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
991	Wayland-Cohocton Middle School	Public	5-8	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-2551	390	43	9	59.0%	371 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$23,552			$1,169			$22,383	36	44.6	817	174		360001101042
992	Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	306	33	9.1	65.4%	288 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$27,341			$1,630			$25,711	35.9	28.9	1125	133		360642000424
993	Middle School 319 Marie Teresa	Public	6-8	21 Jumel Pl	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 923-3827	224	29	7.8	93.3%	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	216 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,546			$4,069			$43,478	35.8	28	1142	149		360008305645
994	Tioughnioga Riverside Academy	Public	4-8	2887 Ny Rt 11	Whitney Point	13862	Broome County	Whitney Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 692-8232	528	57	9.3	47.9%	502 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$30,012			$3,331			$26,681	35.8	36.9	979	15		363138004201
995	Germantown Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6261	170	25	6.8	45.3%	146 (85.9%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.7%)	$45,310			$3,710			$41,600	35.8	67.6	409	586		361203006337
996	Ps/Middle School 138 Sunrise	Public	PK, KG-8	251-11 Weller Ave	Rosedale	11422	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 600-5777	554	42	13	79.1%	19 (3.4%)	366 (66.1%)	104 (18.8%)	26 (4.7%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.9%)	$33,924			$2,665			$31,258	35.8	26.4	1179	183		360010102506
997	George Fischer Middle School	Public	5-8	281 Fair St	Carmel	10512	Putnam County	Carmel Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 228-2300	1,138	100	11.3	35.6%	561 (49.3%)	39 (3.4%)	472 (41.5%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	$33,595			$1,116			$32,479	35.7	48.2	744	253		360657000439
998	Ronkonkoma Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Peconic St	Ronkonkoma	11779	Suffolk County	Connetquot Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 467-6000	641	69	9.3	27.1%	336 (52.4%)	36 (5.6%)	193 (30.1%)	62 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$56,624			$1,317			$55,307	35.7	47.4	761	237		360816000604
999	Rochester Prep Charter School 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	630 Brooks Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-8629	1,405	46	30.6	86.8%	42 (3.0%)	1,102 (78.4%)	206 (14.7%)	7 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.8%)	$16,488			$2,276			$14,213	35.7	41.8	878	121		360017305854
1000	Knowledge And Power Preparatory Academy III	Public	6-8	2055 Mapes Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 561-3580	256	22	11.3	96.9%	3 (1.2%)	62 (24.2%)	182 (71.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$37,074			$3,246			$33,828	35.6	49.4	727	273		360009005691

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.