540 (67.8%)	89 (11.2%)	32 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (16.7%)	$12,276			$2,076			$10,200	11.4	10.3	1431	9
362859003856	1423	Edward Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Lancaster Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4650	675	66	10.2	69.0%	224 (33.2%)	287 (42.5%)	60 (8.9%)	42 (6.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	$17,643			$3,751			$13,892	11.4	14.9	1372	51
360294000062	1424	Edmund W Miles Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Rt 110	Amityville	11701	Suffolk County	Amityville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 565-6200	600	69	8.7	68.0%	16 (2.7%)	182 (30.3%)	367 (61.2%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$27,214			$3,013			$24,201	11.1	19	1313	111
360585000324	1425	Native American Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	97 W Delavan Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3180	357	36	9.7	92.4%	40 (11.2%)	155 (43.4%)	66 (18.5%)	63 (17.6%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	$17,785			$3,000			$14,785	11	10.5	1429	4
360100806204	1426	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	501	43	11.6	68.5%	18 (3.6%)	367 (73.3%)	70 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)	$18,563			$2,957			$15,606	10.9			(n/a)
363180004235	1427	Milton L Olive Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Garden City Ave	Wyandanch	11798	Suffolk County	Wyandanch Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 870-0525	614	57	10.8	83.6%	4 (0.7%)	206 (33.6%)	401 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								10.7	25.7	1192	235
360012106175	1428	Mott Hall Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-6912	121	17	7.2	97.5%	1 (0.8%)	88 (72.7%)	28 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,434			$2,115			$21,319	10.6	18.7	1316	112
362859003862	1429	Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Grant Blvd	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4433	601	58	10.3	94.7%	119 (19.8%)	226 (37.6%)	71 (11.8%)	127 (21.1%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$17,281			$3,565			$13,717	10.5	10.6	1425	4
360012106428	1430	Riverdale Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-0764	117	15	8	97.4%	3 (2.6%)	77 (65.8%)	32 (27.4%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,472			$7,268			$26,204	10.5	17.7	1335	95

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.