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
641	Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	240 Bleecker St	New York	10014	New York County	Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 233-5152	324	44	7.4	84.3%	9 (2.8%)	107 (33.0%)	191 (59.0%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,746			$799			$16,947	55.3	48.7	740	99		360108506376
642	Alden Middle School	Public	6-8	13250 Park St	Alden	14004	Erie County	Alden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 937-9116	343	32	10.6	28.9%	326 (95.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$24,672			$1,150			$23,522	55.3	39.9	919	277		360255000038
643	York Early College Academy	Public	6-12	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 262-8547	596	31	19.2	75.7%	6 (1.0%)	280 (47.0%)	67 (11.2%)	150 (25.2%)	65 (10.9%)	22 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	$25,392			$1,984			$23,408	55.3	57.5	582	61		360010005935
644	Waterville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Madison St	Waterville	13480	Oneida County	Waterville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 841-3818	349	33	10.5	42.7%	342 (98.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,574			$260			$28,314	55.3	44.1	826	182		363016004538
645	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Public, Charter	K-8	263 E 203rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-8848	492			94.7%	4 (0.8%)	220 (44.7%)	245 (49.8%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,049			$957			$19,092	55.3			(n/a)		360121706715
646	West Buffalo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	113 Lafayette Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	West Buffalo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 923-1534	498	32	15.5	91.0%	77 (15.5%)	122 (24.5%)	184 (36.9%)	89 (17.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	$12,724			$00			$12,724	55.2	58.1	567	79		360105506298
647	Lisbon Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6866 County Rt 10	Lisbon	13658	St. Lawrence County	Lisbon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 393-4951	540	47	11.4	40.9%	522 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$31,376			$363			$31,012	55	69	385	262		361743001553
648	East Side Community School	Public, Magnet	6-12	420 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 460-8467	693	72	9.5	69.4%	113 (16.3%)	120 (17.3%)	383 (55.3%)	41 (5.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	$32,965			$2,599			$30,365	55	49	734	86		360007600695
649	Bronx Academy For Multi-Media	Public	6-8	730 Bryant Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-1972	144	26	5.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (25.7%)	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$63,886			$7,696			$56,190	55	39.8	924	275		360008506081
650	Sand Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	329 Sand Creek Rd	Albany	12205	Albany County	South Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 459-1333	873	80	10.9	47.4%	444 (50.9%)	93 (10.7%)	114 (13.1%)	145 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.6%)	$25,587			$1,144			$24,443	55	55.9	614	36		362721003710

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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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Educational resources:

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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.