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
1451	Lackawanna Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	444	47	9.3	86.5%	267 (60.1%)	58 (13.1%)	78 (17.6%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$35,442			$2,917			$32,525	7.9	7.9	1457	6		361644002836
1452	Fallsburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 Brickman Rd	Fallsburg	12733	Sullivan County	Fallsburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 434-6800	663	65	10.2	70.9%	154 (23.2%)	60 (9.0%)	396 (59.7%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$45,999			$5,099			$40,900	7.8	9.4	1440	12		361095000874
1453	Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Grant Blvd	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4433	612	65	9.4	84.0%	100 (16.3%)	267 (43.6%)	67 (10.9%)	112 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	$29,059			$3,399			$25,660	7.6	10.5	1429	24		362859003862
1454	Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18	Public	PK, KG-8	750 West Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3160	475	47	10.2	96.2%	21 (4.4%)	155 (32.6%)	108 (22.7%)	173 (36.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$30,391			$4,334			$26,057	7.6	13.3	1404	50		360585000323
1455	Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	600	56	10.7	96.0%	6 (1.0%)	298 (49.7%)	264 (44.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	$38,951			$2,558			$36,393	7.4	11.4	1421	34		360012302395
1456	Gloversville Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Lincoln St	Gloversville	12078	Fulton County	Gloversville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 775-5720	579	61	9.5	72.9%	435 (75.1%)	19 (3.3%)	70 (12.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	$33,582			$3,498			$30,084	7.4	9.6	1438	18		361227000986
1457	Native American Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	97 W Delavan Ave	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3180	367	35	10.4	94.0%	31 (8.4%)	167 (45.5%)	69 (18.8%)	59 (16.1%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	$32,636			$3,837			$28,798	7.4	11	1425	32		360585000324
1458	Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	295 Carlton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3800	369	41	8.9	97.3%	21 (5.7%)	253 (68.6%)	48 (13.0%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$34,672			$5,390			$29,283	7.2	11.4	1420	38		360585000335
1459	Is 313 School Of Leadership Development	Public	6-8	1600 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-1736	99	18	5.5	100.0%	1 (1.0%)	33 (33.3%)	62 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$72,065			$6,885			$65,180	6.8	15.6	1372	87		360008603767
1460	Poughkeepsie Middle School	Public	5-8	55 College Ave	Poughkeepsie	12603	Dutchess County	Poughkeepsie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 451-4800	871	75	11.6	84.4%	27 (3.1%)	402 (46.2%)	357 (41.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (8.6%)	$34,537			$2,629			$31,908	6.6	7.7	1458	2		362376003308

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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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Educational resources:

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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.