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)
362064002894	1381	Newark Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Peirson Ave	Newark	14513	Wayne County	Newark Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 332-3295	415	50	8.2	55.7%	276 (66.5%)	36 (8.7%)	73 (17.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$18,709			$2,644			$16,065	15	16	1359	22
362490003446	1382	Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	827	78	10.6	55.9%	641 (77.5%)	70 (8.5%)	79 (9.6%)	14 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	$15,994			$680			$15,314	14.9	17.2	1348	34
363192004248	1383	Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	135 Locust Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8470	453	25	17.7	79.9%	15 (3.3%)	159 (35.1%)	259 (57.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$16,791			$1,173			$15,618	14.9	9.8	1432	49
362469003358	1384	Riverhead Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Harrison Ave	Riverhead	11901	Suffolk County	Riverhead Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 369-6759	789	72	10.9	49.9%	205 (26.0%)	60 (7.6%)	495 (62.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$16,915			$1,024			$15,891	14.9	16.5	1354	30
360009102781	1385	Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	6-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	189	33	5.7	89.4%	1 (0.5%)	130 (68.8%)	55 (29.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,230			$3,097			$24,132	14.9	21.7	1262	123
360008302519	1386	Junior High School 143 Eleanor Roosevelt	Public	6-8	511 W 182nd St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7739	180	20	8.8	95.0%	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	174 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,440			$4,011			$30,429	14.9	11	1420	34
360001401431	1387	Waterloo Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Center St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1540	347	35	9.9	57.9%	298 (85.9%)	13 (3.7%)	20 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$16,117			$1,671			$14,447	14.8	16.3	1356	31
362544003519	1388	Salamanca High School	Public	8-12	50 Iroquois Dr	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-2404	508	54	9.4	64.8%	237 (46.7%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	190 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	$20,127			$07			$20,120	14.8	43.3	863	525
362210003132	1389	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	290	23	12.6	49.3%	282 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,002			$1,878			$20,124	14.8	10.7	1424	35
360008106379	1390	Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem	Public	6-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6051	216	25	8.8	90.3%	4 (1.9%)	133 (61.6%)	64 (29.6%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$31,467			$5,452			$26,014	14.7	7.7	1455	65

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.