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
311	Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	693	65	10.7	30.7%	543 (78.4%)	34 (4.9%)	31 (4.5%)	16 (2.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	$23,871			$1,329			$22,542	75.6	73.1	327	16		363063004111
312	Queensbury Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Aviation Rd	Queensbury	12804	Warren County	Queensbury Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 824-3610	671	56	12	36.2%	610 (90.9%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.8%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$22,769			$1,158			$21,611	75.4	73.7	321	9		362403003317
313	West Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Old E Neck Rd	Melville	11747	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 592-3400	968	94	10.2	23.8%	452 (46.7%)	114 (11.8%)	144 (14.9%)	195 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.5%)	$42,758			$00			$42,758	75.4	77.4	270	43		361329001094
314	Unatego Middle School	Public	6-8	2641 State Hwy 7	Otego	13825	Otsego County	Otego-Unadilla Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 988-5036	151	18	8.5	43.7%	136 (90.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$28,278			$734			$27,544	75.3	64.8	459	145		362924006140
315	Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4715 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 633-3061	592	64	9.2	92.2%	205 (34.6%)	10 (1.7%)	232 (39.2%)	140 (23.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,235			$2,902			$31,333	75.3	66.6	428	113		360015102657
316	Lansing Middle School	Public	5-8	6 Ludlowville Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	355	35	10	27.6%	272 (76.6%)	7 (2.0%)	28 (7.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	$31,288			$812			$30,477	75.2	77.3	271	45		361671001491
317	Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary	Public	PK, KG-8	4011 Fillmore Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 645-8667	918	62	14.7	61.1%	228 (24.8%)	239 (26.0%)	179 (19.5%)	228 (24.8%)	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.2%)	$30,246			$1,672			$28,575	74.9	72.6	338	21		360015302697
318	Oriskany Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1312 Utica St	Oriskany	13424	Oneida County	Oriskany Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 768-2063	229	30	7.6	27.1%	207 (90.4%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$32,297			$438			$31,859	74.8	63.5	482	164		362196003116
319	Onteora Middle School	Public	6-8	4166 Rt 28	Boiceville	12412	Ulster County	Onteora Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 657-2373	248	31	7.8	44.8%	173 (69.8%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (17.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$52,619			$1,710			$50,908	74.8	59.7	544	225		362184004849
320	Marion Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4034 Warner Rd	Marion	14505	Wayne County	Marion Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 926-4228	268	28	9.6	39.6%	231 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$35,252			$1,640			$33,613	74.7	68.9	386	66		361854001669

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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.