Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
421	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy VI	Public	6-8	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6934	281	27	10.4	90.7%	4 (1.4%)	98 (34.9%)	171 (60.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,708	$2,045	$25,664	67.5	55.7	615	194	360012305890
422	Middle School 582	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 456-8218	332	31	10.5	86.7%	7 (2.1%)	62 (18.7%)	255 (76.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$35,081	$2,963	$32,117	67.5	53.6	651	229	360011905702
423	Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	638	51	12.5	30.9%	473 (74.1%)	23 (3.6%)	109 (17.1%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$34,042	$1,608	$32,434	67.4	50.8	696	273	360012302426
424	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2186 Mill Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7200	614	14	43.8	97.1%	141 (23.0%)	404 (65.8%)	51 (8.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$26,013	$1,108	$24,905	67.4	56.4	602	178	360100306159
425	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,336	112	11.9	90.2%	192 (14.4%)	557 (41.7%)	470 (35.2%)	78 (5.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.6%)	$26,794	$26,794	$00	67.4	56.7	598	173	360100406101
426	East Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	1075 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6770	633	65	9.7	15.2%	468 (73.9%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (16.0%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	$40,614	$665	$39,949	67.4	73.5	324	102	362127003028
427	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	510 Waverly Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-5994	579	32	18	86.7%	10 (1.7%)	476 (82.2%)	75 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	$24,334	$1,565	$22,770	67.3	72.9	331	96	360017005867
428	Sayville Middle School	Public	6-8	291 Johnson Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6650	582	53	11	11.7%	501 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (9.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$40,027	$868	$39,159	67.2	71.8	349	79	362592003558
429	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	244	24	10.1	38.9%	232 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$35,744	$1,586	$34,158	67.1	57.1	589	160	360306000078
430	Middle School 936 Arts Off 3rd	Public	6-8	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 646-5160	441	38	11.7	77.3%	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	314 (71.2%)	37 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$30,259	$2,729	$27,530	67.1	62.8	491	61	360015106725

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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
421	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy VI	Public	6-8	8-21 Bay 25th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6934	281	27	10.4	90.7%	4 (1.4%)	98 (34.9%)	171 (60.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,708			$2,045			$25,664	67.5	55.7	615	194		360012305890
422	Middle School 582	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 456-8218	332	31	10.5	86.7%	7 (2.1%)	62 (18.7%)	255 (76.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$35,081			$2,963			$32,117	67.5	53.6	651	229		360011905702
423	Ps/Middle School 114 Belle Harbor	Public	PK, KG-8	134-01 Cronston Ave	Rockaway Park	11694	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 634-3382	638	51	12.5	30.9%	473 (74.1%)	23 (3.6%)	109 (17.1%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$34,042			$1,608			$32,434	67.4	50.8	696	273		360012302426
424	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2186 Mill Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7200	614	14	43.8	97.1%	141 (23.0%)	404 (65.8%)	51 (8.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$26,013			$1,108			$24,905	67.4	56.4	602	178		360100306159
425	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,336	112	11.9	90.2%	192 (14.4%)	557 (41.7%)	470 (35.2%)	78 (5.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.6%)	$26,794			$26,794			$00	67.4	56.7	598	173		360100406101
426	East Northport Middle School	Public	5-8	1075 5th Ave	East Northport	11731	Suffolk County	Northport-East Northport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 262-6770	633	65	9.7	15.2%	468 (73.9%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (16.0%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	$40,614			$665			$39,949	67.4	73.5	324	102		362127003028
427	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	510 Waverly Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Achievement First Endeavor Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 622-5994	579	32	18	86.7%	10 (1.7%)	476 (82.2%)	75 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	$24,334			$1,565			$22,770	67.3	72.9	331	96		360017005867
428	Sayville Middle School	Public	6-8	291 Johnson Ave	Sayville	11782	Suffolk County	Sayville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 244-6650	582	53	11	11.7%	501 (86.1%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (9.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$40,027			$868			$39,159	67.2	71.8	349	79		362592003558
429	Schenevus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	159 Main St	Schenevus	12155	Otsego County	Schenevus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 638-5881	244	24	10.1	38.9%	232 (95.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$35,744			$1,586			$34,158	67.1	57.1	589	160		360306000078
430	Middle School 936 Arts Off 3rd	Public	6-8	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 646-5160	441	38	11.7	77.3%	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	314 (71.2%)	37 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$30,259			$2,729			$27,530	67.1	62.8	491	61		360015106725