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)
361434001186	951	Hicksville Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Jerusalem Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2262	1,185	100	11.7	52.5%	234 (19.7%)	24 (2.0%)	496 (41.9%)	407 (34.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.6%)	$19,988			$858			$19,129	38.3	48.6	752	199
360008305649	952	Community Math And Science Prep	Public	6-8	401 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2508	133	18	7.2	94.7%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.0%)	113 (85.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,059			$2,989			$36,070	38.3	19.8	1296	344
360008805953	953	Bronx Green Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-6593	341	26	13.1	94.7%	32 (9.4%)	83 (24.3%)	203 (59.5%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,138			$2,463			$17,676	38.2	43.1	871	82
362292003221	954	Emerson J Dillon Middle School	Public	5-8	116 Volney St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1521	514	52	9.9	59.9%	485 (94.4%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,602			$2,118			$17,485	38.1	45.5	811	143
360729004924	955	Chenango Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	221 Chenango Bridge Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6902	370	28	13.3	41.1%	317 (85.7%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$13,255			$941			$12,314	38.1	43.3	864	91
360008102207	956	Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	428	44	9.8	94.6%	11 (2.6%)	198 (46.3%)	209 (48.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$26,013			$2,849			$23,165	38	41.6	892	64
362121003004	957	Roxboro Road Middle School	Public	5-7	300 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-3300	715	63	11.3	61.7%	495 (69.2%)	53 (7.4%)	45 (6.3%)	44 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.1%)	$15,662			$3,039			$12,623	37.9	41.3	898	59
362907003925	958	Tuckahoe School	Public	PK, KG-8	468 Magee St	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Tuckahoe Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 283-3550	250	33	7.5	57.2%	63 (25.2%)	6 (2.4%)	139 (55.6%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (10.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	$36,300			$404			$35,896	37.9	48.7	748	210
360007806135	959	West Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	150 W 105th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 280-8502	168	25	6.7	88.7%	7 (4.2%)	68 (40.5%)	83 (49.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	$32,865			$2,066			$30,799	37.8	44.9	830	129
360009106205	960	Fort Green Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 254-9401	173	29	5.9	71.1%	25 (14.5%)	80 (46.2%)	48 (27.7%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.1%)	$27,810			$3,126			$24,684	37.8	43.4	861	99

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.