Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
1091	Pelham Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-9750	284	27	10.5	82.7%	13 (4.6%)	130 (45.8%)	119 (41.9%)	19 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$37,303			$2,766			$34,536	31.3	27.9	1147	56		360008806322
1092	Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 843-2260	826	66	12.5	91.5%	14 (1.7%)	222 (26.9%)	226 (27.4%)	184 (22.3%)	144 (17.4%)	23 (2.8%)	13 (1.6%)	$30,943			$2,363			$28,579	31.3	34.7	1026	66		360012301995
1093	Sodus Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Mill St Ext	Sodus	14551	Wayne County	Sodus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 483-5280	472	49	9.7	64.0%	265 (56.1%)	30 (6.4%)	134 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	$30,006			$1,334			$28,671	31.2	32.9	1060	33		362712003694
1094	Tamarac Middle School High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3992 Ny Rt 2	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)	No	No	No	No	(518) 279-4600	576	59	9.7	37.3%	502 (87.2%)	10 (1.7%)	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$27,644			$816			$26,828	31.1	41.3	889	205		360552000281
1095	Is 340	Public	6-8	227 Sterling Pl	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 857-5516	136	15	8.9	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	78 (57.4%)	53 (39.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$47,450			$4,203			$43,247	31.1	51.8	680	415		360009504813
1096	South Buffalo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	154 S Ogden St	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	South Buffalo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 826-7213	912	68	13.4	65.9%	401 (44.0%)	285 (31.3%)	185 (20.3%)	26 (2.9%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,418			$549			$12,868	31	47.5	758	338		360003604337
1097	Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	105 Pleasant Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-6202	676	47	14.3	67.8%	2 (0.3%)	330 (48.8%)	335 (49.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$25,947			$00			$25,947	31	28.7	1131	34		360003004379
1098	Kenney Middle School	Public	5-8	846 Cayuga St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8120	379	41	9.2	68.9%	376 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,933			$2,486			$25,447	31	22.9	1250	152		361359001111
1099	Sweet Home Middle School	Public	6-8	4150 Maple Rd	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1450	858	75	11.4	41.1%	471 (54.9%)	167 (19.5%)	67 (7.8%)	102 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	$26,283			$837			$25,447	31	38.4	948	151		362850003831
1100	John W Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Pine St	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 867-5286	924	90	10.2	70.8%	43 (4.7%)	194 (21.0%)	651 (70.5%)	13 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	$37,452			$1,926			$35,527	31	25.9	1191	91		361155000915

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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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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.