Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
871	Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Oceanview Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-9793	1,049	83	12.6	89.9%	569 (54.2%)	20 (1.9%)	259 (24.7%)	182 (17.3%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$31,655	$2,983	$28,672	42.2	41.1	894	23	360015202731
872	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	44 Center St	St Johnsville	13452	Montgomery County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2011	349	29	12	57.9%	328 (94.0%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$27,648	$806	$26,842	42.2	21.7	1269	397	360110703789
873	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	358	37	9.5	59.2%	102 (28.5%)	20 (5.6%)	214 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$37,129	$1,390	$35,739	42.1	40.2	912	39	361284001054
874	Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Bonadonna Ave	Mount Morris	14510	Livingston County	Mount Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 658-3331	238	29	8.2	58.4%	165 (69.3%)	3 (1.3%)	54 (22.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$38,640	$2,301	$36,338	42	53.9	641	233	362001004344
875	Theodore R Durgee Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6086	848	64	13.2	28.1%	714 (84.2%)	24 (2.8%)	47 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)	$24,175	$673	$23,503	42	35.4	1008	133	360387000146
876	Tonawanda Middle/High School	Public	6-12	600 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 694-7660	891	83	10.7	50.5%	701 (78.7%)	36 (4.0%)	87 (9.8%)	15 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$24,760	$2,024	$22,736	41.9	53.5	654	222	362874003907
877	Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer	Public, Magnet	6-8	33-34 80th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 457-1242	1,397	104	13.4	92.3%	17 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1,284 (91.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$29,069	$2,338	$26,730	41.9	38.4	947	70	360010202527
878	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3530	567	55	10.3	40.0%	448 (79.0%)	36 (6.3%)	43 (7.6%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$27,094	$718	$26,376	41.8	35.2	1015	137	363078004144
879	Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	667	61	11	94.6%	21 (3.1%)	62 (9.3%)	517 (77.5%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	$32,572	$3,790	$28,783	41.8	39.3	931	52	360008704695
880	Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$35,329	$4,092	$31,237	41.8	43.1	853	27	360008700183

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.

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
871	Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Oceanview Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-9793	1,049	83	12.6	89.9%	569 (54.2%)	20 (1.9%)	259 (24.7%)	182 (17.3%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	$31,655			$2,983			$28,672	42.2	41.1	894	23		360015202731
872	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St Johnsville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	44 Center St	St Johnsville	13452	Montgomery County	Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 568-2011	349	29	12	57.9%	328 (94.0%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	$27,648			$806			$26,842	42.2	21.7	1269	397		360110703789
873	Greenport High School	Public	7-12	720 Front St	Greenport	11944	Suffolk County	Greenport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 477-1950	358	37	9.5	59.2%	102 (28.5%)	20 (5.6%)	214 (59.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$37,129			$1,390			$35,739	42.1	40.2	912	39		361284001054
874	Mount Morris Middle/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Bonadonna Ave	Mount Morris	14510	Livingston County	Mount Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 658-3331	238	29	8.2	58.4%	165 (69.3%)	3 (1.3%)	54 (22.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$38,640			$2,301			$36,338	42	53.9	641	233		362001004344
875	Theodore R Durgee Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	29 E Oneida St	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 638-6086	848	64	13.2	28.1%	714 (84.2%)	24 (2.8%)	47 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)	$24,175			$673			$23,503	42	35.4	1008	133		360387000146
876	Tonawanda Middle/High School	Public	6-12	600 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 694-7660	891	83	10.7	50.5%	701 (78.7%)	36 (4.0%)	87 (9.8%)	15 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$24,760			$2,024			$22,736	41.9	53.5	654	222		362874003907
877	Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer	Public, Magnet	6-8	33-34 80th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 457-1242	1,397	104	13.4	92.3%	17 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1,284 (91.9%)	79 (5.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$29,069			$2,338			$26,730	41.9	38.4	947	70		360010202527
878	East Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3530	567	55	10.3	40.0%	448 (79.0%)	36 (6.3%)	43 (7.6%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$27,094			$718			$26,376	41.8	35.2	1015	137		363078004144
879	Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	667	61	11	94.6%	21 (3.1%)	62 (9.3%)	517 (77.5%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	$32,572			$3,790			$28,783	41.8	39.3	931	52		360008704695
880	Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$35,329			$4,092			$31,237	41.8	43.1	853	27		360008700183