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, December 4, 2025.

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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
1201	Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learning	Public	6-12	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-8287	370	30	12.3	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.9%)	285 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$30,341			$2,746			$27,596	26.6	35.4	1010	191		360008605865
1202	Discovery School	Public	PK, KG-8	911 Abbott Rd	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4922	541	46	11.7	56.6%	313 (57.9%)	82 (15.2%)	83 (15.3%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.8%)	$30,230			$3,430			$26,800	26.4	35	1018	184		360585003478
1203	Port Chester Middle School	Public	6-8	113 Bowman Ave	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7930	956	89	10.7	69.5%	83 (8.7%)	23 (2.4%)	832 (87.0%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$33,137			$1,494			$31,643	26.4	32.4	1074	129		362346003277
1204	Frederick Douglass Academy	Public	6-12	2581 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-4107	619	57	10.8	89.3%	19 (3.1%)	361 (58.3%)	213 (34.4%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	$34,481			$3,822			$30,659	26.2	16.5	1353	149		360008100701
1205	Middle School 322	Public	6-8	4600 Broadway	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-0853	235	26	8.8	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	221 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$41,361			$2,938			$38,424	26.2	19.9	1309	104		360008305782
1206	Seneca Intermediate School	Public	3-7	50 Iroquois Dr	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-5140	404	52	7.7	78.5%	170 (42.1%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (17.8%)	$34,952			$1,967			$32,985	26.1	24.2	1226	20		362544003520
1207	Ella FitzGerald Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	77 Park Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8420	470	27	17.2	84.3%	17 (3.6%)	69 (14.7%)	361 (76.8%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$27,947			$2,366			$25,581	26.1	22.6	1255	48		363192004262
1208	Saxton Middle School	Public	6-8	121 Saxton St	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6700	579	57	10.1	43.0%	195 (33.7%)	27 (4.7%)	329 (56.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$31,604			$1,453			$30,151	26	24.8	1216	8		362247003167
1209	University Neighborhood Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-5701	131	17	7.7	94.7%	7 (5.3%)	26 (19.8%)	93 (71.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$60,896			$4,824			$56,071	26	41.8	880	329		360007605616
1210	Middle School 390	Public	6-8	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5501	311	31	9.9	97.7%	3 (1.0%)	57 (18.3%)	247 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$39,541			$4,019			$35,522	26	23.6	1235	25		360008703811

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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 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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.