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
1051	North Tonawanda Middle School	Public	7-8	455 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3700	495	50	9.8	46.5%	414 (83.6%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$23,165			$1,006			$22,160	32.7	30.1	1103	52		362124003007
1052	Oregon Middle School	Public	6-8	109 Oregon Ave	Medford	11763	Suffolk County	Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 687-6800	545	49	11	52.1%	221 (40.6%)	42 (7.7%)	251 (46.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$30,815			$1,453			$29,362	32.7	25.9	1190	138		362247003164
1053	Dawnwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 43rd St	Centereach	11720	Suffolk County	Middle Country Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 285-8200	967	70	13.8	47.1%	432 (44.7%)	64 (6.6%)	362 (37.4%)	69 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	$30,188			$648			$29,541	32.7	32.9	1058	5		361920001737
1054	Bronx Writing Academy	Public	6-8	270 E 167th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 293-9048	184	28	6.6	95.7%	5 (2.7%)	42 (22.8%)	135 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$54,101			$4,376			$49,725	32.7	20.7	1291	237		360008605664
1055	East Rochester Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	200 Woodbine Ave	East Rochester	14445	Monroe County	East Rochester Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 248-6350	490	52	9.3	36.7%	328 (66.9%)	52 (10.6%)	60 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	$28,694			$934			$27,759	32.6	42.4	865	190		360993000767
1056	Is 125 Thomas J McCann Woodside	Public	6-8	46-02 47th Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 937-0320	1,320	108	12.2	86.4%	52 (3.9%)	25 (1.9%)	867 (65.7%)	357 (27.0%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	$31,918			$2,270			$29,648	32.6	43.4	837	219		360009802464
1057	Temple Hill School	Public	K-8	525 Union Ave	New Windsor	12553	Orange County	Newburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 568-6450	890	85	10.4	62.6%	80 (9.0%)	180 (20.2%)	573 (64.4%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.5%)	$31,624			$2,311			$29,314	32.6	37.6	965	92		362070002913
1058	Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	130 East St	Oneonta	13820	Otsego County	Oneonta City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 433-8262	388	44	8.8	44.1%	301 (77.6%)	20 (5.2%)	36 (9.3%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$26,068			$1,529			$24,540	32.6	33.1	1055	3		362178003094
1059	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2050 2nd Ave	New York	10026	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-2518	922	51	18	89.3%	20 (2.2%)	228 (24.7%)	634 (68.8%)	14 (1.5%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	$33,266			$00			$33,266	32.6	34.2	1036	23		360104206252
1060	A D Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 637-1860	726	76	9.5	48.1%	518 (71.3%)	35 (4.8%)	99 (13.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.8%)	$29,033			$1,522			$27,511	32.5	29.8	1107	47		360558000286

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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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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.