Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
291	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-8	157 Wilson St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-4018	250	26	9.6	84.0%	10 (4.0%)	97 (38.8%)	132 (52.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$22,699	$906	$21,794	77.1	70.9	357	66	360014505814
292	Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	916	77	11.9	17.0%	594 (64.8%)	25 (2.7%)	155 (16.9%)	115 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$33,991	$101	$33,890	77	77.8	260	32	361902001722
293	Junior High School 194 William Carr	Public	6-8	154-60 17th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0818	986	71	13.9	69.5%	185 (18.8%)	13 (1.3%)	351 (35.6%)	415 (42.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$28,336	$1,919	$26,417	76.9	74.1	314	21	360012202664
294	Thousand Islands Middle School	Public	6-8	8487 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 686-5594	185	16	11.5	31.4%	173 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$24,571	$1,084	$23,488	76.9	85.6	176	118	360765004711
295	Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership	Public	PK, KG-8	280 Regis Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 697-5250	843	66	12.8	79.0%	125 (14.8%)	208 (24.7%)	306 (36.3%)	173 (20.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	$34,578	$2,922	$31,656	76.7	79.2	248	47	360010306149
296	School 30	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Nevada Pl	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8590	566	24	23.9	55.1%	199 (35.2%)	71 (12.5%)	246 (43.5%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$22,809	$1,547	$21,262	76.5	58.1	569	273	363192004272
297	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	26 Broadway-12th Fl	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 793-6320	230	25	9.2	63.0%	47 (20.4%)	73 (31.7%)	92 (40.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$25,186	$866	$24,320	76.4	76.7	277	20	360115406586
298	Berner Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Carman Mill Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5701	1,487	161	9.2	10.0%	1,237 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	154 (10.4%)	32 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.6%)	$35,896	$369	$35,527	76.4	77.1	272	26	361863001682
299	Pierson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Jermain Ave	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5302	501	73	6.8	27.5%	355 (70.9%)	11 (2.2%)	124 (24.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$53,692	$611	$53,081	76.3	75.2	296	3	362538003514
300	Hunters Point Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3300	397	46	8.6	72.5%	70 (17.6%)	48 (12.1%)	210 (52.9%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	$32,466	$2,073	$30,393	76.3	74.2	308	8	360010206441

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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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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
291	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-8	157 Wilson St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-4018	250	26	9.6	84.0%	10 (4.0%)	97 (38.8%)	132 (52.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$22,699			$906			$21,794	77.1	70.9	357	66		360014505814
292	Grand Avenue Middle School	Public	7-8	2301 Grand Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 992-1100	916	77	11.9	17.0%	594 (64.8%)	25 (2.7%)	155 (16.9%)	115 (12.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$33,991			$101			$33,890	77	77.8	260	32		361902001722
293	Junior High School 194 William Carr	Public	6-8	154-60 17th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0818	986	71	13.9	69.5%	185 (18.8%)	13 (1.3%)	351 (35.6%)	415 (42.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$28,336			$1,919			$26,417	76.9	74.1	314	21		360012202664
294	Thousand Islands Middle School	Public	6-8	8487 County Rt 9	Clayton	13624	Jefferson County	Thousand Islands Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 686-5594	185	16	11.5	31.4%	173 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$24,571			$1,084			$23,488	76.9	85.6	176	118		360765004711
295	Staten Island School Of Civic Leadership	Public	PK, KG-8	280 Regis Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 697-5250	843	66	12.8	79.0%	125 (14.8%)	208 (24.7%)	306 (36.3%)	173 (20.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.0%)	$34,578			$2,922			$31,656	76.7	79.2	248	47		360010306149
296	School 30	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Nevada Pl	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8590	566	24	23.9	55.1%	199 (35.2%)	71 (12.5%)	246 (43.5%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$22,809			$1,547			$21,262	76.5	58.1	569	273		363192004272
297	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	6-8	26 Broadway-12th Fl	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Charter School Of The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 793-6320	230	25	9.2	63.0%	47 (20.4%)	73 (31.7%)	92 (40.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$25,186			$866			$24,320	76.4	76.7	277	20		360115406586
298	Berner Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Carman Mill Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5701	1,487	161	9.2	10.0%	1,237 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	154 (10.4%)	32 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.6%)	$35,896			$369			$35,527	76.4	77.1	272	26		361863001682
299	Pierson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	200 Jermain Ave	Sag Harbor	11963	Suffolk County	Sag Harbor Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 725-5302	501	73	6.8	27.5%	355 (70.9%)	11 (2.2%)	124 (24.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$53,692			$611			$53,081	76.3	75.2	296	3		362538003514
300	Hunters Point Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3300	397	46	8.6	72.5%	70 (17.6%)	48 (12.1%)	210 (52.9%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	$32,466			$2,073			$30,393	76.3	74.2	308	8		360010206441