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
1221	Ps 95 Sheila Mencher	Public	K-8	3961 Hillman Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-9200	851	79	10.8	94.1%	21 (2.5%)	135 (15.9%)	637 (74.9%)	40 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	$35,977			$3,727			$32,250	25.4	24.8	1219	2		360008702361
1222	Justice Sonia Sotomayer Community School District	Public	PK, KG-7	121 McLean Ave	Yonkers	10705	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(914) 376-8067	423	29	14.5	53.7%	6 (1.4%)	39 (9.2%)	372 (87.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,536			$1,909			$26,628	25.4			(n/a)		363192006806
1223	Community Math And Science Prep	Public	6-8	401 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-2508	115	17	6.8	100.0%	4 (3.5%)	11 (9.6%)	99 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$53,131			$3,340			$49,791	25.2	38.3	952	271		360008305649
1224	Gowanda Middle School	Public	5-8	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	334	34	9.7	38.6%	203 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	$32,741			$00			$32,741	25.2	27.3	1157	67		361239004858
1225	Palmyra-Macedon Middle School	Public	6-8	163 Hyde Pkwy	Palmyra	14522	Wayne County	Palmyra-Macedon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 597-3450	354	38	9.2	38.7%	332 (93.8%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$29,922			$1,351			$28,571	25.1	19.4	1313	88		362238003152
1226	Buffalo United Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Manhattan Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo United Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 835-9862	465	42	11	93.3%	19 (4.1%)	307 (66.0%)	80 (17.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	$21,900			$3,247			$18,653	25.1	21.6	1276	50		360007105538
1227	Islip Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Main St	Islip	11751	Suffolk County	Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 650-8500	601	63	9.6	44.4%	268 (44.6%)	43 (7.2%)	238 (39.6%)	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$41,763			$398			$41,366	25.1	23.1	1243	16		361554001325
1228	Geneva Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Carter Rd	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0404	442	60	7.4	64.3%	174 (39.4%)	51 (11.5%)	146 (33.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.3%)	$29,063			$1,578			$27,485	24.7	21.2	1283	55		361197000963
1229	Center Moriches Middle School	Public	6-8	311 Frowein Rd	Center Moriches	11934	Suffolk County	Center Moriches Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 878-2519	297	30	9.8	33.0%	191 (64.3%)	12 (4.0%)	67 (22.6%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$34,654			$611			$34,043	24.7	19.5	1312	83		360684005570
1230	Is 219 New Venture School	Public	6-8	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7093	248	36	6.9	98.8%	0 (0.0%)	82 (33.1%)	159 (64.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$41,960			$3,893			$38,067	24.7	16.2	1361	131		360008603747

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.