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)
360009806754	1301	Ps 419	Public	6-7	111-10 Astoria Blvd	Flushing	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 262-2861	396	30	13.3	93.7%	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	373 (94.2%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,656			$947			$14,709	20.3			(n/a)
360012302634	1302	Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	421	41	10.3	95.5%	16 (3.8%)	242 (57.5%)	132 (31.4%)	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$24,494			$1,318			$23,176	20.3	20.7	1281	21
361050004338	1303	Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0123	695	65	10.7	60.1%	300 (43.2%)	66 (9.5%)	285 (41.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$24,232			$3,737			$20,495	20.1	15.8	1364	61
360012302190	1304	Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	619	47	13.2	93.9%	9 (1.5%)	395 (63.8%)	183 (29.6%)	12 (1.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$21,287			$1,260			$20,027	20	12.8	1394	90
360008604461	1305	Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6850	258	32	8.1	95.3%	4 (1.6%)	53 (20.5%)	198 (76.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,060			$2,793			$26,266	20	11.6	1413	108
363192004242	1306	Enrico Fermi School For The Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	27 Poplar St	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8460	844	49	17	79.5%	10 (1.2%)	37 (4.4%)	774 (91.7%)	9 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$15,588			$690			$14,898	20	18	1331	25
361683001504	1307	Lawrence Middle School At Broadway Campus	Public	7-8	195 Broadway	Lawrence	11559	Nassau County	Lawrence Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 295-7000	335	36	9.3	79.4%	33 (9.9%)	45 (13.4%)	240 (71.6%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$27,050			$2,174			$24,877	20	29.6	1106	201
360012006339	1308	Spring Creek Community School	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7200	378	40	9.4	86.5%	6 (1.6%)	265 (70.1%)	84 (22.2%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$20,757			$2,104			$18,653	20	14.7	1380	72
360008305782	1309	Middle School 322	Public	6-8	4600 Broadway	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-0853	224	23	9.6	95.5%	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	211 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$27,892			$3,482			$24,410	19.9	22.7	1248	61
360007004898	1310	Southside Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Onondaga Creek Blvd	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Southside Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 476-3019	697	35	20.2	97.4%	16 (2.3%)	418 (60.0%)	138 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (17.6%)	$14,977			$3,033			$11,944	19.7	14.9	1373	63

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.