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
1321	Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	528	72	7.3	95.6%	8 (1.5%)	73 (13.8%)	426 (80.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$42,449			$5,030			$37,419	19.1	25.9	1189	132		360007906003
1322	Ps 111 Jacob Blackwell	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	37-15 13th St	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 786-2073	554	42	13.2	97.3%	5 (0.9%)	165 (29.8%)	366 (66.1%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,564			$1,872			$29,692	19	28.3	1137	185		360010202416
1323	Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	184	30	6.1	99.5%	6 (3.3%)	74 (40.2%)	100 (54.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$51,446			$3,162			$48,284	18.9	30.6	1095	228		360007602157
1324	Quest To Learn	Public	6-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3645	390	40	9.7	76.4%	59 (15.1%)	85 (21.8%)	204 (52.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	$38,109			$4,020			$34,089	18.9	33.2	1053	271		360007706125
1325	Restoration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 245-8766	91	12	7.3	91.2%	4 (4.4%)	63 (69.2%)	10 (11.0%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	$51,587			$5,688			$45,899	18.9	16	1366	41		360009105695
1326	Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	160	20	8	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	105 (65.6%)	40 (25.0%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	$40,915			$2,992			$37,923	18.9	22.5	1257	69		360012006666
1327	Middle School 53 Brian Piccolo	Public	6-8	10-45 Nameoke St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 471-6900	235	26	9.2	94.0%	9 (3.8%)	106 (45.1%)	109 (46.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	$42,423			$3,246			$39,177	18.8	24.8	1218	109		360012301972
1328	Middletown Twin Towers Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Grand Ave	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Middletown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 326-1650	820	78	10.4	76.7%	50 (6.1%)	165 (20.1%)	543 (66.2%)	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	$36,361			$2,919			$33,442	18.7	16.4	1356	28		361932001765
1329	Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 591-9000	254	26	9.5	83.5%	14 (5.5%)	62 (24.4%)	115 (45.3%)	56 (22.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$36,290			$2,266			$34,024	18.6	27.5	1154	175		360012200249
1330	Is 49 Berta A Dreyfus	Public	6-8	101 Warren St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 727-6040	330	47	6.9	94.8%	22 (6.7%)	93 (28.2%)	171 (51.8%)	33 (10.0%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	$51,537			$4,588			$46,949	18.5	22.5	1256	74		360010302216

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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:

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

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.