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
1041	South Bronx Preparatory - A College Board School	Public	6-12	360 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2211	603	59	10.2	95.7%	11 (1.8%)	157 (26.0%)	429 (71.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,312			$3,371			$29,940	33.3	23.1	1245	204		360008405650
1042	Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-7490	322	28	11.5	93.5%	5 (1.6%)	73 (22.7%)	219 (68.0%)	17 (5.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$37,560			$3,477			$34,083	33.2	35.4	1009	33		360008501979
1043	Ps 173	Public	PK, KG-8	306 Ft Washington Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7850	597	45	13.2	88.4%	36 (6.0%)	28 (4.7%)	510 (85.4%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$35,411			$3,267			$32,144	33.1	32.5	1071	28		360008302609
1044	Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Staten Island (The)	Public	6-12	101 Warren St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-6201	280	45	6.2	92.5%	12 (4.3%)	145 (51.8%)	109 (38.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$45,412			$3,227			$42,185	33.1	36	998	46		360010306522
1045	Cesar E Chavez School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	20 Cedar Pl	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8969	574	34	16.7	80.1%	28 (4.9%)	69 (12.0%)	454 (79.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$32,150			$2,125			$30,025	33	25.5	1201	156		363192004853
1046	Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship	Public	6-8	885 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-4027	240	29	8.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	58 (24.2%)	167 (69.6%)	10 (4.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$41,693			$4,453			$37,240	33	12.7	1408	362		360008506156
1047	Academy For New Americans	Public	6-8	30-14 30th St	Astoria	11102	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 956-4140	50	13	4	94.0%	2 (4.0%)	2 (4.0%)	44 (88.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$77,319			$8,009			$69,311	32.8	11.8	1414	367		360010202535
1048	Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2865	236	33	7.2	97.0%	25 (10.6%)	124 (52.5%)	83 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$41,328			$4,422			$36,906	32.8	35.9	999	49		360007802308
1049	John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 897-7300	299	32	9.4	59.9%	177 (59.2%)	35 (11.7%)	34 (11.4%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	$28,718			$2,223			$26,495	32.8	29	1124	75		362700002831
1050	Sidney Middle School	Public	7-8	13 Pearl St E	Sidney	13838	Delaware County	Sidney Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 561-7703	169	15	11.2	50.3%	140 (82.8%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)	$27,697			$1,795			$25,902	32.8	42.3	866	184		362685003664

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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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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.