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)
360384000126	631	Baldwin Middle School	Public	6-8	3211 Schreiber Pl	Baldwin	11510	Nassau County	Baldwin Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-6200	1,027	89	11.5	44.9%	69 (6.7%)	531 (51.7%)	332 (32.3%)	46 (4.5%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	39 (3.8%)	$19,804			$990			$18,815	54.8	60.4	530	101
362766003755	632	Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Hunt Rd W	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 664-6270	307	27	11.2	39.4%	257 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$11,295			$729			$10,566	54.8	55	625	7
360012006418	633	Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	418	37	11.2	98.6%	10 (2.4%)	83 (19.9%)	284 (67.9%)	24 (5.7%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,075			$2,431			$17,643	54.8	52.8	660	27
361041000803	634	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	230	27	8.5	45.7%	193 (83.9%)	9 (3.9%)	18 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$26,886			$2,970			$23,915	54.7	46.9	790	156
363192004247	635	Yonkers Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Woodlawn Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8540	1,261	85	14.8	67.9%	410 (32.5%)	139 (11.0%)	620 (49.2%)	50 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	$20,769			$1,270			$19,500	54.5	44.8	831	196
362010001837	636	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	170 E Lincoln Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5039	498	43	11.5	64.9%	53 (10.6%)	217 (43.6%)	216 (43.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$17,461			$1,182			$16,278	54.4	54.1	638	2
362535003507	637	Sagamore Middle School	Public	6-8	57 Division St	Holtsville	11742	Suffolk County	Sachem Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 696-8600	933	81	11.5	30.0%	559 (59.9%)	43 (4.6%)	254 (27.2%)	49 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.7%)	$20,212			$1,601			$18,611	54.2	50.2	706	69
360012302531	638	Ps 146 Howard Beach	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 159th Ave	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 659-3140	526	41	12.7	58.2%	213 (40.5%)	14 (2.7%)	221 (42.0%)	63 (12.0%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$20,120			$361			$19,759	54.1	69.9	393	245
361464003477	639	Homer Junior High School	Public	6-8	58 Clinton St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1240	410	49	8.3	45.9%	370 (90.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$17,093			$954			$16,139	54.1	56.6	585	54
362061002891	640	New York Mills School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Marauder Blvd	New York Mills	13417	Oneida County	New York Mills Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 768-8124	546	47	11.6	49.5%	470 (86.1%)	34 (6.2%)	14 (2.6%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,910			$1,755			$18,155	53.9	61.4	518	122

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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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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.