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
1021	Oliver W Winch Middle School	Public	6-8	99 Hudson St	South Glens Falls	12803	Saratoga County	South Glens Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 792-5891	631	50	12.6	38.7%	593 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$21,966			$586			$21,380	34.7	40.2	913	108		362724003717
1022	Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams	Public	6-8	700 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5650	762	64	11.8	85.6%	11 (1.4%)	490 (64.3%)	219 (28.7%)	10 (1.3%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	$34,712			$2,915			$31,798	34.7	36.9	980	42		360008802628
1023	Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$39,652			$3,924			$35,728	34.6	27.9	1145	122		360008102577
1024	Rondout Valley Junior High School	Public	7-8	122 Kyersike Rd	Accord	12404	Ulster County	Rondout Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 687-2400	278	31	8.9	45.0%	221 (79.5%)	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$40,698			$2,001			$38,697	34.6	36	997	27		362496006325
1025	Morris Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	65 Main St	Morris	13808	Otsego County	Morris Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 263-6100	323	37	8.6	45.5%	298 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$31,089			$3,726			$27,364	34.4	47.9	749	276		361986001816
1026	American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	603			91.9%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	559 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,855			$1,143			$22,712	34.3	40.3	908	118		360111906495
1027	Is 303 Leadership & Community Service	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5466	291	31	9.3	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	61 (21.0%)	226 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$37,999			$3,679			$34,320	34.3	18.3	1327	300		360008603764
1028	Roxboro Road Middle School	Public	5-7	300 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-3300	697	67	10.4	57.7%	453 (65.0%)	66 (9.5%)	63 (9.0%)	40 (5.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.9%)	$29,182			$2,778			$26,404	34.3	37.9	957	71		362121003004
1029	Bronx Green Middle School	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-6593	356	25	13.9	93.0%	26 (7.3%)	66 (18.5%)	228 (64.0%)	30 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,061			$3,681			$29,380	34.3	38.2	953	76		360008805953
1030	Meadow Hill School	Public, Magnet	K-8	124 Meadow Hill Rd	Newburgh	12550	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(845) 568-6600	982	88	11.1	51.1%	121 (12.3%)	138 (14.1%)	651 (66.3%)	31 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.7%)	$31,624			$2,310			$29,315	34.2	45.6	797	233		362070002907

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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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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.