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
1381	Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School	Public	7-8	70 Greenwich St	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Hempstead Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-4301	748	60	12.4	76.6%	0 (0.0%)	185 (24.7%)	552 (73.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,164			$2,781			$41,383	13.7	9.3	1443	62		361413001153
1382	Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	805	80	10	95.0%	17 (2.1%)	618 (76.8%)	91 (11.3%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	$18,587			$1,112			$17,475	13.7	15.3	1378	4		360117306635
1383	South Kortright Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	58200 State Hwy 10	South Kortright	13842	Delaware County	South Kortright Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 538-9111	287	29	9.8	40.8%	267 (93.0%)	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$33,646			$00			$33,646	13.5	17.3	1339	44		362733003730
1384	Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1151 Ridgeway Ave	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-1003	394	12	32.8	89.3%	12 (3.0%)	266 (67.5%)	113 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,721			$1,295			$11,426	13.5	14.7	1391	7		360119006669
1385	West Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	500 E Fordham Rd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-7139	575	71	8.1	95.1%	7 (1.2%)	89 (15.5%)	471 (81.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$33,243			$3,698			$29,546	13.5	11.9	1413	28		360008705674
1386	Olympia High School	Public	6-12	1139 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5000	1,090	110	9.8	56.2%	489 (44.9%)	198 (18.2%)	247 (22.7%)	76 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.2%)	$28,430			$1,434			$26,996	13.3	19.6	1311	75		361263001039
1387	Lyons Community School	Public	6-12	223 Graham Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-0918	362	47	7.7	92.3%	9 (2.5%)	129 (35.6%)	199 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)	$40,759			$4,812			$35,948	13.2	28.6	1133	254		360011905933
1388	Is 229 Roland Patterson	Public	6-8	275 Harlem River Park Bridge	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6266	177	25	7	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	64 (36.2%)	107 (60.5%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$52,807			$4,303			$48,505	13.2	33.6	1047	341		360008602737
1389	Urban Assembly School For Applied Math And Science (The)	Public	6-12	1595 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 466-7800	530	67	7.9	98.3%	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.1%)	377 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$36,826			$3,323			$33,504	13.2	13.7	1401	12		360008605673
1390	Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	574	44	12.9	92.9%	11 (1.9%)	307 (53.5%)	238 (41.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$38,181			$2,930			$35,250	13.2	15.3	1377	13		360012302512

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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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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.