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
921	Union Vale Middle School	Public	6-8	1657 E Noxon Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 223-8600	990	98	10	28.1%	641 (64.7%)	52 (5.3%)	235 (23.7%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.4%)	$32,715			$803			$31,913	39.4	43.9	831	90		360327005597
922	Mott Hall II	Public	6-8	234 W 109th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2960	347	32	10.7	77.5%	46 (13.3%)	124 (35.7%)	154 (44.4%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$31,488			$2,534			$28,954	39.4	50.8	698	224		360007805629
923	Mount Vernon Honor Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	195 N Columbus Ave	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5110	301	31	9.7	53.8%	9 (3.0%)	207 (68.8%)	76 (25.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$41,072			$2,633			$38,439	39.4	47.3	763	160		362010001836
924	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5620	401			93.0%	0 (0.0%)	262 (65.3%)	133 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$28,466			$3,332			$25,134	39.2	29.3	1115	191		360103006230
925	Livonia Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2 Bulldog Blvd	Livonia	14487	Livingston County	Livonia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 346-4000	704	64	11	39.1%	648 (92.0%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	$29,401			$905			$28,495	39.2	43.3	844	81		361764001578
926	Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz	Public, Magnet	6-8	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-3520	319	30	10.7	97.2%	8 (2.5%)	65 (20.4%)	237 (74.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$33,589			$3,646			$29,943	39.2	41.1	893	33		360008505122
927	Growing Up Green Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	39-27 28th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	692	69	10	74.9%	111 (16.0%)	125 (18.1%)	386 (55.8%)	31 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	31 (4.5%)	$24,105			$697			$23,409	39.2	53.7	645	282		360098706124
928	Adirondack Middle School	Public	6-8	8181 State Rt 294	Boonville	13309	Oneida County	Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 942-9202	243	25	9.8	44.9%	239 (98.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$26,383			$1,843			$24,540	39.2	44.3	822	106		360504004187
929	Madiba Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2804	176	36	4.8	91.5%	4 (2.3%)	86 (48.9%)	79 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	$53,639			$3,949			$49,689	39.1	26	1186	257		360009406306
930	Junior High School 144 Michelangelo	Public	6-8	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-9749	388	31	12.4	89.7%	19 (4.9%)	169 (43.6%)	168 (43.3%)	27 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$37,249			$3,549			$33,700	39	38.7	944	14		360008802524

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.