Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
631	Chateaugay High School	Public	7-12	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6611	231	26	8.8	43.3%	226 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,952	$1,737	$33,215	55.8	66	440	191	360708000498
632	Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann	Public	6-8	1420 E 68th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 763-4701	662	44	15	72.1%	126 (19.0%)	325 (49.1%)	120 (18.1%)	68 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$31,081	$2,574	$28,507	55.8	48	748	116	360015302007
633	Hauppauge Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Town Line Rd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	725	71	10.2	22.3%	468 (64.6%)	24 (3.3%)	134 (18.5%)	71 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$40,437	$508	$39,929	55.8	70	368	265	361398001136
634	Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	722	47	15.3	78.7%	183 (25.3%)	154 (21.3%)	302 (41.8%)	58 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$28,653	$2,539	$26,114	55.8	51.1	692	58	360015205926
635	Chittenango Middle School	Public	5-8	1732 Fyler Rd	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2800	558	51	10.9	36.6%	504 (90.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$23,515	$1,464	$22,051	55.7	47.6	756	121	360747000532
636	Churchville-Chili Middle School	Public	5-8	139 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-4542	1,172	109	10.7	31.6%	820 (70.0%)	118 (10.1%)	119 (10.2%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.7%)	$23,237	$966	$22,271	55.6	60.3	538	98	360753002002
637	Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,219	124	9.8	31.5%	623 (51.1%)	90 (7.4%)	403 (33.1%)	59 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	$34,847	$676	$34,171	55.5	64.7	462	175	361662001472
638	Pine Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Spartan Way	East Syracuse	13057	Onondaga County	East Syracuse Minoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 434-3050	697	63	11	44.5%	545 (78.2%)	56 (8.0%)	30 (4.3%)	32 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$28,575	$1,004	$27,571	55.4	56.3	604	34	360999000778
639	Onondaga Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4860 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13215	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3400	575	46	12.5	32.5%	446 (77.6%)	44 (7.7%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	$22,751	$758	$21,993	55.4	66.8	424	215	360732000522
640	A A Kingston Middle School	Public	2-8	29 Leroy St	Potsdam	13676	St. Lawrence County	Potsdam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-2000	393	31	12.5	31.6%	341 (86.8%)	12 (3.1%)	16 (4.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$27,569	$1,324	$26,245	55.4	55.1	627	13	362367003299

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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.
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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
631	Chateaugay High School	Public	7-12	42 River St	Chateaugay	12920	Franklin County	Chateaugay Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 497-6611	231	26	8.8	43.3%	226 (97.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,952			$1,737			$33,215	55.8	66	440	191		360708000498
632	Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann	Public	6-8	1420 E 68th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 763-4701	662	44	15	72.1%	126 (19.0%)	325 (49.1%)	120 (18.1%)	68 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$31,081			$2,574			$28,507	55.8	48	748	116		360015302007
633	Hauppauge Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Town Line Rd	Hauppauge	11788	Suffolk County	Hauppauge Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 265-3630	725	71	10.2	22.3%	468 (64.6%)	24 (3.3%)	134 (18.5%)	71 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$40,437			$508			$39,929	55.8	70	368	265		361398001136
634	Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	722	47	15.3	78.7%	183 (25.3%)	154 (21.3%)	302 (41.8%)	58 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$28,653			$2,539			$26,114	55.8	51.1	692	58		360015205926
635	Chittenango Middle School	Public	5-8	1732 Fyler Rd	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2800	558	51	10.9	36.6%	504 (90.3%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$23,515			$1,464			$22,051	55.7	47.6	756	121		360747000532
636	Churchville-Chili Middle School	Public	5-8	139 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-4542	1,172	109	10.7	31.6%	820 (70.0%)	118 (10.1%)	119 (10.2%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.7%)	$23,237			$966			$22,271	55.6	60.3	538	98		360753002002
637	Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School	Public	6-8	3417 Old Yorktown Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 245-1885	1,219	124	9.8	31.5%	623 (51.1%)	90 (7.4%)	403 (33.1%)	59 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	$34,847			$676			$34,171	55.5	64.7	462	175		361662001472
638	Pine Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Spartan Way	East Syracuse	13057	Onondaga County	East Syracuse Minoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 434-3050	697	63	11	44.5%	545 (78.2%)	56 (8.0%)	30 (4.3%)	32 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.6%)	$28,575			$1,004			$27,571	55.4	56.3	604	34		360999000778
639	Onondaga Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4860 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13215	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3400	575	46	12.5	32.5%	446 (77.6%)	44 (7.7%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	$22,751			$758			$21,993	55.4	66.8	424	215		360732000522
640	A A Kingston Middle School	Public	2-8	29 Leroy St	Potsdam	13676	St. Lawrence County	Potsdam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 265-2000	393	31	12.5	31.6%	341 (86.8%)	12 (3.1%)	16 (4.1%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$27,569			$1,324			$26,245	55.4	55.1	627	13		362367003299