Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1031	Milford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	42 W Main St	Milford	13807	Otsego County	Milford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 286-3349	337	37	9	48.1%	320 (95.0%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$34,456	$1,862	$32,594	34.2	43.2	848	183	361935001769
1032	Valley Stream North High School	Public	7-12	750 Herman Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-5510	1,260	118	10.6	36.0%	262 (20.8%)	241 (19.1%)	424 (33.7%)	307 (24.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.0%)	$34,199	$1,048	$33,151	34.1	33.4	1051	19	362952003982
1033	Central Square Middle School	Public	6-8	248 Us Rt 11	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4218	799	79	10.1	44.3%	753 (94.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$27,389	$1,153	$26,236	33.9	37.4	970	63	360690000999
1034	Aaron Mossell Junior High School	Public	7-8	160 Passaic Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4702	587	63	9.3	64.6%	390 (66.4%)	55 (9.4%)	65 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.1%)	$28,616	$1,646	$26,970	33.8	41.4	888	146	361767001587
1035	Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$32,788	$2,958	$29,830	33.7	35	1020	15	360012006419
1036	Ps 37 Multiple Intelligence School	Public	K-8	360 W 230th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-0360	442	42	10.5	90.7%	4 (0.9%)	76 (17.2%)	357 (80.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,310	$3,250	$35,060	33.7	33.7	1042	6	360008701304
1037	Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	372	93	4	92.7%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.0%)	287 (77.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$65,614	$3,218	$62,397	33.7	21.3	1281	244	360007902694
1038	Community Action School-Middle School 258	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-5888	139	20	6.9	95.0%	6 (4.3%)	37 (26.6%)	93 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$49,979	$4,035	$45,945	33.4	39.3	928	110	360007803616
1039	Highbridge Green School (The)	Public	6-8	200 W 167th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-5770	383	42	9.1	99.7%	8 (2.1%)	84 (21.9%)	288 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$37,887	$3,973	$33,914	33.4	20.4	1299	260	360008606394
1040	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,061	86	12.3	86.3%	21 (2.0%)	55 (5.2%)	877 (82.7%)	102 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$31,473	$2,413	$29,060	33.3	33.7	1044	4	360010202470

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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.
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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.

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
1031	Milford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	42 W Main St	Milford	13807	Otsego County	Milford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 286-3349	337	37	9	48.1%	320 (95.0%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$34,456			$1,862			$32,594	34.2	43.2	848	183		361935001769
1032	Valley Stream North High School	Public	7-12	750 Herman Ave	Franklin Square	11010	Nassau County	Valley Stream Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 564-5510	1,260	118	10.6	36.0%	262 (20.8%)	241 (19.1%)	424 (33.7%)	307 (24.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.0%)	$34,199			$1,048			$33,151	34.1	33.4	1051	19		362952003982
1033	Central Square Middle School	Public	6-8	248 Us Rt 11	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4218	799	79	10.1	44.3%	753 (94.2%)	7 (0.9%)	17 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$27,389			$1,153			$26,236	33.9	37.4	970	63		360690000999
1034	Aaron Mossell Junior High School	Public	7-8	160 Passaic Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4702	587	63	9.3	64.6%	390 (66.4%)	55 (9.4%)	65 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.1%)	$28,616			$1,646			$26,970	33.8	41.4	888	146		361767001587
1035	Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$32,788			$2,958			$29,830	33.7	35	1020	15		360012006419
1036	Ps 37 Multiple Intelligence School	Public	K-8	360 W 230th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-0360	442	42	10.5	90.7%	4 (0.9%)	76 (17.2%)	357 (80.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,310			$3,250			$35,060	33.7	33.7	1042	6		360008701304
1037	Ps 206 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	3-8	508 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5809	372	93	4	92.7%	9 (2.4%)	67 (18.0%)	287 (77.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$65,614			$3,218			$62,397	33.7	21.3	1281	244		360007902694
1038	Community Action School-Middle School 258	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-5888	139	20	6.9	95.0%	6 (4.3%)	37 (26.6%)	93 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$49,979			$4,035			$45,945	33.4	39.3	928	110		360007803616
1039	Highbridge Green School (The)	Public	6-8	200 W 167th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 410-5770	383	42	9.1	99.7%	8 (2.1%)	84 (21.9%)	288 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$37,887			$3,973			$33,914	33.4	20.4	1299	260		360008606394
1040	Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,061	86	12.3	86.3%	21 (2.0%)	55 (5.2%)	877 (82.7%)	102 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$31,473			$2,413			$29,060	33.3	33.7	1044	4		360010202470