Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
461	Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	513	55	9.3	34.3%	346 (67.4%)	33 (6.4%)	39 (7.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	$28,712	$887	$27,825	65.5	58.5	563	102	361557001330
462	Canandaigua Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Granger St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3850	687	82	8.3	38.4%	579 (84.3%)	13 (1.9%)	47 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$27,554	$963	$26,592	65.4	64.9	458	4	360633000416
463	Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	527	47	11.2	80.5%	17 (3.2%)	405 (76.9%)	76 (14.4%)	10 (1.9%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$34,212	$2,678	$31,534	65.3	59.4	550	87	360009605506
464	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481			88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$25,933	$829	$25,104	65.3	67.4	412	52	360113806563
465	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	800	72	11.1	91.4%	19 (2.4%)	225 (28.1%)	537 (67.1%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$24,009	$763	$23,245	65.2	42.1	871	406	360106406305
466	Oakfield-Alabama Middle School High School	Public	6-12	7001 Lewiston Rd	Oakfield	14125	Genesee County	Oakfield-Alabama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 948-5211	360	45	8	41.1%	333 (92.5%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$34,382	$740	$33,641	65.1	69.6	375	91	362151003055
467	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	513	63	8.1	82.5%	5 (1.0%)	371 (72.3%)	114 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,183	$648	$25,534	65	62	513	46	360109406404
468	Howard T Herber Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6445	428	43	10	0.7%	78 (18.2%)	182 (42.5%)	125 (29.2%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$34,253	$919	$33,334	65	74.2	309	159	361821001641
469	Caledonia-Mumford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 538-3483	404	40	9.9	37.1%	372 (92.1%)	6 (1.5%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$25,731	$1,170	$24,561	65	59.4	551	82	360618000399
470	Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	282	34	8.4	32.6%	74 (26.2%)	95 (33.7%)	22 (7.8%)	83 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$33,073	$1,620	$31,453	64.9	60.4	536	66	361899001719

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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
461	Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	513	55	9.3	34.3%	346 (67.4%)	33 (6.4%)	39 (7.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	$28,712			$887			$27,825	65.5	58.5	563	102		361557001330
462	Canandaigua Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Granger St	Canandaigua	14424	Ontario County	Canandaigua City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 396-3850	687	82	8.3	38.4%	579 (84.3%)	13 (1.9%)	47 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$27,554			$963			$26,592	65.4	64.9	458	4		360633000416
463	Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	527	47	11.2	80.5%	17 (3.2%)	405 (76.9%)	76 (14.4%)	10 (1.9%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$34,212			$2,678			$31,534	65.3	59.4	550	87		360009605506
464	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481			88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$25,933			$829			$25,104	65.3	67.4	412	52		360113806563
465	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	800	72	11.1	91.4%	19 (2.4%)	225 (28.1%)	537 (67.1%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$24,009			$763			$23,245	65.2	42.1	871	406		360106406305
466	Oakfield-Alabama Middle School High School	Public	6-12	7001 Lewiston Rd	Oakfield	14125	Genesee County	Oakfield-Alabama Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 948-5211	360	45	8	41.1%	333 (92.5%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$34,382			$740			$33,641	65.1	69.6	375	91		362151003055
467	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Public, Charter	6-12	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-5046	513	63	8.1	82.5%	5 (1.0%)	371 (72.3%)	114 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,183			$648			$25,534	65	62	513	46		360109406404
468	Howard T Herber Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Ocean Ave	Malverne	11565	Nassau County	Malverne Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-6445	428	43	10	0.7%	78 (18.2%)	182 (42.5%)	125 (29.2%)	33 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$34,253			$919			$33,334	65	74.2	309	159		361821001641
469	Caledonia-Mumford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	99 North St	Caledonia	14423	Livingston County	Caledonia-Mumford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 538-3483	404	40	9.9	37.1%	372 (92.1%)	6 (1.5%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$25,731			$1,170			$24,561	65	59.4	551	82		360618000399
470	Menands School	Public	PK, KG-8	19 Wards Ln	Menands	12204	Albany County	Menands Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 465-4561	282	34	8.4	32.6%	74 (26.2%)	95 (33.7%)	22 (7.8%)	83 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$33,073			$1,620			$31,453	64.9	60.4	536	66		361899001719