Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
271	Westhampton Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Mill Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 288-3800	357	48	7.4	18.5%	199 (55.7%)	2 (0.6%)	127 (35.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$42,601	$920	$41,680	78.9	71.8	348	77	363102004167
272	Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	501	50	9.9	16.6%	354 (70.7%)	11 (2.2%)	92 (18.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$39,984	$659	$39,325	78.7	88.9	145	127	362256003177
273	Middle School 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	336	32	10.4	79.8%	49 (14.6%)	97 (28.9%)	119 (35.4%)	58 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$30,622	$2,463	$28,159	78.6	68.8	390	117	360015306619
274	Red Hook Neighborhood School	Public	3-8	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 330-2238	168	25	6.7	47.0%	75 (44.6%)	39 (23.2%)	34 (20.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	$46,701	$2,908	$43,793	78.6	74.9	301	27	360009206143
275	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	396 Grant Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	485	30	16.1	88.2%	4 (0.8%)	75 (15.5%)	362 (74.6%)	28 (5.8%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,539	$2,324	$17,215	78.5			(n/a)	360117506654
276	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,224	78	15.7	52.5%	508 (41.5%)	5 (0.4%)	375 (30.6%)	300 (24.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,285	$1,426	$24,859	78.5	80.4	229	47	360009802215
277	Irwin Altman Middle School 172	Public	6-8	81-14 257th St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4000	799	54	14.7	60.1%	51 (6.4%)	56 (7.0%)	165 (20.7%)	483 (60.5%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)	$27,845	$1,460	$26,385	78.4	80.3	231	46	360009902608
278	Oldfield Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Oldfield Rd	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 754-5310	627	59	10.5	18.2%	436 (69.5%)	21 (3.3%)	110 (17.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$32,441	$668	$31,772	78.4	79	249	29	361362001116
279	C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	501	50	10	24.0%	468 (93.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$27,475	$1,043	$26,432	78.3	82.2	210	69	361848001662
280	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	434	30	14.4	67.1%	7 (1.6%)	377 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,887	$1,262	$13,625	78.1			(n/a)	360117206648

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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
271	Westhampton Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Mill Rd	Westhampton Beach	11978	Suffolk County	Westhampton Beach Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 288-3800	357	48	7.4	18.5%	199 (55.7%)	2 (0.6%)	127 (35.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$42,601			$920			$41,680	78.9	71.8	348	77		363102004167
272	Pearl River Middle School	Public	5-7	520 Gilbert Ave	Pearl River	10965	Rockland County	Pearl River Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 620-3870	501	50	9.9	16.6%	354 (70.7%)	11 (2.2%)	92 (18.4%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$39,984			$659			$39,325	78.7	88.9	145	127		362256003177
273	Middle School 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	336	32	10.4	79.8%	49 (14.6%)	97 (28.9%)	119 (35.4%)	58 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$30,622			$2,463			$28,159	78.6	68.8	390	117		360015306619
274	Red Hook Neighborhood School	Public	3-8	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 330-2238	168	25	6.7	47.0%	75 (44.6%)	39 (23.2%)	34 (20.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	$46,701			$2,908			$43,793	78.6	74.9	301	27		360009206143
275	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	396 Grant Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	485	30	16.1	88.2%	4 (0.8%)	75 (15.5%)	362 (74.6%)	28 (5.8%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,539			$2,324			$17,215	78.5			(n/a)		360117506654
276	Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,224	78	15.7	52.5%	508 (41.5%)	5 (0.4%)	375 (30.6%)	300 (24.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,285			$1,426			$24,859	78.5	80.4	229	47		360009802215
277	Irwin Altman Middle School 172	Public	6-8	81-14 257th St	Floral Park	11004	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 831-4000	799	54	14.7	60.1%	51 (6.4%)	56 (7.0%)	165 (20.7%)	483 (60.5%)	14 (1.8%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)	$27,845			$1,460			$26,385	78.4	80.3	231	46		360009902608
278	Oldfield Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Oldfield Rd	Greenlawn	11740	Suffolk County	Harborfields Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 754-5310	627	59	10.5	18.2%	436 (69.5%)	21 (3.3%)	110 (17.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$32,441			$668			$31,772	78.4	79	249	29		361362001116
279	C S Driver Middle School	Public	4-8	2 Reed Pkwy	Marcellus	13108	Onondaga County	Marcellus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 673-6200	501	50	10	24.0%	468 (93.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$27,475			$1,043			$26,432	78.3	82.2	210	69		361848001662
280	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	434	30	14.4	67.1%	7 (1.6%)	377 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$14,887			$1,262			$13,625	78.1			(n/a)		360117206648