Best Middle Schools in New York

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1500)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
501	Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	6-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-0001	907	72	12.5	80.4%	37 (4.1%)	50 (5.5%)	427 (47.1%)	323 (35.6%)	40 (4.4%)	18 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$28,547			$2,027			$26,520	62.9	59.1	554	53		360012302685
502	Mattituck Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	15125 Main Rd	Mattituck	11952	Suffolk County	Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 298-8460	524	59	8.8	27.5%	388 (74.0%)	4 (0.8%)	127 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$42,823			$474			$42,348	62.9	71.6	351	151		360002101704
503	Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2260	280	27	10.3	28.2%	242 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	$25,862			$755			$25,107	62.9	63.1	486	17		360777000556
504	Westfield Middle School	Public	6-12	203 E Main St	Westfield	14787	Chautauqua County	Westfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 326-2151	133	15	9	60.2%	116 (87.2%)	5 (3.8%)	12 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,032			$6,440			$40,591	62.9	62.5	502	2		363099003239
505	Hammond Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	51 S Main St	Hammond	13646	St. Lawrence County	Hammond Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 324-5931	225	27	8.4	48.0%	219 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$40,771			$776			$39,995	62.9	68.6	396	109		361344004511
506	Waverly Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Frederick St	Waverly	14892	Tioga County	Waverly Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 565-3410	486	41	11.9	56.6%	454 (93.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$19,644			$427			$19,218	62.7	57.7	578	72		363027005437
507	Is 10 Horace Greeley	Public	6-8	45-11 31st Ave	Long Island City	11103	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 278-7054	596	52	11.5	87.8%	105 (17.6%)	38 (6.4%)	347 (58.2%)	88 (14.8%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$32,209			$2,241			$29,969	62.7	69.1	382	125		360010202071
508	Brownsville Collaborative Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-1202	271	22	12.3	95.2%	2 (0.7%)	154 (56.8%)	113 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,887			$3,386			$29,501	62.6	66.5	430	78		360012106351
509	Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5765	513	47	10.9	85.2%	6 (1.2%)	423 (82.5%)	67 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$23,912			$702			$23,210	62.6	59.1	552	43		360103206229
510	Bronx Dance Academy School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3617 Bainbridge Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-0410	267	20	13.3	93.3%	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.4%)	222 (83.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,001			$3,283			$28,718	62.5	58.1	566	56		360008705569

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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 December 4, 2025, 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.