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)
362475003380	1491	School 5-John Williams	Public	PK, KG-8	555 N Plymouth Ave	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-2255	596	56	10.6	93.0%	88 (14.8%)	263 (44.1%)	158 (26.5%)	72 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	$14,225			$2,392			$11,833	4.7	4.7	1484	7
360585006650	1492	Build Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	340 Fougeron St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4140	344	34	10.1	94.8%	15 (4.4%)	234 (68.0%)	12 (3.5%)	66 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$16,104			$2,968			$13,136	4.7	5.8	1478	14
360010605603	1493	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2193 S Park Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 842-6289	369	58	6.3	24.4%	53 (14.4%)	139 (37.7%)	154 (41.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$18,921			$2,202			$16,719	4.6	19	1312	181
362859003849	1494	Clary Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Amidon Dr	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4411	275	29	9.5	88.7%	31 (11.3%)	172 (62.5%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (15.3%)	$22,647			$5,686			$16,962	4.4	3.9	1489	5
362475003386	1495	Anna Murray-Douglass Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	999 South Ave	Rochester	14620	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 461-3280	757	64	11.7	85.5%	80 (10.6%)	319 (42.1%)	309 (40.8%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	$13,282			$4,264			$9,018	4.2	6	1473	22
360585000302	1496	Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	580	52	11.2	92.9%	18 (3.1%)	427 (73.6%)	46 (7.9%)	53 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.5%)	$10,519			$2,961			$7,558	3.4	4.4	1488	8
362859006677	1497	Brighton Academy	Public	6-8	1607 S Geddes St	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4535	342	39	8.6	96.8%	21 (6.1%)	261 (76.3%)	33 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	$21,568			$4,880			$16,689	3.1	3.2	1494	3
362475003378	1498	Dr. Alice Holloway Young School Of Excellence	Public	7-8	85 Adams St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 454-3525	350	36	9.8	91.1%	21 (6.0%)	238 (68.0%)	80 (22.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,642			$2,314			$13,328	3.1	3.2	1493	5
362475006710	1499	Monroe Lower School	Public	7-8	164 Alexander St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 232-1530	272	22	12.2	93.8%	9 (3.3%)	101 (37.1%)	159 (58.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,999			$4,663			$11,336	2.9	3.3	1492	7
362475005849	1500	Northwest College Preparatory High School	Public	7-8	940 Fernwood Pk	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 324-9289	252	32	7.8	92.1%	21 (8.3%)	145 (57.5%)	83 (32.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,190			$3,684			$18,506	2.7	3.5	1491	9

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

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.