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
41	Bronx Charter School For Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1960 Benedict Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-7301	790	34	23.2	91.1%	4 (0.5%)	141 (17.8%)	192 (24.3%)	443 (56.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,313			$1,390			$15,922	97.1	97.7	31	10		360011305688
42	H C Crittenden Middle School	Public	6-8	10 MacDonald Ave	Armonk	10504	Westchester County	Byram Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 273-4250	474	54	8.7	4.0%	364 (76.8%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.2%)	37 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.0%)	$47,954			$318			$47,636	97.1	96.6	49	7		360606000391
43	Icahn Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6107	342	26	13.1	66.4%	10 (2.9%)	108 (31.6%)	171 (50.0%)	50 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,988			$1,110			$17,877	97	98.3	20	23		360094305973
44	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	728			77.1%	10 (1.4%)	527 (72.4%)	158 (21.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	$17,876			$00			$17,876	97	98.9	10	34		360115106581
45	Ps 122 Mamie Fay	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	21-21 Ditmars Blvd	Astoria	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 721-6410	1,124	68	16.4	49.5%	575 (51.2%)	21 (1.9%)	206 (18.3%)	247 (22.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.0%)	$26,048			$1,438			$24,609	96.9	97.6	34	11		360010202451
46	Seven Bridges Middle School	Public	5-8	222 Seven Bridges Rd	Chappaqua	10514	Westchester County	Chappaqua Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 238-7203	500	50	10	6.0%	342 (68.4%)	7 (1.4%)	35 (7.0%)	81 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	$42,086			$414			$41,672	96.9	97.8	27	19		360699005571
47	Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	646 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 499-0957	493	38	13	50.1%	219 (44.4%)	36 (7.3%)	197 (40.0%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$19,869			$545			$19,324	96.8	95.4	66	19		360014605815
48	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School	Public	6-12	160-20 Goethals Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 969-3155	679	45	15	71.1%	14 (2.1%)	128 (18.9%)	99 (14.6%)	374 (55.1%)	42 (6.2%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	$26,284			$1,405			$24,879	96.7	90.7	127	79		360010001414
49	Scholars' Academy	Public	6-12	320 Beach 104th St	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 474-6918	1,184	77	15.4	52.4%	343 (29.0%)	221 (18.7%)	329 (27.8%)	218 (18.4%)	32 (2.7%)	5 (0.4%)	36 (3.0%)	$26,321			$1,473			$24,848	96.6	92.5	107	58		360012305831
50	Great Neck South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Lakeville Rd	Great Neck	11020	Nassau County	Great Neck Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 441-4600	832	85	9.7	22.5%	81 (9.7%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.7%)	645 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	$38,211			$725			$37,486	96.5	96.7	47	3		361251001017

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.