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
1171	School 5	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	118 Lockwood Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8320	572	28	20.5	71.5%	67 (11.7%)	81 (14.2%)	369 (64.5%)	21 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (5.1%)	$26,801			$1,490			$25,312	27.9	29.7	1109	62		363192004252
1172	Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5935 Rt 60	Sinclairville	14782	Chautauqua County	Cassadaga Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 962-8581	382	44	8.6	56.3%	352 (92.1%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$34,508			$1,820			$32,689	27.9	27.3	1161	11		360666000451
1173	Ps 69 Houghton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1725 Clinton St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4794	444	41	10.9	92.3%	106 (23.9%)	144 (32.4%)	76 (17.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$30,510			$3,527			$26,982	27.8	22.3	1262	89		360585000360
1174	Fort Edward School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Broadway	Fort Edward	12828	Washington County	Fort Edward Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 747-4529	366	45	8.1	60.4%	311 (85.0%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.2%)	$33,452			$1,762			$31,690	27.7	55.3	621	553		361131000893
1175	Rombout Middle School	Public	6-8	84 Matteawan Rd	Beacon	12508	Dutchess County	Beacon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 838-6900	592	62	9.6	43.9%	263 (44.4%)	81 (13.7%)	187 (31.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.1%)	$30,443			$706			$29,737	27.6	28.7	1132	43		360414000180
1176	Minerva Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1466 County Rt 29	Olmstedville	12857	Essex County	Minerva Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 251-2000	104	23	4.5	66.3%	94 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$59,097			$2,170			$56,927	27.5	47.3	767	409		361953001782
1177	Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	319	41	7.8	87.8%	8 (2.5%)	118 (37.0%)	172 (53.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	$38,433			$2,904			$35,529	27.4	35.5	1006	171		360007800687
1178	Pugsley Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	1111 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-2780	544	51	10.7	90.6%	25 (4.6%)	58 (10.7%)	286 (52.6%)	145 (26.7%)	21 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	$34,211			$3,091			$31,120	27.4	27.9	1143	35		360008506302
1179	New Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-4501	226	25	9.1	88.1%	4 (1.8%)	154 (68.1%)	52 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$38,340			$3,082			$35,258	27.4	36.6	984	195		360009506335
1180	Archimedes Academy-Math Sci Technical	Public, Magnet	6-12	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 617-5046	468	55	8.5	91.7%	17 (3.6%)	92 (19.7%)	311 (66.5%)	34 (7.3%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$37,666			$3,978			$33,688	27.3	25.5	1202	22		360008505985

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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.