Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
901	La Fayette Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3122 Route 11n	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	298	38	7.9	40.3%	195 (65.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	87 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$35,959	$1,489	$34,470	40.3	40.5	905	4	361641001448
902	Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)	Public	6-8	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-8600	778	69	11.2	85.9%	17 (2.2%)	165 (21.2%)	325 (41.8%)	251 (32.3%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$33,364	$3,172	$30,192	40.3	38.8	943	41	360008802469
903	Red Jacket Middle School	Public	6-8	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3967	160	23	6.8	52.5%	135 (84.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	$27,147	$1,081	$26,066	40.3	26.5	1176	273	362427003397
904	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	189	23	8.2	52.9%	186 (98.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$35,634	$2,440	$33,194	40.3	26	1188	284	360567000292
905	Suffern Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Hemion Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 357-7400	880	90	9.7	41.7%	265 (30.1%)	76 (8.6%)	430 (48.9%)	66 (7.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	$42,747	$898	$41,848	40.3	40.5	904	1	362832003817
906	Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	273 Lake Ave	Lake Luzerne	12846	Warren County	Hadley-Luzerne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 696-2112	288	39	7.4	50.0%	276 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,648	$1,422	$36,226	40.3	35.4	1011	105	361311001075
907	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Public	7-12	84 Greenwood St	Canisteo	14823	Steuben County	Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 698-4225	450	39	11.5	57.6%	430 (95.6%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$27,789	$1,877	$25,912	40.2	69.6	376	531	360012400426
908	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	432 Chili Ave	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 368-5090	827	27	30.9	84.3%	16 (1.9%)	608 (73.5%)	158 (19.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$16,231	$2,044	$14,187	40.2	57.8	575	333	360104006243
909	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	249	29	8.6	94.4%	8 (3.2%)	107 (43.0%)	121 (48.6%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,696	$3,780	$36,916	40.1	19.1	1316	407	360007802539
910	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,179	$2,384	$41,795	40	46.1	786	124	360114406597

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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
901	La Fayette Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3122 Route 11n	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	298	38	7.9	40.3%	195 (65.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	87 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$35,959			$1,489			$34,470	40.3	40.5	905	4		361641001448
902	Junior High School 127 Castle Hill (The)	Public	6-8	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-8600	778	69	11.2	85.9%	17 (2.2%)	165 (21.2%)	325 (41.8%)	251 (32.3%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	$33,364			$3,172			$30,192	40.3	38.8	943	41		360008802469
903	Red Jacket Middle School	Public	6-8	1506 Rt 21	Shortsville	14548	Ontario County	Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 289-3967	160	23	6.8	52.5%	135 (84.4%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	$27,147			$1,081			$26,066	40.3	26.5	1176	273		362427003397
904	Brookfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 Fairground Rd	Brookfield	13314	Madison County	Brookfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 899-3323	189	23	8.2	52.9%	186 (98.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$35,634			$2,440			$33,194	40.3	26	1188	284		360567000292
905	Suffern Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Hemion Rd	Suffern	10901	Rockland County	Suffern Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 357-7400	880	90	9.7	41.7%	265 (30.1%)	76 (8.6%)	430 (48.9%)	66 (7.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.3%)	$42,747			$898			$41,848	40.3	40.5	904	1		362832003817
906	Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	273 Lake Ave	Lake Luzerne	12846	Warren County	Hadley-Luzerne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 696-2112	288	39	7.4	50.0%	276 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,648			$1,422			$36,226	40.3	35.4	1011	105		361311001075
907	Canisteo-Greenwood High School	Public	7-12	84 Greenwood St	Canisteo	14823	Steuben County	Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 698-4225	450	39	11.5	57.6%	430 (95.6%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$27,789			$1,877			$25,912	40.2	69.6	376	531		360012400426
908	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	432 Chili Ave	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 368-5090	827	27	30.9	84.3%	16 (1.9%)	608 (73.5%)	158 (19.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$16,231			$2,044			$14,187	40.2	57.8	575	333		360104006243
909	Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	249	29	8.6	94.4%	8 (3.2%)	107 (43.0%)	121 (48.6%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$40,696			$3,780			$36,916	40.1	19.1	1316	407		360007802539
910	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,179			$2,384			$41,795	40	46.1	786	124		360114406597