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
521	Alexandria Central High School	Public	7-12	34 Bolton Ave	Alexandria Bay	13607	Jefferson County	Alexandria Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 482-5113	224	24	9.4	42.0%	211 (94.2%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$31,716			$620			$31,096	61.9	46.2	781	260		360267004333
522	Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,169	88	13.2	86.9%	217 (18.6%)	199 (17.0%)	622 (53.2%)	100 (8.6%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.0%)	13 (1.1%)	$29,627			$3,086			$26,541	61.8	56.3	603	81		360008802342
523	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	591	33	18.1	93.9%	8 (1.4%)	463 (78.3%)	95 (16.1%)	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$18,406			$1,455			$16,951	61.8	51.7	685	162		360100206167
524	Access Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	388 Willis Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Access Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-3300	462			95.2%	4 (0.9%)	119 (25.8%)	328 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$24,677			$2,732			$21,946	61.7	63	489	35		360011005651
525	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	413 E 144th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	739	63	11.7	91.6%	10 (1.4%)	145 (19.6%)	560 (75.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$27,265			$666			$26,600	61.6	62.4	503	22		360110806384
526	Morgan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(315) 453-1230	444	44	10	35.6%	309 (69.6%)	55 (12.4%)	31 (7.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$27,451			$1,100			$26,351	61.6	61.9	515	11		361752006760
527	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1738 Helderberg Trail	Berne	12023	Albany County	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 872-1482	311	36	8.7	31.5%	292 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$36,893			$957			$35,936	61.5	63.3	484	43		360465000208
528	Accompsett Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	660 Meadow Rd	Smithtown	11787	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	Yes	No	No	(631) 382-2305	522	54	9.6	18.4%	394 (75.5%)	8 (1.5%)	75 (14.4%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	$39,969			$1,439			$38,530	61.5	76.7	278	250		362706005840
529	New Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	1818 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-5400	673	42	16.2	95.4%	8 (1.2%)	70 (10.4%)	587 (87.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$22,906			$22,906			$00	61.4	62	511	18		360016705891
530	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	2720 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	1,008	42	24.2	84.1%	7 (0.7%)	293 (29.1%)	686 (68.1%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	$25,040			$25,040			$00	61.4	60.6	533	3		360120206676

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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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Educational resources:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.