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
1251	Frederick Douglass Academy V Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-1617	146	20	7.1	94.5%	1 (0.7%)	47 (32.2%)	96 (65.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,424			$4,102			$40,322	23.6	43	854	397		360009005690
1252	A M Cosgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	2749 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5302	854	84	10.2	36.2%	655 (76.7%)	49 (5.7%)	99 (11.6%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	$26,172			$839			$25,333	23.6	25	1211	41		362778003761
1253	William Boyce Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1061 N Broadway	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8563	338	20	16.6	83.4%	12 (3.6%)	98 (29.0%)	201 (59.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	$34,557			$2,100			$32,458	23.5	22.9	1251	2		363192001920
1254	Brushton-Moira High School	Public	7-12	758 County Rt 7	Brushton	12916	Franklin County	Brushton-Moira Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 529-7342	334	35	9.5	54.5%	326 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$31,547			$2,244			$29,303	23.5	30.4	1096	158		360582000294
1255	Otselic Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 County Rd 13a	South Otselic	13155	Chenango County	Otselic Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 653-7218	261	24	10.8	44.4%	254 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,243			$1,896			$44,346	23.5	14.8	1389	134		362210003132
1256	Westbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Rockland St	Westbury	11590	Nassau County	Westbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 876-5082	945	97	9.7	63.9%	36 (3.8%)	223 (23.6%)	673 (71.2%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$44,205			$2,307			$41,899	23.4	24.2	1225	31		363096004161
1257	School Of The Future Brooklyn	Public	6-8	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-5190	119	13	9.4	94.1%	4 (3.4%)	66 (55.5%)	47 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,740			$2,891			$39,849	23.4	26.2	1184	73		360012006420
1258	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1001 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 428-8997	993	59	16.8	76.8%	159 (16.0%)	569 (57.3%)	168 (16.9%)	35 (3.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.1%)	$13,342			$4,323			$9,019	23.4	26.6	1175	83		360010405549
1259	Is 93 Ridgewood	Public	6-8	66-56 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4882	954	85	11.2	92.1%	132 (13.8%)	18 (1.9%)	740 (77.6%)	47 (4.9%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	$32,390			$2,467			$29,923	23.4	32.2	1077	182		360009802355
1260	Highland Middle School	Public	6-9	71 Main St	Highland	12528	Ulster County	Highland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 691-1080	348	40	8.6	34.8%	241 (69.3%)	21 (6.0%)	56 (16.1%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$34,392			$1,122			$33,271	23.3	36.1	996	264		361440001193

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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.