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
261	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	36-12 35th Ave	Astoria	11106	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	681	52	13	61.2%	199 (29.2%)	44 (6.5%)	294 (43.2%)	108 (15.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	$18,945			$00			$18,945	79.7	74.4	306	45		360005704804
262	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-8	549 Audubon Ave-Trailer 30	New York	10040	New York County	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 254-6451	1,075	83	12.9	92.7%	11 (1.0%)	37 (3.4%)	998 (92.8%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	$25,894			$676			$25,218	79.5	80.6	225	37		360095206000
263	Ps/Middle School 200 Magnet School-Global Studi	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	70-10 164th St	Flushing	11365	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 969-7780	489	42	11.6	69.5%	37 (7.6%)	102 (20.9%)	274 (56.0%)	51 (10.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$32,040			$2,079			$29,961	79.5	82.7	206	57		360012202681
264	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	631	77	8.1	46.0%	360 (57.1%)	15 (2.4%)	180 (28.5%)	51 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	$28,404			$1,474			$26,930	79.5	80.9	222	42		360009802474
265	Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	771	51	15.1	56.3%	304 (39.4%)	16 (2.1%)	331 (42.9%)	97 (12.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$28,380			$1,601			$26,780	79.4	87.7	153	112		360009802423
266	Wheatley School	Public	8-12	11 Bacon Rd	Old Westbury	11568	Nassau County	East Williston Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 333-7804	689	78	8.8	4.4%	349 (50.7%)	9 (1.3%)	48 (7.0%)	250 (36.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$43,519			$564			$42,954	79.3	73.1	329	63		361005000781
267	Academy Of Arts And Letters	Public	PK, KG-8	344 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-3962	757	59	12.8	36.3%	270 (35.7%)	277 (36.6%)	100 (13.2%)	48 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.5%)	$27,471			$1,669			$25,802	79.2	78	258	9		360009105901
268	Casey Middle School	Public	5-8	105 Casey Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8585	606	56	10.8	26.4%	440 (72.6%)	16 (2.6%)	25 (4.1%)	87 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$23,202			$697			$22,506	79.1	87	162	106		363147004756
269	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	951	62	15.3	89.5%	10 (1.1%)	823 (86.5%)	79 (8.3%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$21,639			$1,392			$20,247	79	69.1	383	114		360096606069
270	Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	726	61	11.8	17.6%	659 (90.8%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	$22,678			$745			$21,933	79	75.6	295	25		362805005590

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.