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Best Middle Schools in Tompkins County, NY

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Schools

2,129

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedRussell I Doig Middle School125^th of 1,500 New York middle schools

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Biggest riser

Dryden Middle School up 172 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Newfield Middle School 6.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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 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
Dryden Middle School	Public	6-8	118 Freeville Rd	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	283	36	7.7	44.2%	212 (74.9%)	6 (2.1%)	26 (9.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	42.3	869^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.1%		34	1041^st of 1504 public middle schools	30.8%	172		100.0	100.0		47.6	44.6	44.2		45.1	44.4	42.9		47.1	99.0	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.7	$33,239	$1,777	$31,463
Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	513	55	9.3	34.3%	346 (67.4%)	33 (6.4%)	39 (7.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	65.5	461^st of 1500 public middle schools	69.3%		58.5	563^rd of 1504 public middle schools	62.6%	102	95.7		100.0		56.5	61.4	69.2		48.6	65.3	40.6		53.6	98.2	98.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	98.9	99.6	$28,712	$887	$27,825
Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-3222	559	59	9.4	36.9%	330 (59.0%)	43 (7.7%)	47 (8.4%)	78 (14.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	60.8	543^rd of 1500 public middle schools	63.8%		64.3	472^nd of 1504 public middle schools	68.6%	71	100.0		98.9		58.4	59.6	66.0		43.8	60.1	27.5		54.7	99.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	100.0	$27,405	$1,763	$25,642
Lansing Middle School	Public	5-8	6 Ludlowville Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	355	35	10.0	27.6%	272 (76.6%)	7 (2.0%)	28 (7.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	75.2	316^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.9%		77.3	271^st of 1504 public middle schools	82.0%	45			100.0	61.8	64.7	55.9	67.2	45.8	58.2	63.6	70.5	47.6	79.3	98.2	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.7	98.5	99.2	$31,288	$812	$30,477
Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	142	23	6.2	47.2%	117 (82.4%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	26.9	1191^st of 1500 public middle schools	20.6%		41.4	887^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.0%	304			100.0		30.0	39.0	39.5		28.6	44.4	29.4		37.8	98.3	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	$35,834	$1,501	$34,333
Russell I Doig Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Whig St	Trumansburg	14886	Tompkins County	Trumansburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 387-7551	277	37	7.5	28.9%	239 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	90.6	125^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.7%		77.4	269^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.1%	144	93.8		100.0	54.6	82.4	76.3	72.7	58.5	77.6	82.0	78.1	56.9	75.0	97.8	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.1	98.4	100.0	$31,939	$1,076	$30,863

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