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
1181	Medina Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2 Mustang Dr	Medina	14103	Orleans County	Medina Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 798-2710	569	54	10.5	48.5%	438 (77.0%)	26 (4.6%)	54 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	$34,321			$1,694			$32,628	27.2	33.5	1048	133		361896001716
1182	Auburn Junior High School	Public	7-8	191 Franklin St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8480	560	57	9.8	59.5%	406 (72.5%)	32 (5.7%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.5%)	$27,144			$2,385			$24,759	27.1	23.5	1237	55		360348000103
1183	East Bronx Academy For The Future	Public	6-12	1716 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-8641	654	64	10.2	95.1%	11 (1.7%)	148 (22.6%)	464 (70.9%)	11 (1.7%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	$36,971			$3,431			$33,539	27.1	21	1285	102		360009005679
1184	Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	298	24	12.4	90.9%	2 (0.7%)	96 (32.2%)	186 (62.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$45,345			$4,492			$40,853	27.1	59.6	546	638		360012102559
1185	Is 192 Linden (The)	Public	6-8	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 479-5540	355	30	11.8	83.9%	1 (0.3%)	216 (60.8%)	66 (18.6%)	37 (10.4%)	11 (3.1%)	17 (4.8%)	7 (2.0%)	$34,317			$2,473			$31,844	27	20.9	1287	102		360010102659
1186	Belleville Henderson Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8372 County Rt 75	Belleville	13611	Jefferson County	Belleville-Henderson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 846-5121	491	42	11.7	45.6%	456 (92.9%)	10 (2.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$25,085			$00			$25,085	27	27.1	1163	23		360437004801
1187	Renaissance School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-6072	132	21	6.2	97.7%	2 (1.5%)	48 (36.4%)	74 (56.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	$51,449			$3,332			$48,117	27	27.6	1151	36		360007906016
1188	East Irondequoit Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Densmore Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1400	636	63	10.1	65.1%	243 (38.2%)	144 (22.6%)	184 (28.9%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.5%)	$32,120			$2,622			$29,499	26.9	30.9	1094	94		360969005576
1189	Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	250 E 156th St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4397	538	52	10.4	92.4%	13 (2.4%)	164 (30.5%)	337 (62.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$42,232			$4,069			$38,164	26.9	27	1167	22		360008402147
1190	Junior High School 162 Willoughby (The)	Public	6-8	1390 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4860	281	40	7	95.4%	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	248 (88.3%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	$42,013			$3,512			$38,501	26.9	16.6	1352	162		360009702582

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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.
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.