Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1331	Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5586 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 594-3962	424	50	8.5	44.1%	412 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$35,487	$1,076	$34,411	18.5	32.8	1062	269	362126003024
1332	James A Green Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	38 Slawson St	Dolgeville	13329	Herkimer County	Dolgeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 429-3155	369	35	10.4	53.4%	361 (97.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,658	$2,063	$23,596	18.5	15.3	1376	44	360000104498
1333	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	159	27	5.9	51.6%	151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$39,186	$00	$39,186	18.5	45.7	792	541	362220003142
1334	Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	193	23	8.2	95.9%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.8%)	169 (87.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,744	$5,012	$36,731	18.5	15.8	1368	34	360009704887
1335	Community Health Academy Of The Heights	Public	6-12	504 W 158th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6600	552	54	10.2	92.0%	18 (3.3%)	65 (11.8%)	448 (81.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,659	$2,710	$28,949	18.2	16.8	1351	16	360008305878
1336	Walton Middle School	Public	6-8	47-49 Stockton Ave	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	186	22	8.5	53.8%	178 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$25,984	$397	$25,587	18.2	23.1	1244	92	362982004791
1337	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	441	53	8.3	64.9%	18 (4.1%)	130 (29.5%)	287 (65.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$49,082	$3,746	$45,336	18.1	22	1264	73	362499005611
1338	Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-8561	462	51	9.1	71.9%	198 (42.9%)	72 (15.6%)	72 (15.6%)	68 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	$28,392	$4,610	$23,783	18.1	16.4	1357	19	362445003341
1339	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	785	63	12.4	69.3%	289 (36.8%)	182 (23.2%)	133 (16.9%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.6%)	$22,586	$2,360	$20,225	18.1	15.1	1380	41	363021004061
1340	Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6850	262	32	8	97.3%	7 (2.7%)	61 (23.3%)	186 (71.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$43,840	$3,709	$40,130	18	20	1305	35	360008604461

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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.
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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
1331	Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5586 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 594-3962	424	50	8.5	44.1%	412 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$35,487			$1,076			$34,411	18.5	32.8	1062	269		362126003024
1332	James A Green Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	38 Slawson St	Dolgeville	13329	Herkimer County	Dolgeville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 429-3155	369	35	10.4	53.4%	361 (97.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,658			$2,063			$23,596	18.5	15.3	1376	44		360000104498
1333	Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	159	27	5.9	51.6%	151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$39,186			$00			$39,186	18.5	45.7	792	541		362220003142
1334	Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	193	23	8.2	95.9%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.8%)	169 (87.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,744			$5,012			$36,731	18.5	15.8	1368	34		360009704887
1335	Community Health Academy Of The Heights	Public	6-12	504 W 158th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6600	552	54	10.2	92.0%	18 (3.3%)	65 (11.8%)	448 (81.2%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,659			$2,710			$28,949	18.2	16.8	1351	16		360008305878
1336	Walton Middle School	Public	6-8	47-49 Stockton Ave	Walton	13856	Delaware County	Walton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 865-4116	186	22	8.5	53.8%	178 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$25,984			$397			$25,587	18.2	23.1	1244	92		362982004791
1337	Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	335 E Clinton Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7700	441	53	8.3	64.9%	18 (4.1%)	130 (29.5%)	287 (65.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$49,082			$3,746			$45,336	18.1	22	1264	73		362499005611
1338	Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Van Rensselaer Dr	Rensselaer	12144	Rensselaer County	Rensselaer City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 436-8561	462	51	9.1	71.9%	198 (42.9%)	72 (15.6%)	72 (15.6%)	68 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	$28,392			$4,610			$23,783	18.1	16.4	1357	19		362445003341
1339	Watervliet Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1245 Hillside Dr	Watervliet	12189	Albany County	Watervliet City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 629-3300	785	63	12.4	69.3%	289 (36.8%)	182 (23.2%)	133 (16.9%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.6%)	$22,586			$2,360			$20,225	18.1	15.1	1380	41		363021004061
1340	Junior High School 22 Jordan L Mott	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6850	262	32	8	97.3%	7 (2.7%)	61 (23.3%)	186 (71.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$43,840			$3,709			$40,130	18	20	1305	35		360008604461