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)
361311001075	1011	Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	273 Lake Ave	Lake Luzerne	12846	Warren County	Hadley-Luzerne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 696-2112	294	41	7.2	53.4%	280 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,280			$922			$18,359	35.4	22.1	1253	242
361695001506	1012	Le Roy Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9300 South St Rd	Le Roy	14482	Genesee County	Le Roy Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 768-8131	547	52	10.6	38.9%	502 (91.8%)	12 (2.2%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$13,308			$222			$13,086	35.2	59.4	548	464
361869005579	1013	William Floyd Middle School	Public	6-8	630 Moriches-Mid Isl Rd	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-5505	1,107	91	12.2	56.7%	312 (28.2%)	118 (10.7%)	593 (53.6%)	23 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.1%)	$18,886			$875			$18,012	35.2	29.3	1117	104
361218000977	1014	Robert M Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Forest Ave	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7510	674	72	9.4	56.5%	129 (19.1%)	41 (6.1%)	464 (68.8%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	$20,114			$394			$19,720	35.2	35.1	1010	4
363078004144	1015	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3530	591	58	10.1	41.5%	459 (77.7%)	50 (8.5%)	38 (6.4%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$18,590			$1,721			$16,870	35.2	32.8	1049	34
360008605177	1016	Bronx High School For Medical Science	Public	6-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4040	402	40	9.9	91.0%	3 (0.7%)	79 (19.7%)	299 (74.4%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,695			$2,585			$18,110	35.1	38.7	947	69
360585000297	1017	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts	Public	5-12	450 Masten Ave	Buffalo	14209	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4220	575	70	8.2	67.5%	120 (20.9%)	265 (46.1%)	115 (20.0%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.4%)	$15,886			$1,817			$14,069	35	44.4	840	177
360585003478	1018	Discovery School	Public	PK, KG-8	911 Abbott Rd	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4922	545	46	11.7	51.2%	332 (60.9%)	74 (13.6%)	80 (14.7%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.6%)	$13,980			$1,843			$12,136	35	35.4	1003	15
360008305647	1019	Middle School 324 Patria Mirabal	Public	6-8	21 Jumel Pl	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 923-4057	219	24	9.2	92.2%	7 (3.2%)	17 (7.8%)	191 (87.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,610			$2,596			$31,014	35	35.2	1008	11
360012006419	1020	Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	431	48	9	94.7%	17 (3.9%)	93 (21.6%)	287 (66.6%)	27 (6.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,574			$2,485			$19,088	35	24.3	1219	199

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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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