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
391	Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	603	49	12.2	84.2%	102 (16.9%)	47 (7.8%)	372 (61.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$30,415			$2,871			$27,544	69.3	64.1	474	83		360008806217
392	Is 237	Public	6-8	46-21 Colden St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-6464	1,313	87	15.1	83.5%	17 (1.3%)	33 (2.5%)	260 (19.8%)	979 (74.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.1%)	$26,438			$2,173			$24,265	69.3	76.8	275	117		360012201996
393	Poland Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	74 Cold Brook St	Poland	13431	Herkimer County	Poland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 826-7900	251	24	10.5	31.5%	233 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$32,875			$2,605			$30,270	69.1	62.5	497	104		362337003269
394	Copenhagen Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3020 Mechanic St	Copenhagen	13626	Lewis County	Copenhagen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 688-4411	473	41	11.4	28.1%	435 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$24,450			$2,473			$21,977	69.1	72.2	341	53		360828000608
395	Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb	Public	K-8	2200 Gravesend Neck Rd	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-5598	1,508	111	13.5	75.5%	673 (44.6%)	21 (1.4%)	149 (9.9%)	626 (41.5%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	30 (2.0%)	$28,152			$2,602			$25,549	69.1	58	570	175		360015302695
396	Hawtree Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	121-10 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 659-3792	388	28	13.8	79.1%	7 (1.8%)	95 (24.5%)	89 (22.9%)	87 (22.4%)	98 (25.3%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$28,078			$1,942			$26,136	69	57.7	577	181		360012306436
397	Scotia-Glenville Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Prestige Pkwy	Scotia	12302	Schenectady County	Scotia-Glenville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 382-1263	489	47	10.3	35.8%	408 (83.4%)	32 (6.5%)	36 (7.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$27,302			$997			$26,305	68.7	65.2	451	54		362631003610
398	William T Rogers Middle School	Public	6-8	97 Old Dock Rd	Kings Park	11754	Suffolk County	Kings Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 269-3369	588	67	8.7	14.8%	457 (77.7%)	10 (1.7%)	82 (13.9%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	$38,502			$556			$37,945	68.7	69.8	370	28		361626001483
399	Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-9	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	725	67	10.8	35.7%	349 (48.1%)	10 (1.4%)	184 (25.4%)	161 (22.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	$32,386			$743			$31,643	68.7	70.8	359	40		361551001319
400	Hammondsport Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8272 Main St	Hammondsport	14840	Steuben County	Hammondsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 569-5200	193	23	8.2	55.4%	170 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$36,470			$3,533			$32,937	68.6	64.6	464	64		361347001105

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.