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
1231	Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5 Calkins Pl	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	325	30	11	44.3%	316 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,521			$2,764			$27,757	24.7	25	1212	19		362868003895
1232	Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,144	82	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.4%)	991 (86.6%)	4 (0.3%)	51 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,619			$1,395			$19,224	24.6	28	1141	91		360098806137
1233	Family School 32	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1 Montclair Pl	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8595	562	29	19.6	67.1%	78 (13.9%)	77 (13.7%)	343 (61.0%)	49 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$29,426			$2,056			$27,370	24.5	20.6	1293	60		363192001077
1234	College Point Collaborative	Public	6-8	124-06 14th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 362-3300	436	40	10.7	86.5%	28 (6.4%)	8 (1.8%)	371 (85.1%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$30,545			$2,233			$28,312	24.5	24	1231	3		360012206665
1235	Olean Senior High School	Public	8-12	410 W Sullivan St	Olean	14760	Cattaraugus County	Olean City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 375-8029	668	55	12.1	50.4%	515 (77.1%)	28 (4.2%)	31 (4.6%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.4%)	$26,204			$2,012			$24,191	24.4	39.8	923	312		362172003082
1236	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	693 State Hwy 51	Gilbertsville	13776	Otsego County	Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 783-2207	138	18	7.8	53.6%	129 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$33,273			$763			$32,511	24.4	32.5	1070	166		360475704757
1237	Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	348	49	7.1	90.5%	9 (2.6%)	97 (27.9%)	230 (66.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$49,471			$4,568			$44,903	24.3	21.5	1277	40		360007902061
1238	Ps 18 Park Terrace	Public	K-8	3761 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2220	179	23	7.7	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)	166 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$51,552			$4,116			$47,436	24.2	33.7	1043	195		360008300523
1239	Grimes School	Public	K-8	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	330	36	9.2	71.8%	3 (0.9%)	223 (67.6%)	91 (27.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$39,395			$2,878			$36,517	24.2	26.9	1168	71		362010001845
1240	Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	433	52	8.3	97.9%	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	354 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,983			$3,706			$35,277	24.1	27.3	1156	84		360007902294

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.