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
731	Ps 99 Isaac Asimov	Public	PK, KG-8	1120 E 10th St	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9201	847	69	12.2	86.7%	248 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	160 (18.9%)	385 (45.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	$29,046			$2,998			$26,048	49.3	36.9	981	250		360015202377
732	Berlin Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	17400 Ny 22	Cherry Plain	12040	Rensselaer County	Berlin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 658-1500	323	41	7.9	47.1%	307 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$33,738			$1,813			$31,924	49.3	50.7	699	33		360462000203
733	Is 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers School	Public	6-8	180 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 740-4900	230	22	10.4	95.7%	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	224 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,480			$2,897			$31,583	49.3	31.2	1090	357		360008300551
734	Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,180	127	9.2	27.8%	613 (51.9%)	87 (7.4%)	347 (29.4%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	$38,573			$348			$38,226	49.2	46.6	776	42		361098000878
735	Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	512	35	14.4	82.8%	5 (1.0%)	451 (88.1%)	38 (7.4%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,996			$3,733			$30,263	49	41	897	162		360009602795
736	Equality Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4140 Hutchinson River Pkwy E	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Equality Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 320-3032	752	70	10.7	91.4%	7 (0.9%)	474 (63.0%)	241 (32.0%)	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$26,521			$1,746			$24,775	48.9	59	556	180		360100506110
737	Brooklyn Collaborative Studies	Public	6-12	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 923-4700	586	57	10.2	66.6%	133 (22.7%)	156 (26.6%)	244 (41.6%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$33,952			$3,775			$30,177	48.9	57.5	581	156		360009205497
738	New World Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	355 Morningstar Rd	Staten Island	10303	Richmond County	New World Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 705-8900	803	71	11.3	93.3%	33 (4.1%)	228 (28.4%)	526 (65.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$20,929			$1,245			$19,684	48.8	40.5	906	168		360101906215
739	Eldred Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Rt 55	Eldred	12732	Sullivan County	Eldred Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 456-1100	214	21	10.1	44.9%	172 (80.4%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$45,343			$1,356			$43,987	48.8	54.7	634	105		361041000803
740	East Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Redmen St	Islip Terrace	11752	Suffolk County	East Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 224-2008	758	76	10	28.9%	496 (65.4%)	33 (4.4%)	184 (24.3%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	$36,153			$722			$35,431	48.7	46.8	774	34		360972000750

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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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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.