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
941	Is 232	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7007	248	28	8.8	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	55 (22.2%)	192 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,206			$3,967			$38,239	38.5	39.4	927	14		360008604876
942	Redwood Middle School	Public	6-8	133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 276-4540	270	25	10.8	85.2%	3 (1.1%)	146 (54.1%)	73 (27.0%)	19 (7.0%)	14 (5.2%)	7 (2.6%)	8 (3.0%)	$36,476			$4,570			$31,906	38.5	36.6	985	43		360010006533
943	Port Jervis Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Rte 209	Port Jervis	12771	Orange County	Port Jervis City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 858-3100	549	53	10.2	59.4%	326 (59.4%)	69 (12.6%)	143 (26.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$30,751			$2,407			$28,344	38.4	28.3	1138	195		362352003284
944	Collaborative Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	145-00 Springfield Blvd	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-6181	286	24	11.9	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	213 (74.5%)	53 (18.5%)	10 (3.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$32,743			$2,115			$30,628	38.4	43.3	845	99		360010106285
945	Longwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	198 Longwood Rd	Middle Island	11953	Suffolk County	Longwood Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 345-2701	1,363	104	13	36.2%	512 (37.6%)	275 (20.2%)	439 (32.2%)	33 (2.4%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.7%)	$35,126			$1,347			$33,779	38.3	24.8	1215	270		361923001754
946	Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Palmer St	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7461	183	15	11.9	37.7%	164 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$25,695			$2,043			$23,651	38.1	33.7	1045	99		361140005755
947	Mountain View Campus	Public	6-12	7530 Court St	Elizabethtown	12932	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 873-6371	207	30	6.8	39.6%	203 (98.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$39,276			$1,094			$38,182	38.1	40.1	917	30		360118900804
948	Catskill Middle School	Public	6-8	345 W Main St	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-5665	264	29	9.1	58.7%	169 (64.0%)	16 (6.1%)	44 (16.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)	$35,640			$2,541			$33,098	38	33	1056	108		360672000458
949	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck	Public, Magnet	6-8	85-05 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-1120	1,265	91	13.8	88.1%	54 (4.3%)	159 (12.6%)	668 (52.8%)	321 (25.4%)	42 (3.3%)	8 (0.6%)	13 (1.0%)	$31,175			$2,379			$28,796	37.9	35.8	1002	53		360010002718
950	Carl I Bergerson Middle School	Public	6-8	254 East Ave	Albion	14411	Orleans County	Albion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 589-2020	400	42	9.5	63.0%	294 (73.5%)	45 (11.3%)	53 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,287			$1,611			$22,676	37.9	39.3	930	20		360252000034

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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.