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
1311	Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 865-9260	310	42	7.3	92.6%	12 (3.9%)	181 (58.4%)	100 (32.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$38,135			$2,981			$35,154	19.8	20.4	1297	14		360007805627
1312	Waterloo Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Center St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1540	356	37	9.7	54.8%	294 (82.6%)	11 (3.1%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$26,281			$2,079			$24,202	19.6	14.8	1387	75		360001401431
1313	Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45	Public	6-8	2502 Lorillard Pl	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1660	436	39	11.2	96.3%	6 (1.4%)	62 (14.2%)	353 (81.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$34,577			$2,969			$31,607	19.5	27.3	1160	153		360008702202
1314	Moriah Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	292	34	8.5	53.8%	286 (97.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$32,589			$1,585			$31,004	19.5	15.2	1379	65		361983001815
1315	Knickerbacker Middle School	Public	6-8	320 7th Ave	Troy	12182	Rensselaer County	Lansingburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 233-6811	474	57	8.2	63.9%	205 (43.2%)	111 (23.4%)	81 (17.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.0%)	$28,391			$3,434			$24,957	19.5	22.4	1260	55		361674001492
1316	Ps 140 Nathan Straus	Public	PK, KG-8	123 Ridge St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-4680	334	34	9.8	95.8%	11 (3.3%)	46 (13.8%)	269 (80.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$41,564			$3,185			$38,380	19.4	28.2	1139	177		360007602511
1317	Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$33,482			$3,106			$30,376	19.3	27.6	1152	165		360008400757
1318	Bronx High School For Medical Science	Public	6-12	240 E 172nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-4040	390	41	9.5	94.1%	4 (1.0%)	76 (19.5%)	288 (73.8%)	14 (3.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$37,045			$3,292			$33,753	19.2	35.1	1016	302		360008605177
1319	Clyde-Savannah Junior High School	Public	7-9	215 Glasgow St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3200	180	14	13	58.3%	152 (84.4%)	8 (4.4%)	9 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$36,596			$2,343			$34,253	19.1	10.1	1432	113		360786006290
1320	Lasalle Preparatory School	Public	7-8	7436 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5880	539	40	13.3	71.8%	229 (42.5%)	146 (27.1%)	60 (11.1%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.1%)	$27,147			$3,131			$24,016	19.1	32.9	1059	261		362082005952

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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.