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
381	Is 392	Public	6-8	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2491	284	22	12.9	85.9%	2 (0.7%)	218 (76.8%)	53 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$33,032			$3,449			$29,583	69.9	63.9	479	98		360012105237
382	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	600 E 156th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	569	29	19.6	92.4%	4 (0.7%)	166 (29.2%)	377 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$30,849			$864			$29,986	69.9			(n/a)		360116506617
383	Maple Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1216 Maple Hill Rd	Castleton	12033	Rensselaer County	Schodack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 732-7701	399	40	9.8	23.1%	361 (90.5%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$29,151			$779			$28,372	69.9	73	330	53		362607003596
384	Pembroke Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8750 Allegany Rd	Corfu	14036	Genesee County	Pembroke Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 599-4525	437	49	9	38.7%	413 (94.5%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$26,391			$1,349			$25,043	69.8	80	237	147		360834000616
385	Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro	Public, Magnet	6-8	8787 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-6706	1,198	92	13	85.0%	293 (24.5%)	78 (6.5%)	331 (27.6%)	476 (39.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	$30,008			$2,479			$27,529	69.6	72.7	337	48		360015202792
386	Junior High School 190 Russell Sage	Public	6-8	68-17 Austin St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 830-4970	935	64	14.7	61.3%	209 (22.4%)	67 (7.2%)	314 (33.6%)	294 (31.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	$26,547			$1,447			$25,100	69.4	69.3	381	5		360010002653
387	Union Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4112	165	18	9.2	35.2%	151 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$27,913			$1,054			$26,859	69.4	49.4	729	342		362925006575
388	Hartford Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4704 State Rt 149	Hartford	12838	Washington County	Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 632-5923	212	25	8.4	46.2%	197 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$34,170			$2,251			$31,919	69.3	65.1	453	65		361383001129
389	Ps 207 Rockwood Park	Public	PK, KG-8	159-15 88th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-2700	668	58	11.4	37.6%	358 (53.6%)	21 (3.1%)	176 (26.3%)	81 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.7%)	$35,220			$1,434			$33,786	69.3	81.3	218	171		360012302699
390	Paula Hedbavny School	Public	K-8	3761 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 521-2060	258	30	8.4	77.9%	28 (10.9%)	16 (6.2%)	211 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$44,639			$2,986			$41,653	69.3	58.9	558	168		360008305642

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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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Educational resources:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.