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
1161	New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8308	126	17	7.2	95.2%	4 (3.2%)	45 (35.7%)	76 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$50,254			$4,065			$46,189	28.3	25.3	1208	47		360008605667
1162	Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	200	31	6.5	53.5%	139 (69.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.5%)	$31,121			$2,233			$28,888	28.2	21.1	1284	122		362688005588
1163	Greenville Middle School	Public	6-8	4976 Sr 81	Greenville	12083	Greene County	Greenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 966-5070	237	24	9.8	39.2%	224 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$29,187			$993			$28,194	28.2	34.6	1029	134		361287003484
1164	Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-2465	303	31	9.7	98.3%	7 (2.3%)	207 (68.3%)	72 (23.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$48,753			$3,835			$44,919	28.2	29.7	1108	56		360012005895
1165	Baychester Middle School	Public	6-8	3750 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 547-1890	298	26	11.5	93.0%	9 (3.0%)	164 (55.0%)	105 (35.2%)	5 (1.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$31,500			$2,907			$28,593	28.2	31.8	1084	81		360008806249
1166	Hamilton Grange Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9600	282	31	9	86.2%	20 (7.1%)	39 (13.8%)	207 (73.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$34,159			$2,683			$31,475	28.2	29.8	1106	60		360008306530
1167	School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	45 Prince St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-7682	1,065	96	11.1	68.4%	245 (23.0%)	447 (42.0%)	306 (28.7%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.2%)	$33,368			$2,139			$31,229	28.1	27.3	1155	12		362475004787
1168	Hornell Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	134 Seneca St	Hornell	14843	Steuben County	Hornell City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 324-1303	650	48	13.4	55.7%	546 (84.0%)	31 (4.8%)	30 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$24,241			$1,222			$23,019	28.1	16.2	1363	195		361482001233
1169	Westminster Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	24 Westminster Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Westminster Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3450	342	36	9.5	92.4%	4 (1.2%)	223 (65.2%)	25 (7.3%)	76 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$25,235			$2,520			$22,715	27.9	32.7	1064	105		360010705604
1170	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2 Polk St	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	KIPP Troy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(518) 445-3100	762	42	18.2	89.5%	47 (6.2%)	462 (60.6%)	187 (24.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	59 (7.7%)	$19,364			$2,246			$17,118	27.9	57.4	583	587		360099206119

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.