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
1401	East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	235	18	13.4	97.4%	3 (1.3%)	103 (43.8%)	112 (47.7%)	10 (4.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,883			$3,286			$32,598	12.5	17.2	1342	59		360012006100
1402	Bellport Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Kreamer St	Bellport	11713	Suffolk County	South Country Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 730-1626	848	93	9.1	56.6%	239 (28.2%)	130 (15.3%)	433 (51.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$38,531			$1,335			$37,196	12.5	14	1397	5		360000800192
1403	Ralph Reed School	Public	7-8	200 Half Mile Rd	Central Islip	11722	Suffolk County	Central Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 348-5066	1,192	86	13.8	61.9%	30 (2.5%)	184 (15.4%)	946 (79.4%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.5%)	$21,648			$337			$21,310	12.3	16	1364	39		360687000478
1404	Huntington K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Sunnycrest Rd	Syracuse	13206	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4565	934	70	13.3	73.4%	238 (25.5%)	392 (42.0%)	91 (9.7%)	97 (10.4%)	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (9.7%)	$26,636			$3,822			$22,814	12.2	14.2	1395	9		362859003865
1405	Hudson Junior High School	Public	6-8	215 Harry Howard Ave	Hudson	12534	Columbia County	Hudson City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 828-4360	340	38	9	68.8%	125 (36.8%)	60 (17.6%)	62 (18.2%)	35 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (17.1%)	$36,776			$2,901			$33,875	12.2	17.5	1335	70		361494006579
1406	Oneida Middle School	Public	6-8	1629 Oneida St	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8260	657	65	10	79.5%	117 (17.8%)	198 (30.1%)	159 (24.2%)	106 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.3%)	$29,896			$3,764			$26,132	12.2	17	1346	60		362601006573
1407	International School	Public	PK, KG-8	141 Hoyt St	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3300	933	87	10.7	95.6%	146 (15.6%)	349 (37.4%)	81 (8.7%)	324 (34.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	$30,185			$3,760			$26,425	11.9	13.4	1403	4		360585000341
1408	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	639 County Rt 22	Parish	13131	Oswego County	Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 625-5222	410	49	8.3	48.5%	368 (89.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$38,793			$2,503			$36,290	11.9	28.2	1140	268		360282000055
1409	Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	313	27	11.4	92.7%	9 (2.9%)	187 (59.7%)	105 (33.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$36,893			$3,150			$33,742	11.9	21.6	1273	136		360012102623
1410	Liberty Middle School	Public	5-8	145 Buckley St	Liberty	12754	Sullivan County	Liberty Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 292-5400	516	50	10.2	65.1%	166 (32.2%)	29 (5.6%)	278 (53.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$35,050			$1,849			$33,202	11.8	11.6	1416	6		361722006667

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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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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.