Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
611	C J Hooker Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Lincoln Ave	Goshen	10924	Orange County	Goshen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 615-6300	646	55	11.7	28.8%	388 (60.1%)	40 (6.2%)	179 (27.7%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$31,479			$393			$31,086	57	42.9	859	248		361233000997
612	Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement	Public	6-8	2441 Wallace Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-3136	281	28	10.1	94.0%	39 (13.9%)	38 (13.5%)	180 (64.1%)	21 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$32,396			$3,196			$29,200	56.9	45.7	793	181		360008806129
613	Long Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	239 Lido Blvd	Long Beach	11561	Nassau County	Long Beach City School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 897-2166	664	74	8.9	26.4%	410 (61.7%)	56 (8.4%)	162 (24.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.6%)	$45,583			$892			$44,692	56.9	55.4	617	4		361773001598
614	Downsville Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14784 State Hwy 30	Downsville	13755	Delaware County	Downsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 363-2111	219	32	6.8	34.2%	195 (89.0%)	5 (2.3%)	12 (5.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$48,607			$692			$47,915	56.8	53.7	644	30		360924000709
615	Cincinnatus Middle School	Public	5-8	2809 Cincinnatus Rd	Cincinnatus	13040	Cortland County	Cincinnatus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 863-3200	125	19	6.6	51.2%	124 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$45,284			$2,926			$42,358	56.7	53.8	642	27		360756005573
616	Chester Academy-Middle/High School	Public	6-12	64 Hambletonian Ave	Chester	10918	Orange County	Chester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 469-2231	538	51	10.6	42.0%	206 (38.3%)	80 (14.9%)	220 (40.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$30,721			$678			$30,044	56.7	45.7	794	178		360738000527
617	Wyoming Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1225 Rt 19	Wyoming	14591	Wyoming County	Wyoming Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 495-6222	151	19	8	32.5%	146 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$30,257			$1,247			$29,010	56.7	48	747	130		363186004240
618	Scio Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3968 Washington St	Scio	14880	Allegany County	Scio Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 593-5510	267	38	7	52.8%	248 (92.9%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$41,679			$2,527			$39,152	56.7	61.2	526	92		362619003604
619	Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,451	109	13.3	85.3%	565 (38.9%)	66 (4.5%)	625 (43.1%)	163 (11.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.8%)	$30,924			$3,068			$27,856	56.6	53	659	40		360008802323
620	Junior High School 62 Ditmas	Public	6-8	700 Cortelyou Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5450	857	60	14.1	91.8%	125 (14.6%)	110 (12.8%)	247 (28.8%)	358 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	$30,124			$2,826			$27,298	56.6	58.4	565	55		360015102266

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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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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.