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Best Middle Schools in Niagara County, NY

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Schools

5,953

Students

Districts

Top rankedStarpoint Middle School270^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Biggest riser

Royalton-Hartland Middle School up 190 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Aaron Mossell Junior High School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewiston Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7201	449	43	10.4	22.7%	404 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	42.7	857^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.9%		45	811^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.1%	46			97.6	94.9				50.5	44.9	37.7			42.0	56.1	30.0		55.0	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.8	99.6	$23,875	$814	$23,061
Emmet Belknap Intermediate School	Public	5-6	491 High St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4551	571	56	10.1	70.9%	388 (68.0%)	60 (10.5%)	64 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.0%)								(n/a)							33.8	40.3				33.3	41.5			29.4		99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,467	$2,264	$25,202
Aaron Mossell Junior High School	Public	7-8	160 Passaic Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4702	587	63	9.3	64.6%	390 (66.4%)	55 (9.4%)	65 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.1%)	33.8	1034^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.1%		41.4	888^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.0%	146	93.4	57.1	88.0						35.5	46.2				41.8	37.4		42.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$28,616	$1,646	$26,970
Newfane Middle School	Public	4-8	2700 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 778-6451	363	35	10.3	35.3%	324 (89.3%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	31.5	1088^th of 1500 public middle schools	27.5%		30.9	1093^rd of 1504 public middle schools	27.3%	5		100.0	100.0				38.6	49.4	35.6	32.4		41.0	38.0	47.6	18.8	37.0	40.4	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	$30,656	$1,913	$28,743
Gaskill Preparatory School	Public	7-8	910 Hyde Park Blvd	Niagara Falls	14301	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5820	447	32	13.7	79.4%	107 (23.9%)	193 (43.2%)	44 (9.8%)	17 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.7%)	8.3	1447^th of 1500 public middle schools	3.5%		12.7	1407^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.4%	40			90.6	61.5	88.9				27.6	22.3				24.8	6.2		14.6	98.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,750	$3,736	$24,014
Lasalle Preparatory School	Public	7-8	7436 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5880	539	40	13.3	71.8%	229 (42.5%)	146 (27.1%)	60 (11.1%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.1%)	19.1	1320^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.0%		32.9	1059^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.6%	261			93.2	90.1	61.5				27.8	40.2				29.1	11.2		36.9	98.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,147	$3,131	$24,016
Edward Town Middle School	Public	6-8	2292 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Sanborn	14132	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3150	723	62	11.7	34.6%	549 (75.9%)	23 (3.2%)	29 (4.0%)	21 (2.9%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	52.9	677^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.9%		60.6	532^nd of 1504 public middle schools	64.6%	145	87.7		98.2					51.0	50.0	44.9			60.9	61.8	43.8		34.7	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.6	$26,120	$925	$25,196
North Tonawanda Middle School	Public	7-8	455 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3700	495	50	9.8	46.5%	414 (83.6%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	32.7	1051^st of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%		30.1	1103^rd of 1504 public middle schools	26.7%	52		98.0	100.0						36.4	39.5				35.2	36.7		48.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,165	$1,006	$22,160
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1500 Vanderbilt Ave	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3825	725	59	12.1	46.9%	582 (80.3%)	23 (3.2%)	58 (8.0%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)								(n/a)						40.4	31.7	33.6			42.3	37.5	49.8			30.5		99.1	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.3	$20,583	$1,024	$19,559
Royalton-Hartland Middle School	Public	5-8	78 State St	Middleport	14105	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 735-2000	328	32	10.1	44.5%	293 (89.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	60.4	551^st of 1500 public middle schools	63.3%		48.5	741^st of 1504 public middle schools	50.7%	190		100.0	100.0				54.2	44.1	46.3	49.1		46.9	54.0	65.6	83.9	52.0	60.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,591	$446	$25,144
Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	726	61	11.8	17.6%	659 (90.8%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	79	270^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.0%		75.6	295^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.4%	25	100.0	100.0	100.0					63.1	56.9	73.4			68.8	70.5	90.9		62.7	99.3	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$22,678	$745	$21,933

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