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
1071	Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	850 Kent Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 622-9285	377	33	11.5	87.8%	13 (3.4%)	33 (8.8%)	319 (84.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$32,991			$2,553			$30,438	32.1	31.9	1082	11		360011902565
1072	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	900	85	10.6	89.7%	10 (1.1%)	600 (66.7%)	257 (28.6%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	$19,141			$1,030			$18,110	32.1	30.3	1098	26		360101006183
1073	Anne M Dorner Middle School	Public	6-8	Van Cortlandt Ave	Ossining	10562	Westchester County	Ossining Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 762-5740	1,032	96	10.7	46.6%	169 (16.4%)	78 (7.6%)	723 (70.1%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	$32,547			$510			$32,037	32.1	32.2	1079	6		362202003118
1074	Robert M Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Forest Ave	Glen Cove	11542	Nassau County	Glen Cove City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-7510	691	73	9.5	59.8%	114 (16.5%)	50 (7.2%)	487 (70.5%)	22 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$32,512			$845			$31,667	31.9	35.2	1014	60		361218000977
1075	Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	739	57	12.9	85.3%	123 (16.6%)	304 (41.1%)	125 (16.9%)	102 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.6%)	$29,062			$3,528			$25,534	31.9	34.7	1025	50		360585000369
1076	North Country Road School	Public	6-8	191 N Country Rd	Miller Place	11764	Suffolk County	Miller Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 474-2710	530	56	9.4	21.3%	417 (78.7%)	18 (3.4%)	70 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$35,417			$171			$35,246	31.9	43.4	840	236		361941001775
1077	South Ocean Middle School	Public	6-8	225 S Ocean Ave	Patchogue	11772	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6600	513	50	10.2	52.8%	176 (34.3%)	29 (5.7%)	275 (53.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$29,506			$1,405			$28,101	31.9	20.8	1288	211		362247003168
1078	Evergreen Middle School For Urban Exploration	Public	6-8	125 Covert St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-0180	354	36	9.8	90.4%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.6%)	297 (83.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$33,773			$2,795			$30,977	31.9	32.4	1073	5		360009706331
1079	Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-9370	782	69	11.3	94.9%	31 (4.0%)	86 (11.0%)	594 (76.0%)	53 (6.8%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$35,774			$3,940			$31,833	31.9	21.4	1279	200		360008702179
1080	Gouverneur Middle School	Public	5-8	25 Wilson St	Gouverneur	13642	St. Lawrence County	Gouverneur Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 287-1903	447	44	10.2	55.7%	425 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$33,760			$773			$32,987	31.8	26	1187	107		361236006655

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.