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
1081	Addison Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Colwell St	Addison	14801	Steuben County	Addison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 359-2241	491	50	9.9	53.8%	471 (95.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$32,795			$1,232			$31,563	31.8	24.2	1224	143		360237000007
1082	Creston Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 367-5035	418	34	12.3	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.7%)	361 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,377			$3,526			$28,851	31.7	32.3	1076	6		360008706141
1083	Edwards-Knox Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2512 County Route 24	Hermon	13652	St. Lawrence County	Edwards-Knox Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 562-8131	205	23	8.8	42.4%	199 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$38,492			$2,102			$36,390	31.7	52.9	661	422		360000304543
1084	Young Women's Leadership School	Public	6-12	140 W 102nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 289-7593	360	36	10	82.8%	17 (4.7%)	121 (33.6%)	192 (53.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$33,710			$2,515			$31,195	31.6	24.7	1220	136		360007802919
1085	Cortland Junior High School	Public	7-8	8 Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4111	274	29	9.5	57.3%	227 (82.8%)	10 (3.6%)	15 (5.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$26,830			$1,751			$25,079	31.5	29.5	1114	29		360846006612
1086	Friendship Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	46 W Main St	Friendship	14739	Allegany County	Friendship Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 973-3311	259	32	8	58.7%	241 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$33,960			$3,803			$30,157	31.5	53.7	648	438		361164000919
1087	Schoharie High School	Public	6-12	136 Academy Dr	Schoharie	12157	Schoharie County	Schoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 295-6601	459	41	11.2	48.1%	418 (91.1%)	6 (1.3%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$29,787			$1,575			$28,213	31.5	27.9	1146	59		362610003598
1088	Newfane Middle School	Public	4-8	2700 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 778-6451	363	35	10.3	35.3%	324 (89.3%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$30,656			$1,913			$28,743	31.5	30.9	1093	5		362076002921
1089	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	405 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 563-3750	802	77	10.3	44.0%	95 (11.8%)	165 (20.6%)	494 (61.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.2%)	$31,624			$2,310			$29,315	31.4	28.4	1136	47		362070004486
1090	Madison Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7303 Rt 20	Madison	13402	Madison County	Madison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 893-1878	413	40	10.3	50.1%	402 (97.3%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,558			$534			$29,024	31.4	21.8	1268	178		361808001616

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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.