Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1441	Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar	Public	6-8	890 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-2950	148	18	8	95.9%	4 (2.7%)	48 (32.4%)	92 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$49,137	$4,534	$44,602	8.6	12.4	1412	29	360008505121
1442	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$30,906	$2,647	$28,259	8.5	18.3	1328	114	360012306079
1443	Harpursville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8105	253	29	8.8	56.9%	243 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$36,548	$2,321	$34,228	8.5	30.1	1101	342	361371001119
1444	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27 Zimbrich St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 544-6170	1,051	80	13.1	79.9%	21 (2.0%)	212 (20.2%)	794 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$13,681	$1,819	$11,862	8.4	6.9	1467	23	360002604363
1445	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	223	33	6.6	59.6%	134 (60.1%)	29 (13.0%)	18 (8.1%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.8%)	$36,233	$4,829	$31,403	8.4	26.9	1169	276	361266001043
1446	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	892 Ny-45	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6300	637	48	13.3	87.0%	31 (4.9%)	116 (18.2%)	474 (74.4%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,117	$4,734	$33,383	8.4	8.6	1451	5	362781003781
1447	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%)	$27,750	$3,736	$24,014	8.3	12.7	1407	40	362082005951
1448	Onondaga Nation School	Public	PK, KG-8	Rr 1-Rt 11a	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 469-6991	120	22	5.4	57.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,437	$5,048	$51,388	8.1	15.5	1374	74	361641001449
1449	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	514			61.1%	15 (2.9%)	367 (71.4%)	86 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	$17,323	$17,323	$00	8.1	10.9	1426	23	360100806204
1450	Edward Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Lancaster Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4650	697	68	10.2	64.3%	222 (31.9%)	308 (44.2%)	65 (9.3%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$31,548	$3,470	$28,077	8	11.4	1423	27	362859003856

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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.
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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
1441	Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar	Public	6-8	890 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-2950	148	18	8	95.9%	4 (2.7%)	48 (32.4%)	92 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$49,137			$4,534			$44,602	8.6	12.4	1412	29		360008505121
1442	Academy Of Medical Technology - A College Board School	Public	6-12	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-3571	605	45	13.4	86.0%	21 (3.5%)	213 (35.2%)	330 (54.5%)	15 (2.5%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$30,906			$2,647			$28,259	8.5	18.3	1328	114		360012306079
1443	Harpursville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8105	253	29	8.8	56.9%	243 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$36,548			$2,321			$34,228	8.5	30.1	1101	342		361371001119
1444	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27 Zimbrich St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 544-6170	1,051	80	13.1	79.9%	21 (2.0%)	212 (20.2%)	794 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$13,681			$1,819			$11,862	8.4	6.9	1467	23		360002604363
1445	Heatly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	171 Hudson Ave	Green Island	12183	Albany County	Green Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 273-1422	223	33	6.6	59.6%	134 (60.1%)	29 (13.0%)	18 (8.1%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.8%)	$36,233			$4,829			$31,403	8.4	26.9	1169	276		361266001043
1446	Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	892 Ny-45	Chestnut Ridge	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6300	637	48	13.3	87.0%	31 (4.9%)	116 (18.2%)	474 (74.4%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,117			$4,734			$33,383	8.4	8.6	1451	5		362781003781
1447	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%)	$27,750			$3,736			$24,014	8.3	12.7	1407	40		362082005951
1448	Onondaga Nation School	Public	PK, KG-8	Rr 1-Rt 11a	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 469-6991	120	22	5.4	57.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,437			$5,048			$51,388	8.1	15.5	1374	74		361641001449
1449	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	514			61.1%	15 (2.9%)	367 (71.4%)	86 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	$17,323			$17,323			$00	8.1	10.9	1426	23		360100806204
1450	Edward Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Lancaster Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4650	697	68	10.2	64.3%	222 (31.9%)	308 (44.2%)	65 (9.3%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$31,548			$3,470			$28,077	8	11.4	1423	27		362859003856