Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
21	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,873	$853	$17,020	98.4	98.5	18	3	360114206578
22	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	$18,738	$00	$18,738	98.3	98.2	23	1	360100906212
23	Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	224	21	10.6	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	91 (40.6%)	130 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$47,961	$4,573	$43,388	98.3	98.5	19	4	360008605191
24	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	977			64.3%	82 (8.4%)	744 (76.2%)	61 (6.2%)	43 (4.4%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.7%)	$17,758	$00	$17,758	98.2	98	25	1	360112306534
25	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	248	15	16.5	91.5%	5 (2.0%)	131 (52.8%)	100 (40.3%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,294	$1,612	$21,683	98.1	99.1	5	20	360110506385
26	Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 266-0814	1,295	70	18.6	45.9%	500 (38.6%)	100 (7.7%)	123 (9.5%)	487 (37.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (5.9%)	$26,087	$1,509	$24,579	98.1	97.1	42	16	360015202754
27	Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	$25,818	$1,341	$24,477	98	97.7	30	3	360015106138
28	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	965 Longwood Ave-Floor 2	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,358			81.0%	26 (1.9%)	776 (57.1%)	501 (36.9%)	16 (1.2%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	$20,461	$00	$20,461	98	97.5	37	9	360109606390
29	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-7	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	391			83.4%	12 (3.1%)	191 (48.8%)	160 (40.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$23,882	$00	$23,882	97.9			(n/a)	360095306018
30	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Public, Charter	K-7	339 Morris Ave-2nd Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7950	513			85.8%	5 (1.0%)	332 (64.7%)	151 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,916	$00	$19,916	97.8			(n/a)	360101106211

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.

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
21	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,873			$853			$17,020	98.4	98.5	18	3		360114206578
22	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	$18,738			$00			$18,738	98.3	98.2	23	1		360100906212
23	Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	224	21	10.6	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	91 (40.6%)	130 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$47,961			$4,573			$43,388	98.3	98.5	19	4		360008605191
24	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 817-2017	977			64.3%	82 (8.4%)	744 (76.2%)	61 (6.2%)	43 (4.4%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.7%)	$17,758			$00			$17,758	98.2	98	25	1		360112306534
25	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	248	15	16.5	91.5%	5 (2.0%)	131 (52.8%)	100 (40.3%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,294			$1,612			$21,683	98.1	99.1	5	20		360110506385
26	Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 266-0814	1,295	70	18.6	45.9%	500 (38.6%)	100 (7.7%)	123 (9.5%)	487 (37.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (5.9%)	$26,087			$1,509			$24,579	98.1	97.1	42	16		360015202754
27	Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	$25,818			$1,341			$24,477	98	97.7	30	3		360015106138
28	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	965 Longwood Ave-Floor 2	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,358			81.0%	26 (1.9%)	776 (57.1%)	501 (36.9%)	16 (1.2%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	$20,461			$00			$20,461	98	97.5	37	9		360109606390
29	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-7	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	391			83.4%	12 (3.1%)	191 (48.8%)	160 (40.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$23,882			$00			$23,882	97.9			(n/a)		360095306018
30	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Public, Charter	K-7	339 Morris Ave-2nd Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7950	513			85.8%	5 (1.0%)	332 (64.7%)	151 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,916			$00			$19,916	97.8			(n/a)		360101106211