Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

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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)
360105106291	601	Amani Public Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	60 S 3rd Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Amani Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(914) 668-2553	343			61.8%	2 (0.6%)	320 (93.3%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,767			$2,803			$17,964	56.5	64.6	472	129
360100306159	602	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2186 Mill Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7200	643	18	35.7	73.9%	139 (21.6%)	430 (66.9%)	54 (8.4%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,931			$2,410			$18,521	56.4	49.2	733	131
360008802342	603	Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,205	90	13.3	86.4%	224 (18.6%)	247 (20.5%)	638 (52.9%)	84 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	$17,440			$1,786			$15,654	56.3	51.2	692	89
360999000778	604	Pine Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Spartan Way	East Syracuse	13057	Onondaga County	East Syracuse Minoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 434-3050	689	64	10.8	41.5%	544 (79.0%)	52 (7.5%)	27 (3.9%)	29 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	$16,633			$1,344			$15,289	56.3	47.7	770	166
360007704402	605	Middle School 131	Public	6-8	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 219-1204	291	40	7.2	92.4%	14 (4.8%)	24 (8.2%)	111 (38.1%)	135 (46.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	$37,222			$2,610			$34,612	56.1	48.2	759	154
361752001572	606	Soule Road Middle School	Public	6-8	8340 Soule Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1283	361	35	10.2	41.3%	248 (68.7%)	31 (8.6%)	32 (8.9%)	29 (8.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$16,999			$1,457			$15,542	56.1	62.5	505	101
361174003447	607	Gananda Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Dayspring Rdg	Walworth	14568	Wayne County	Gananda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 986-3521	190	28	6.8	34.7%	156 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$20,464			$789			$19,675	56.1	30.4	1089	482
360007604869	608	Ps 188 Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	442 E Houston St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-5710	456	33	13.8	96.7%	7 (1.5%)	114 (25.0%)	314 (68.9%)	8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	$30,002			$2,784			$27,218	56.1	50	711	103
362988004026	609	Wappingers Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Major MacDonald Way	Wappingers Falls	12590	Dutchess County	Wappingers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 298-5200	757	65	11.5	42.1%	405 (53.5%)	92 (12.2%)	215 (28.4%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$20,372			$2,011			$18,361	56.1	66.6	440	169
360897000685	610	Pioneer Middle School	Public	5-8	12132 Old Olean Rd	Yorkshire	14173	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9375	649	73	8.9	53.3%	610 (94.0%)	6 (0.9%)	14 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$16,189			$2,059			$14,130	56.1	69.3	401	209

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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.
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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.