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
171	Howard L Goff School	Public	6-8	35 Gilligan Rd	East Greenbush	12061	Rensselaer County	East Greenbush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 207-2430	948	89	10.6	28.1%	702 (74.1%)	50 (5.3%)	61 (6.4%)	81 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.5%)	$24,916			$558			$24,359	86.1	85.7	175	4		360963000734
172	Louis M Klein Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Union Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3033	923	93	9.9	20.6%	513 (55.6%)	28 (3.0%)	194 (21.0%)	141 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.7%)	$35,580			$296			$35,284	86.1	87.7	155	17		361374001123
173	Perry Junior High School	Public, Alternative	7-10	9499 Weston Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 738-9300	577	52	11.1	19.4%	471 (81.6%)	6 (1.0%)	33 (5.7%)	41 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$25,365			$543			$24,822	86.1	89.7	136	37		362037001881
174	Lafayette Academy	Public	6-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 222-2857	194	27	7.1	58.8%	65 (33.5%)	41 (21.1%)	72 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	$44,544			$2,983			$41,561	86	74.5	304	130		360007803607
175	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	117 N Franklin Ave	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 408-2200	2,003	123	16.2	84.4%	6 (0.3%)	646 (32.3%)	1,299 (64.9%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.1%)	$22,561			$1,781			$20,781	86	93.5	91	84		360099706131
176	Ps 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	621	55	11.1	84.7%	150 (24.2%)	12 (1.9%)	243 (39.1%)	214 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$32,090			$2,711			$29,379	86	91.1	123	53		360015102585
177	Akron Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Bloomingdale Ave	Akron	14001	Erie County	Akron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 542-5040	260	33	7.9	40.8%	207 (79.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$30,746			$1,979			$28,767	86	87.1	159	18		360243005012
178	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	6802 Metropolitan Ave	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	Middle Village Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 869-2933	468	41	11.4	74.1%	157 (33.5%)	9 (1.9%)	261 (55.8%)	28 (6.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,598			$175			$22,423	85.7	86.6	166	12		360108206433
179	Pave Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	732 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	Pave Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-7813	413	47	8.8	90.1%	12 (2.9%)	164 (39.7%)	230 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$27,528			$1,754			$25,774	85.5	69.4	379	200		360094906082
180	Paul J Gelinas Junior High School	Public	7-9	25 Mud Rd	Setauket	11733	Suffolk County	Three Village Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 730-4700	651	62	10.4	12.4%	487 (74.8%)	6 (0.9%)	50 (7.7%)	72 (11.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$41,367			$515			$40,852	85.5	88.7	148	32		362820003806

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.