Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
351	Floral Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	210 Locust St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9300	1,308	101	12.9	23.1%	549 (42.0%)	131 (10.0%)	314 (24.0%)	277 (21.2%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (1.9%)	$29,558	$741	$28,817	72.8	66.7	426	75	362652003627
352	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	615	29	21.2	90.2%	6 (1.0%)	217 (35.3%)	375 (61.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$19,073	$19,073	$00	72.7	66.4	433	81	360117606647
353	Spry Middle School	Public	6-8	119 South Ave	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 265-6500	870	97	9	27.1%	686 (78.9%)	40 (4.6%)	83 (9.5%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$29,831	$330	$29,500	72.7	72.9	332	21	363036001207
354	Albert G Prodell Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Randall Rd	Shoreham	11786	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8210	457	49	9.2	6.3%	354 (77.5%)	4 (0.9%)	73 (16.0%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	$39,702	$213	$39,490	72.7	71.3	354		362684003658
355	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-1608	1,304	95	13.7	93.7%	15 (1.2%)	517 (39.6%)	730 (56.0%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.7%)	$22,003	$22,003	$00	72.5	77.6	262	93	360119606691
356	Ps/Is 119 Glendale (The)	Public	K-8	74-01 78th Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-8261	1,213	82	14.8	72.9%	383 (31.6%)	22 (1.8%)	402 (33.1%)	364 (30.0%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,466	$2,006	$24,460	72.3	83.3	198	158	360009802442
357	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272	72.1	76.3	285	72	360112406457
358	Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)	Public	6-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9390	743	66	11.3	50.2%	270 (36.3%)	177 (23.8%)	207 (27.9%)	33 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$28,175	$1,806	$26,369	72.1	76.8	276	82	360009204890
359	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	286	18	15.8	80.4%	14 (4.9%)	209 (73.1%)	48 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$20,657	$844	$19,813	71.9	73.1	326	33	360102306232
360	Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Lexington Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5060	316	32	10	50.6%	21 (6.6%)	177 (56.0%)	98 (31.0%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$38,209	$2,680	$35,528	71.9	72.1	343	17	362010001844

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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.
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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
351	Floral Park Memorial High School	Public	7-12	210 Locust St	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 488-9300	1,308	101	12.9	23.1%	549 (42.0%)	131 (10.0%)	314 (24.0%)	277 (21.2%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (1.9%)	$29,558			$741			$28,817	72.8	66.7	426	75		362652003627
352	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	615	29	21.2	90.2%	6 (1.0%)	217 (35.3%)	375 (61.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$19,073			$19,073			$00	72.7	66.4	433	81		360117606647
353	Spry Middle School	Public	6-8	119 South Ave	Webster	14580	Monroe County	Webster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 265-6500	870	97	9	27.1%	686 (78.9%)	40 (4.6%)	83 (9.5%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$29,831			$330			$29,500	72.7	72.9	332	21		363036001207
354	Albert G Prodell Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Randall Rd	Shoreham	11786	Suffolk County	Shoreham-Wading River Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 821-8210	457	49	9.2	6.3%	354 (77.5%)	4 (0.9%)	73 (16.0%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	$39,702			$213			$39,490	72.7	71.3	354			362684003658
355	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-1608	1,304	95	13.7	93.7%	15 (1.2%)	517 (39.6%)	730 (56.0%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.7%)	$22,003			$22,003			$00	72.5	77.6	262	93		360119606691
356	Ps/Is 119 Glendale (The)	Public	K-8	74-01 78th Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-8261	1,213	82	14.8	72.9%	383 (31.6%)	22 (1.8%)	402 (33.1%)	364 (30.0%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$26,466			$2,006			$24,460	72.3	83.3	198	158		360009802442
357	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,446			$1,174			$16,272	72.1	76.3	285	72		360112406457
358	Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)	Public	6-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9390	743	66	11.3	50.2%	270 (36.3%)	177 (23.8%)	207 (27.9%)	33 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$28,175			$1,806			$26,369	72.1	76.8	276	82		360009204890
359	New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	286	18	15.8	80.4%	14 (4.9%)	209 (73.1%)	48 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$20,657			$844			$19,813	71.9	73.1	326	33		360102306232
360	Traphagen School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Lexington Ave	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5060	316	32	10	50.6%	21 (6.6%)	177 (56.0%)	98 (31.0%)	14 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$38,209			$2,680			$35,528	71.9	72.1	343	17		362010001844