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
371	Ps 209 Margaret Mead	Public	K-8	2609 E 7th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-1954	702	57	12.3	78.6%	333 (47.4%)	17 (2.4%)	152 (21.7%)	189 (26.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$33,875			$2,841			$31,034	70.7	68.6	394	23		360015202702
372	Ps 175 City Island	Public	PK, KG-8	200 City Island Ave	Bronx	10464	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 885-1093	259	24	10.7	57.9%	90 (34.7%)	24 (9.3%)	110 (42.5%)	20 (7.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$34,600			$1,532			$33,068	70.5	73.8	319	53		360008802613
373	James Wilson Young Middle School	Public	6-8	602 Sylvan Ave	Bayport	11705	Suffolk County	Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 472-7820	399	46	8.6	17.3%	324 (81.2%)	6 (1.5%)	44 (11.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$41,711			$627			$41,084	70.4	70.6	362	11		360411000175
374	Fox Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	S Bedford Rd	Bedford	10506	Westchester County	Bedford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 241-6144	767	81	9.4	35.2%	379 (49.4%)	22 (2.9%)	319 (41.6%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$60,317			$889			$59,427	70.4	71.6	352	22		361995001823
375	Ebbets Field Middle School	Public	6-8	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5097	153	21	7.1	94.1%	3 (2.0%)	105 (68.6%)	32 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.2%)	$51,545			$2,908			$48,637	70.4	42.4	864	489		360009505818
376	Harrisville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14371 Pirate Ln	Harrisville	13648	Lewis County	Harrisville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 543-2920	164	18	9.3	52.4%	153 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	$37,569			$559			$37,011	70.3	51.8	682	306		361377001128
377	North Salem Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	230 June Rd	North Salem	10560	Westchester County	North Salem Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 669-5414	492	70	6.9	22.8%	326 (66.3%)	11 (2.2%)	125 (25.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$54,445			$544			$53,901	70.2	66.5	431	54		362118002991
378	Renaissance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35-59 81st St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	Renaissance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 803-0060	657			81.6%	25 (3.8%)	14 (2.1%)	491 (74.7%)	116 (17.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$27,485			$5,544			$21,941	70.1	67.5	410	32		360005904803
379	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1349 Inwood Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Bronx Academy Of Promise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-6950	601			97.3%	6 (1.0%)	181 (30.1%)	385 (64.1%)	11 (1.8%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,187			$2,917			$21,270	70	74.9	298	81		360095606025
380	Cazenovia Middle School	Public	5-7	31 Emory Ave	Cazenovia	13035	Madison County	Cazenovia Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 655-1324	314	29	10.6	29.6%	293 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$26,070			$915			$25,155	70	74	318	62		360678000467

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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.