Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
441	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	487	46	10.6	86.9%	96 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	92 (18.9%)	245 (50.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$30,360	$2,652	$27,708	66.5	62	510	69	360015105955
442	Schuylerville Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	300	29	10.3	32.0%	278 (92.7%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$29,351	$1,230	$28,121	66.5	64.2	473	31	362616006311
443	New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14665 Rte 22	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	173	25	6.8	43.4%	146 (84.4%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$38,400	$1,552	$36,848	66.4	41.8	877	434	362043001886
444	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 871-9002	601	65	9.2	90.7%	8 (1.3%)	223 (37.1%)	350 (58.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	$17,798	$1,269	$16,529	66.4	80.3	230	214	360106606303
445	Veronica E Connor Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8830	614	55	11	27.5%	517 (84.2%)	11 (1.8%)	35 (5.7%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$23,843	$612	$23,231	66.3	57.1	586	141	360702000493
446	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	651	45	14.4	92.0%	3 (0.5%)	501 (77.0%)	127 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	$20,731	$1,479	$19,253	66.3	57.9	573	127	360096906014
447	Randolph Senior High School	Public	7-12	18 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7007	388	41	9.5	42.3%	343 (88.4%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$29,045	$2,154	$26,891	66.2	81.7	213	234	362409003321
448	Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School	Public	7-9	351 Oxhead Rd	Stony Brook	11790	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4800	655	65	10	21.2%	388 (59.2%)	18 (2.7%)	96 (14.7%)	123 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$42,018	$554	$41,464	66.2	68.6	395	53	362820003807
449	Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	295	33	8.8	47.1%	286 (96.9%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,507	$93	$31,414	66.1	67.6	408	41	361845001661
450	Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School	Public	6-8	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-4017	336	36	9.2	94.9%	6 (1.8%)	83 (24.7%)	229 (68.2%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$35,037	$3,484	$31,552	65.8	66.6	427	23	360008606113

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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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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
441	Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	487	46	10.6	86.9%	96 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	92 (18.9%)	245 (50.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$30,360			$2,652			$27,708	66.5	62	510	69		360015105955
442	Schuylerville Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Spring St	Schuylerville	12871	Saratoga County	Schuylerville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 695-3255	300	29	10.3	32.0%	278 (92.7%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$29,351			$1,230			$28,121	66.5	64.2	473	31		362616006311
443	New Lebanon Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	14665 Rte 22	New Lebanon	12125	Columbia County	New Lebanon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 794-7600	173	25	6.8	43.4%	146 (84.4%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$38,400			$1,552			$36,848	66.4	41.8	877	434		362043001886
444	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 871-9002	601	65	9.2	90.7%	8 (1.3%)	223 (37.1%)	350 (58.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	$17,798			$1,269			$16,529	66.4	80.3	230	214		360106606303
445	Veronica E Connor Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8830	614	55	11	27.5%	517 (84.2%)	11 (1.8%)	35 (5.7%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$23,843			$612			$23,231	66.3	57.1	586	141		360702000493
446	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	651	45	14.4	92.0%	3 (0.5%)	501 (77.0%)	127 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)	$20,731			$1,479			$19,253	66.3	57.9	573	127		360096906014
447	Randolph Senior High School	Public	7-12	18 Main St	Randolph	14772	Cattaraugus County	Randolph Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 358-7007	388	41	9.5	42.3%	343 (88.4%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$29,045			$2,154			$26,891	66.2	81.7	213	234		362409003321
448	Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School	Public	7-9	351 Oxhead Rd	Stony Brook	11790	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4800	655	65	10	21.2%	388 (59.2%)	18 (2.7%)	96 (14.7%)	123 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$42,018			$554			$41,464	66.2	68.6	395	53		362820003807
449	Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	295	33	8.8	47.1%	286 (96.9%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,507			$93			$31,414	66.1	67.6	408	41		361845001661
450	Science And Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School	Public	6-8	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-4017	336	36	9.2	94.9%	6 (1.8%)	83 (24.7%)	229 (68.2%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$35,037			$3,484			$31,552	65.8	66.6	427	23		360008606113