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)
360012002006	1221	Is 364 Gateway	Public	6-8	1426 Freeport Loop	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3007	162	21	7.7	89.5%	2 (1.2%)	111 (68.5%)	34 (21.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	$30,814			$3,289			$27,525	24.5	27.3	1160	61
361422001168	1222	Herkimer High School	Public	6-12	801 W German St	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 866-2230	579	46	12.7	61.3%	509 (87.9%)	26 (4.5%)	13 (2.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$15,160			$2,369			$12,791	24.4	24.6	1211	11
360010306758	1223	Young Women's Leadership Of Staten Island	Public	6-7	45 Waverly Pl	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 560-8040	63	5	12.6	93.7%	2 (3.2%)	27 (42.9%)	22 (34.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.5%)	$19,808			$945			$18,863	24.3			(n/a)
360237000007	1224	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	546	49	11.2	43.2%	521 (95.4%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$17,741			$2,366			$15,375	24.2	32.3	1057	167
363096004161	1225	Westbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Rockland St	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5082	1,053	103	10.2	61.3%	30 (2.8%)	227 (21.6%)	783 (74.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$25,793			$3,267			$22,526	24.2	23.9	1225
362544003520	1226	Seneca Intermediate School	Public	3-7	50 Iroquois Dr	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-5140	377	50	7.5	72.4%	175 (46.4%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	116 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.1%)	$14,548			$34			$14,515	24.2	29.1	1127	99
360008703812	1227	Angelo Patri Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	2225 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1295	338	39	8.7	94.1%	2 (0.6%)	70 (20.7%)	261 (77.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$27,186			$2,521			$24,665	24.2	19.2	1308	81
360009002373	1228	Junior High School 98 Herman Ridder	Public	6-8	1619 Boston Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-8200	109	14	7.7	96.3%	1 (0.9%)	25 (22.9%)	75 (68.8%)	6 (5.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,360			$5,475			$31,885	24.2	10.4	1430	202
361869005744	1229	William Paca Middle School	Public	6-8	338 Blanco Dr	Mastic Beach	11951	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-1414	1,009	95	10.6	59.4%	304 (30.1%)	215 (21.3%)	403 (39.9%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.3%)	$18,664			$1,261			$17,403	24.1	19.2	1310	81
360116306604	1230	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	385	44	8.7	63.4%	92 (23.9%)	172 (44.7%)	66 (17.1%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	$14,673			$2,365			$12,308	24.1	16.8	1352	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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.