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
471	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-8247	583	48	12.1	83.5%	7 (1.2%)	357 (61.2%)	175 (30.0%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$17,307			$936			$16,371	64.7	61.3	523	52		360015805847
472	Galway Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	5317 Sacandaga Rd	Galway	12074	Saratoga County	Galway Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 882-1033	419	49	8.5	36.0%	411 (98.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$28,502			$823			$27,679	64.7	68.6	393	79		361173000938
473	Johnstown High School	Public	8-12	1 Sir Bills Circle	Johnstown	12095	Fulton County	Johnstown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 762-4661	554	47	11.7	51.6%	494 (89.2%)	7 (1.3%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$28,759			$1,034			$27,725	64.6	35.7	1003	530		361598001381
474	Elba Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	57 S Main St	Elba	14058	Genesee County	Elba Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 757-9967	185	29	6.4	41.6%	149 (80.5%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (17.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$29,496			$488			$29,008	64.6	50.7	702	228		361038000802
475	Michael J Petrides School (The)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	715 Ocean Terr	Staten Island	10301	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 815-0186	1,423	113	12.6	67.8%	392 (27.5%)	296 (20.8%)	502 (35.3%)	175 (12.3%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	46 (3.2%)	$33,671			$1,948			$31,724	64.5	67.2	419	56		360010301827
476	Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	399	34	11.6	90.2%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,485			$2,788			$31,697	64.5	55.4	619	143		360008302872
477	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$21,598			$21,598			$00	64.5	69.4	378	99		360107506307
478	Is 230	Public	6-8	73-10 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 335-7648	949	76	12.5	79.9%	44 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	548 (57.7%)	326 (34.4%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$29,800			$2,492			$27,307	64.4	59.5	549	71		360010204802
479	Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 557-2616	360	35	10.4	26.1%	347 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$28,822			$454			$28,368	64.2	70.6	361	118		363105004169
480	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3872 3rd Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0841	860	67	12.7	90.1%	9 (1.0%)	447 (52.0%)	392 (45.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	$20,564			$1,063			$19,501	64.1	60.9	529	49		360004204466

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.