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)
360011905702	651	Middle School 582	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 456-8218	317	29	10.8	85.8%	9 (2.8%)	55 (17.4%)	242 (76.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$22,988			$2,310			$20,678	53.6	60.7	526	125
362244003158	652	Parishville-Hopkinton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	12 County Rt 47	Parishville	13672	St. Lawrence County	Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-4642	169	20	8.3	49.1%	168 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,052			$1,737			$16,315	53.5	49	739	87
362457006560	653	Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	194	24	8.2		182 (93.8%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,696			$00			$11,696	53.5	69.1	404	249
362874003907	654	Tonawanda Middle/High School	Public	6-12	600 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 694-7660	1,011	93	10.8	45.9%	834 (82.5%)	36 (3.6%)	75 (7.4%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.2%)	$14,415			$1,219			$13,195	53.5	36.4	985	331
361194000961	655	Geneseo Middle School High School	Public	6-12	4050 Avon Rd	Geneseo	14454	Livingston County	Geneseo Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 243-3450	465	57	8.1	37.6%	380 (81.7%)	4 (0.9%)	53 (11.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,950			$1,215			$13,735	53.3	57.6	577	78
360105306289	656	Academy Of The City Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	31-29 60th St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	Academy Of The City Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 487-9857	716	41	17.4		86 (12.0%)	57 (8.0%)	376 (52.5%)	191 (26.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,405			$605			$18,800	53.2	55.4	618	38
363192004271	657	School 29	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	47 Croydon Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8585	640	42	15.1	72.8%	73 (11.4%)	142 (22.2%)	372 (58.1%)	26 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$28,421			$1,824			$26,597	53.1	43.6	855	198
360372000121	658	Babylon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	50 Railroad Ave	Babylon	11702	Suffolk County	Babylon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 893-7920	703	80	8.7	21.2%	527 (75.0%)	23 (3.3%)	110 (15.6%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$29,499			$445			$29,054	53	53.2	654	4
360008802323	659	Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,562	109	14.3	77.6%	604 (38.7%)	68 (4.4%)	685 (43.9%)	164 (10.5%)	18 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.2%)	$17,189			$1,489			$15,700	53	56.6	586	73
361467001221	660	Honeoye Middle/High School	Public	6-12	8528 Main St	Honeoye	14471	Ontario County	Honeoye Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 229-5171	309	38	8.1	35.6%	294 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$18,207			$702			$17,506	53	59.9	538	122

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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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Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.