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
301	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1504 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	2,390	190	12.5	85.5%	30 (1.3%)	923 (38.6%)	1,392 (58.2%)	11 (0.5%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	15 (0.6%)	$27,964			$27,964			$00	76.2	67.4	414	113		360120306678
302	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	899	52	17.2	91.0%	18 (2.0%)	185 (20.6%)	674 (75.0%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$22,415			$1,356			$21,059	76.1	80.2	233	69		360016605902
303	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	$18,018			$826			$17,191	76.1	73.2	325	22		360099306157
304	Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	466	38	12.2	34.8%	220 (47.2%)	74 (15.9%)	99 (21.2%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.2%)	$26,223			$1,367			$24,856	76.1	92.4	109	195		360007701720
305	Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7135	225	23	9.7	34.7%	213 (94.7%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,417			$1,353			$29,064	76.1	80.6	226	79		360717000507
306	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	494			89.5%	6 (1.2%)	285 (57.7%)	190 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$25,655			$1,551			$24,105	75.9	81.6	216	90		360004804457
307	Johanna Perrin Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Potter Pl	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2080	572	65	8.8	27.1%	470 (82.2%)	21 (3.7%)	42 (7.3%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	$29,887			$572			$29,315	75.9	80.7	224	83		361089000862
308	Orville A Todd Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Croft Rd	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Spackenkill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 463-7830	385	40	9.6	25.7%	207 (53.8%)	54 (14.0%)	64 (16.6%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$36,205			$948			$35,257	75.9	72.7	334	26		360650000433
309	Great Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Southern Blvd	Nesconset	11767	Suffolk County	Smithtown Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 382-2805	750	73	10.2	17.2%	524 (69.9%)	20 (2.7%)	106 (14.1%)	78 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$37,466			$814			$36,652	75.8	71	356	47		362706004257
310	Eden Middle & High School	Public	6-12	3150 Schoolview Rd	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 992-3600	652	60	10.7	11.0%	617 (94.6%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	$26,193			$779			$25,414	75.7	72.3	339	29		361017000791

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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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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.