Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
711	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	858	46	18.6	92.8%	5 (0.6%)	223 (26.0%)	625 (72.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,328			$2,021			$17,307	50.4	48.3	743	32		360107006318
712	Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	352	35	9.9	83.0%	47 (13.4%)	183 (52.0%)	53 (15.1%)	52 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	$33,078			$3,051			$30,027	50.3	37.7	962	250		360009105928
713	Isaac Newton Middle School For Math And Science	Public	6-8	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6006	253	27	9.3	95.3%	10 (4.0%)	46 (18.2%)	185 (73.1%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$36,472			$3,361			$33,111	50.2	29.6	1113	400		360007905634
714	Avon Middle School	Public	5-8	191 Clinton St	Avon	14414	Livingston County	Avon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 226-2455	279	32	8.6	29.0%	241 (86.4%)	4 (1.4%)	22 (7.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$27,165			$402			$26,763	50.2	54.9	630	84		360366004863
715	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1164 Garrison Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Emblaze Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 388-0011	222	15	14.8	95.0%	1 (0.5%)	76 (34.2%)	138 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$19,788			$822			$18,965	50.2	58.7	561	154		360118406641
716	Is 2 George L Egbert	Public	6-8	333 Midland Ave	Staten Island	10306	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 987-5336	980	92	10.6	77.9%	358 (36.5%)	46 (4.7%)	277 (28.3%)	267 (27.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.7%)	$31,093			$2,633			$28,461	50.2	56.6	599	117		360010302046
717	Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	11 Hall Ave	Star Lake	13690	St. Lawrence County	Clifton-Fine Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 848-3333	112	21	5.3	63.4%	100 (89.3%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$49,106			$2,901			$46,206	50.1	51.7	683	34		360771000553
718	Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	363	38	9.6	95.9%	10 (2.8%)	158 (43.5%)	188 (51.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$42,267			$4,338			$37,930	50	38	956	238		360008102207
719	Heuvelton Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	87 Washington St	Heuvelton	13654	St. Lawrence County	Heuvelton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 344-2414	510	45	11.4	30.2%	497 (97.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$34,741			$1,514			$33,227	49.9	45.1	810	91		361431001180
720	Yonkers Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Woodlawn Ave	Yonkers	10704	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8540	1,234	85	14.5	64.7%	356 (28.8%)	140 (11.3%)	636 (51.5%)	56 (4.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.2%)	$32,155			$1,854			$30,301	49.9	54.5	635	85		363192004247

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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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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.