Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1191	Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	142	23	6.2	47.2%	117 (82.4%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	$35,834	$1,501	$34,333	26.9	41.4	887	304	362079000373
1192	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	2-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	388	40	9.7	35.8%	360 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$30,310	$340	$29,969	26.9	46.7	775	417	361473001227
1193	Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)	Public	6-8	149 E Mosholu Pkwy North	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6300	562	42	13.2	95.0%	16 (2.8%)	65 (11.6%)	446 (79.4%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,135	$3,833	$30,302	26.8	22.3	1261	68	360008702316
1194	Corning-Painted Post Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Victory Hwy	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 654-2966	925	96	9.6	48.6%	788 (85.2%)	21 (2.3%)	36 (3.9%)	18 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	$27,548	$1,286	$26,262	26.8	26.5	1178	16	360840006459
1195	Hampton Bays Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Ponquogue Ave	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 723-4700	570	61	9.3	36.7%	170 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	389 (68.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,542	$1,254	$30,288	26.8	39	938	257	361353006043
1196	Seneca Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	266	32	8.2	47.7%	215 (80.8%)	4 (1.5%)	20 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$24,759	$400	$24,358	26.7	29.3	1118	78	362643004706
1197	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	234	27	8.6	56.8%	210 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$31,535	$1,222	$30,312	26.7	40.7	899	298	360002404857
1198	Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	390	46	8.4	90.5%	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	335 (85.9%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$36,643	$3,181	$33,462	26.7	31	1092	106	360009205706
1199	Urban Assembly Unison School (The)	Public	6-8	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-1061	172	20	8.5	85.5%	7 (4.1%)	119 (69.2%)	39 (22.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$43,975	$3,757	$40,218	26.6	31.2	1089	110	360009106366
1200	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	878	88	9.9		476 (54.2%)	225 (25.6%)	98 (11.2%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$17,730	$832	$16,897	26.6	29.3	1117	83	360006704861

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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.

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
1191	Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	142	23	6.2	47.2%	117 (82.4%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	$35,834			$1,501			$34,333	26.9	41.4	887	304		362079000373
1192	Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School	Public, Alternative	2-12	Rt 67	Schaghticoke	12154	Rensselaer County	Hoosic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 753-4432	388	40	9.7	35.8%	360 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$30,310			$340			$29,969	26.9	46.7	775	417		361473001227
1193	Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)	Public	6-8	149 E Mosholu Pkwy North	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6300	562	42	13.2	95.0%	16 (2.8%)	65 (11.6%)	446 (79.4%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,135			$3,833			$30,302	26.8	22.3	1261	68		360008702316
1194	Corning-Painted Post Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Victory Hwy	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 654-2966	925	96	9.6	48.6%	788 (85.2%)	21 (2.3%)	36 (3.9%)	18 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	$27,548			$1,286			$26,262	26.8	26.5	1178	16		360840006459
1195	Hampton Bays Middle School	Public	5-8	70 Ponquogue Ave	Hampton Bays	11946	Suffolk County	Hampton Bays Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 723-4700	570	61	9.3	36.7%	170 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	389 (68.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$31,542			$1,254			$30,288	26.8	39	938	257		361353006043
1196	Seneca Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	266	32	8.2	47.7%	215 (80.8%)	4 (1.5%)	20 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$24,759			$400			$24,358	26.7	29.3	1118	78		362643004706
1197	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	234	27	8.6	56.8%	210 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$31,535			$1,222			$30,312	26.7	40.7	899	298		360002404857
1198	Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	390	46	8.4	90.5%	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	335 (85.9%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$36,643			$3,181			$33,462	26.7	31	1092	106		360009205706
1199	Urban Assembly Unison School (The)	Public	6-8	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-1061	172	20	8.5	85.5%	7 (4.1%)	119 (69.2%)	39 (22.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$43,975			$3,757			$40,218	26.6	31.2	1089	110		360009106366
1200	Global Concepts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Ridge Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Global Concepts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-1903	878	88	9.9		476 (54.2%)	225 (25.6%)	98 (11.2%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.1%)	$17,730			$832			$16,897	26.6	29.3	1117	83		360006704861