Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
91	H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$32,129	$460	$31,669	93.2	92.7	102	11	362322003250
92	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9400	349	33	10.5	90.3%	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	129 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$26,378	$26,378	$00	93.1	91.5	118	26	360014105778
93	H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	951	98	9.6	15.8%	379 (39.9%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.3%)	513 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$40,446	$344	$40,102	93	96.4	53	40	362856003838
94	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	533 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 361-6734	548	162	3.3	79.6%	14 (2.6%)	290 (52.9%)	225 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$21,345	$21,345	$00	92.8	91.5	117	23	360122706735
95	Pelham Middle School	Public	6-8	28 Franklin Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-8190	705	60	11.8	12.1%	455 (64.5%)	39 (5.5%)	99 (14.0%)	43 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.8%)	$30,512	$344	$30,168	92.8	92	112	17	362268003187
96	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	915	83	11	0.5%	391 (42.7%)	15 (1.6%)	92 (10.1%)	344 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	$36,524	$197	$36,327	92.7	96.3	56	40	361020004509
97	Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	945	75	12.5	30.9%	471 (49.8%)	62 (6.6%)	172 (18.2%)	164 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.4%)	$27,517	$1,416	$26,101	92.6	93.1	96	1	360007702597
98	Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School	Public	6-8	619 Quaker Mtnghse Rd	Honeoye Falls	14472	Monroe County	Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 624-7100	482	47	10.2	21.2%	430 (89.2%)	7 (1.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$25,142	$739	$24,403	92.5	93.7	87	11	361470001222
99	Dobbs Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-7640	345	37	9.2	17.4%	215 (62.3%)	14 (4.1%)	63 (18.3%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	$41,093	$513	$40,581	92.5	90.8	126	27	360912004681
100	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	802	69	11.5	16.6%	478 (59.6%)	22 (2.7%)	73 (9.1%)	204 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$34,383	$352	$34,031	92.3	92.9	98	2	362505003472

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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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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
91	H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$32,129			$460			$31,669	93.2	92.7	102	11		362322003250
92	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9400	349	33	10.5	90.3%	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	129 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$26,378			$26,378			$00	93.1	91.5	118	26		360014105778
93	H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	951	98	9.6	15.8%	379 (39.9%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.3%)	513 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	$40,446			$344			$40,102	93	96.4	53	40		362856003838
94	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	533 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Beyond Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 361-6734	548	162	3.3	79.6%	14 (2.6%)	290 (52.9%)	225 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$21,345			$21,345			$00	92.8	91.5	117	23		360122706735
95	Pelham Middle School	Public	6-8	28 Franklin Pl	Pelham	10803	Westchester County	Pelham Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 738-8190	705	60	11.8	12.1%	455 (64.5%)	39 (5.5%)	99 (14.0%)	43 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.8%)	$30,512			$344			$30,168	92.8	92	112	17		362268003187
96	Edgemont Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 White Oak Ln	Scarsdale	10583	Westchester County	Edgemont Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 725-1500	915	83	11	0.5%	391 (42.7%)	15 (1.6%)	92 (10.1%)	344 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	$36,524			$197			$36,327	92.7	96.3	56	40		361020004509
97	Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner	Public	6-8	220 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 535-8610	945	75	12.5	30.9%	471 (49.8%)	62 (6.6%)	172 (18.2%)	164 (17.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.4%)	$27,517			$1,416			$26,101	92.6	93.1	96	1		360007702597
98	Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School	Public	6-8	619 Quaker Mtnghse Rd	Honeoye Falls	14472	Monroe County	Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 624-7100	482	47	10.2	21.2%	430 (89.2%)	7 (1.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$25,142			$739			$24,403	92.5	93.7	87	11		361470001222
99	Dobbs Ferry Middle School	Public	6-8	505 Broadway	Dobbs Ferry	10522	Westchester County	Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 693-7640	345	37	9.2	17.4%	215 (62.3%)	14 (4.1%)	63 (18.3%)	18 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	$41,093			$513			$40,581	92.5	90.8	126	27		360912004681
100	Roslyn Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Locust Ln	Roslyn Heights	11577	Nassau County	Roslyn Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 801-5201	802	69	11.5	16.6%	478 (59.6%)	22 (2.7%)	73 (9.1%)	204 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$34,383			$352			$34,031	92.3	92.9	98	2		362505003472