Best Middle Schools in New York

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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
1131	New Pathways Academy	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-8349	137	17	7.9	97.8%	2 (1.5%)	51 (37.2%)	82 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$46,248			$4,076			$42,172	29.5	32.2	1078	53		360008606642
1132	Cross Hill Academy	Public	3-8	160 Bolmer Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8300	328	19	16.9	75.3%	13 (4.0%)	83 (25.3%)	214 (65.2%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$29,919			$2,268			$27,651	29.4	24.9	1214	82		363192004249
1133	Margaretville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	415 Main St	Margaretville	12455	Delaware County	Margaretville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 586-2647	301	43	7	54.5%	200 (66.4%)	2 (0.7%)	91 (30.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$43,971			$2,143			$41,829	29.3	32.7	1063	70		361851001667
1134	Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	344	36	9.5	79.4%	38 (11.0%)	167 (48.5%)	135 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,587			$4,009			$36,578	29.3	18	1330	196		360007805524
1135	Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	267	28	9.5	92.1%	5 (1.9%)	83 (31.1%)	103 (38.6%)	67 (25.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$41,460			$4,001			$37,459	29.3	37.2	973	162		360012002800
1136	Bronx School For Law Government And Justice	Public	6-12	244 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-3430	683	68	10	96.8%	7 (1.0%)	142 (20.8%)	521 (76.3%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$31,598			$3,502			$28,095	29.2	29.6	1112	24		360008602961
1137	International Leadership Charter High School	Public, Charter	6-12	3030 Riverdale Ave	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	International Leadership Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 562-2300	408	19	21.4	82.4%	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.2%)	317 (77.7%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$16,905			$938			$15,967	29.2			(n/a)		360016305923
1138	Lawrence Road Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Lawrence Rd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Uniondale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 918-1501	623	72	8.6	65.3%	6 (1.0%)	225 (36.1%)	363 (58.3%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$43,916			$2,136			$41,780	29.2	18.5	1326	188		362928003940
1139	Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	407	53	7.7	78.1%	27 (6.6%)	100 (24.6%)	251 (61.7%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$43,128			$4,366			$38,762	29.1	49.5	724	415		360007905635
1140	Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 723-6200	329	31	10.6	87.5%	3 (0.9%)	214 (65.0%)	72 (21.9%)	18 (5.5%)	15 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	$40,838			$3,863			$36,975	29.1	28.8	1129	11		360010002297

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.