Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
360546000275	201	Twelve Corners Middle School	Public	6-8	2643 Elmwood Ave	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 242-5100	781	79	9.8	25.0%	516 (66.1%)	78 (10.0%)	54 (6.9%)	77 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$16,495	$1,226	$15,268	83.2	78.6	267	66
360008304517	202	Mott Hall School (The)	Public	6-8	401 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-5028	245	20	12.5	73.1%	34 (13.9%)	22 (9.0%)	167 (68.2%)	14 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$17,316	$1,801	$15,515	83	89.2	137	65
363159004225	203	Windham Ashland Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5411 State Rt 23	Windham	12496	Greene County	Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 734-3400	295	36	8	46.4%	242 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$24,633	$1,681	$22,952	83	84.7	188	15
360110606410	204	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	57	14.1	81.7%	3 (0.4%)	740 (91.6%)	49 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$15,836	$1,939	$13,897	82.7	81.3	227	23
362088004488	205	Iroquois Middle School	Public	6-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	589	49	12	23.8%	363 (61.6%)	36 (6.1%)	33 (5.6%)	112 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$13,094	$743	$12,351	82.7	83.7	197	8
360012202681	206	Ps/Middle School 200 Magnet School-Global Studi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	70-10 164th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 969-7780	511	51	10	71.4%	57 (11.2%)	93 (18.2%)	273 (53.4%)	62 (12.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$20,039	$1,075	$18,964	82.7	78.2	273	67
362334003267	207	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	320	35	9.1	19.7%	120 (37.5%)	27 (8.4%)	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$33,429	$2,038	$31,391	82.6	86.4	164	43
360007703348	208	Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	337	30	11.4	38.3%	113 (33.5%)	49 (14.5%)	113 (33.5%)	25 (7.4%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.6%)	$20,139	$1,018	$19,121	82.5	68.6	416	208
360009106704	209	Bridges: A School For Exploration And Equity	Public	6-8	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 875-1021	258	26	9.8	41.1%	84 (32.6%)	86 (33.3%)	60 (23.3%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	$19,778	$1,383	$18,395	82.4	85.8	176	33
361848001662	210	C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	521	52	10	23.2%	483 (92.7%)	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$15,605	$767	$14,839	82.2	69	407	197

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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.
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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)
360546000275	201	Twelve Corners Middle School	Public	6-8	2643 Elmwood Ave	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 242-5100	781	79	9.8	25.0%	516 (66.1%)	78 (10.0%)	54 (6.9%)	77 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	$16,495			$1,226			$15,268	83.2	78.6	267	66
360008304517	202	Mott Hall School (The)	Public	6-8	401 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-5028	245	20	12.5	73.1%	34 (13.9%)	22 (9.0%)	167 (68.2%)	14 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$17,316			$1,801			$15,515	83	89.2	137	65
363159004225	203	Windham Ashland Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5411 State Rt 23	Windham	12496	Greene County	Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 734-3400	295	36	8	46.4%	242 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.8%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$24,633			$1,681			$22,952	83	84.7	188	15
360110606410	204	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	57	14.1	81.7%	3 (0.4%)	740 (91.6%)	49 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$15,836			$1,939			$13,897	82.7	81.3	227	23
362088004488	205	Iroquois Middle School	Public	6-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	589	49	12	23.8%	363 (61.6%)	36 (6.1%)	33 (5.6%)	112 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$13,094			$743			$12,351	82.7	83.7	197	8
360012202681	206	Ps/Middle School 200 Magnet School-Global Studi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	70-10 164th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 969-7780	511	51	10	71.4%	57 (11.2%)	93 (18.2%)	273 (53.4%)	62 (12.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$20,039			$1,075			$18,964	82.7	78.2	273	67
362334003267	207	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	320	35	9.1	19.7%	120 (37.5%)	27 (8.4%)	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$33,429			$2,038			$31,391	82.6	86.4	164	43
360007703348	208	Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	337	30	11.4	38.3%	113 (33.5%)	49 (14.5%)	113 (33.5%)	25 (7.4%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.6%)	$20,139			$1,018			$19,121	82.5	68.6	416	208
360009106704	209	Bridges: A School For Exploration And Equity	Public	6-8	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 875-1021	258	26	9.8	41.1%	84 (32.6%)	86 (33.3%)	60 (23.3%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	$19,778			$1,383			$18,395	82.4	85.8	176	33
361848001662	210	C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	521	52	10	23.2%	483 (92.7%)	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$15,605			$767			$14,839	82.2	69	407	197