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)
362673003650	541	Sherman High School	Public	7-12	127 Park St	Sherman	14781	Chautauqua County	Sherman Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 761-6121	198	22	9	47.5%	190 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$18,425			$2,812			$15,612	60.2	47.9	765	224
360001500053	542	Allegany-Limestone Middle-High School	Public	6-12	3131 Five Mile Rd	Allegany	14706	Cattaraugus County	Allegany-Limestone Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 375-6600	598	56	10.7	38.8%	551 (92.1%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$15,211			$1,150			$14,061	60	49.8	716	174
360098906097	543	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-9360	717	31	23.1	77.0%	2 (0.3%)	466 (65.0%)	206 (28.7%)	31 (4.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,310			$3,360			$14,950	59.7	67.3	430	113
362184004849	544	Onteora Middle School	Public	7-8	4166 Rt 28	Boiceville	12412	Ulster County	Onteora Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 657-2373	171	22	7.8	44.4%	138 (80.7%)	2 (1.2%)	13 (7.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	$28,613			$757			$27,856	59.7	50.5	703	159
362859006510	545	Syracuse Latin School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Jamesville Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4606	642	52	12.4	42.5%	258 (40.2%)	232 (36.1%)	60 (9.3%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (10.7%)	$14,769			$3,011			$11,758	59.6	55.7	610	65
360012102559	546	Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	296	26	11.3	95.9%	4 (1.4%)	138 (46.6%)	143 (48.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,860			$2,563			$23,297	59.6	54.7	627	81
360008705797	547	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	59.6	49.4	726	179
362511003473	548	Roxbury Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	53729 Nys Rt 30	Roxbury	12474	Delaware County	Roxbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 326-4151	231	33	7	39.0%	212 (91.8%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$24,879			$1,486			$23,392	59.5	62.1	507	41
360010204802	549	Is 230	Public	6-8	73-10 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 335-7648	1,010	78	12.9	81.5%	51 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	601 (59.5%)	332 (32.9%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$16,850			$1,244			$15,605	59.5	68.9	408	141
360009605506	550	Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	568	49	11.6	76.8%	19 (3.3%)	442 (77.8%)	81 (14.3%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	$19,298			$2,443			$16,855	59.4	42.7	880	330

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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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