Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
231	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	690 Wenwood Dr	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6523	1,141	107	10.6	30.2%	436 (38.2%)	79 (6.9%)	237 (20.8%)	366 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	$32,137	$1,000	$31,137	81.8	79.4	245	14	360984000762
232	Ps 102 Bayview	Public	PK, KG-8	55-24 Van Horn St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-3308	1,107	85	13	79.0%	23 (2.1%)	28 (2.5%)	346 (31.3%)	673 (60.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$29,178	$2,312	$26,866	81.7	77.6	263	31	360009802386
233	Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Linden Ave	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-8181	387	30	12.8	27.9%	338 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,351	$1,050	$27,301	81.6	79.4	246	13	360825000606
234	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	203	28	7.2	54.2%	189 (93.1%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$35,902	$2,774	$33,128	81.6	65.4	448	214	360636000418
235	Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	1,038	73	14.1	60.2%	269 (25.9%)	73 (7.0%)	333 (32.1%)	285 (27.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.1%)	$26,814	$2,445	$24,368	81.6	74.9	299	64	360009202226
236	South Side Middle School	Public	6-9	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	806	86	9.4	16.6%	562 (69.7%)	51 (6.3%)	138 (17.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$38,529	$557	$37,972	81.5	72	345	109	362478003430
237	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	$25,986	$415	$25,571	81.4			(n/a)	360113406558
238	Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,257	102	12.3	89.8%	54 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	368 (29.3%)	821 (65.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$30,400	$2,741	$27,659	81.4	84.1	191	47	360015102724
239	Ps 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	356	38	9.2	85.7%	37 (10.4%)	245 (68.8%)	59 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$43,500	$4,269	$39,231	81.4	67.1	421	182	360009502504
240	Bay Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Scribner Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 249-6450	1,094	96	11.3	23.8%	879 (80.3%)	50 (4.6%)	70 (6.4%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$23,662	$1,117	$22,545	81.4	81.2	220	20	362271003191

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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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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
231	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	690 Wenwood Dr	East Meadow	11554	Nassau County	East Meadow Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-6523	1,141	107	10.6	30.2%	436 (38.2%)	79 (6.9%)	237 (20.8%)	366 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	$32,137			$1,000			$31,137	81.8	79.4	245	14		360984000762
232	Ps 102 Bayview	Public	PK, KG-8	55-24 Van Horn St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-3308	1,107	85	13	79.0%	23 (2.1%)	28 (2.5%)	346 (31.3%)	673 (60.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$29,178			$2,312			$26,866	81.7	77.6	263	31		360009802386
233	Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Linden Ave	Cooperstown	13326	Otsego County	Cooperstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 547-8181	387	30	12.8	27.9%	338 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,351			$1,050			$27,301	81.6	79.4	246	13		360825000606
234	Canaseraga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8 Main St	Canaseraga	14822	Allegany County	Canaseraga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 545-6421	203	28	7.2	54.2%	189 (93.1%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$35,902			$2,774			$33,128	81.6	65.4	448	214		360636000418
235	Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	1,038	73	14.1	60.2%	269 (25.9%)	73 (7.0%)	333 (32.1%)	285 (27.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.1%)	$26,814			$2,445			$24,368	81.6	74.9	299	64		360009202226
236	South Side Middle School	Public	6-9	67 Hillside Ave	Rockville Centre	11570	Nassau County	Rockville Centre Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 255-8976	806	86	9.4	16.6%	562 (69.7%)	51 (6.3%)	138 (17.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$38,529			$557			$37,972	81.5	72	345	109		362478003430
237	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 13.2	Public, Charter	K-7	272 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 305-4199	580	46	12.6	48.8%	153 (26.4%)	176 (30.3%)	157 (27.1%)	24 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	$25,986			$415			$25,571	81.4			(n/a)		360113406558
238	Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,257	102	12.3	89.8%	54 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	368 (29.3%)	821 (65.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$30,400			$2,741			$27,659	81.4	84.1	191	47		360015102724
239	Ps 138	Public	PK, KG-8	760 Prospect Pl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0800	356	38	9.2	85.7%	37 (10.4%)	245 (68.8%)	59 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$43,500			$4,269			$39,231	81.4	67.1	421	182		360009502504
240	Bay Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1760 Scribner Rd	Penfield	14526	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 249-6450	1,094	96	11.3	23.8%	879 (80.3%)	50 (4.6%)	70 (6.4%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	$23,662			$1,117			$22,545	81.4	81.2	220	20		362271003191