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
1241	Kenmore Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 Delaware Rd	Kenmore	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 874-8403	180	24	7.6	58.3%	112 (62.2%)	11 (6.1%)	35 (19.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.1%)	$31,794			$993			$30,801	24.1	17.1	1343	102		361623006767
1242	North Bronx School Of Empowerment	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-0519	318	34	9.2	93.1%	8 (2.5%)	130 (40.9%)	158 (49.7%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,195			$3,490			$36,705	24.1	15.5	1373	131		360008805800
1243	Young Women's Leadership Of Staten Island	Public	6-8	45 Waverly Pl	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 560-8040	180	16	11.6	92.8%	8 (4.4%)	73 (40.6%)	71 (39.4%)	9 (5.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (8.9%)	$31,452			$2,205			$29,247	24	24.3	1223	20		360010306758
1244	Is 206 Ann Mersereau	Public	6-8	2280 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1570	229	21	10.9	97.8%	2 (0.9%)	25 (10.9%)	201 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$43,177			$3,377			$39,799	24	32.3	1075	169		360008704310
1245	William G Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Erie Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2402	459	51	8.9	45.8%	336 (73.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$34,103			$5,246			$28,857	24	18.2	1329	84		361656001468
1246	Williamson Middle School	Public	5-8	4184 Miller St	Williamson	14589	Wayne County	Williamson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 589-9665	270	28	9.4	46.7%	220 (81.5%)	8 (3.0%)	32 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$27,488			$1,438			$26,051	23.9	37.5	966	280		363144004204
1247	Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77	Public	6-8	976 Seneca Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-7120	569	66	8.6	85.9%	23 (4.0%)	10 (1.8%)	506 (88.9%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$36,647			$2,443			$34,204	23.8	23.4	1238	9		360009804609
1248	South Middle School	Public	6-8	785 Candlewood Rd	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2341	975	82	11.8	86.2%	15 (1.5%)	73 (7.5%)	858 (88.0%)	16 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$35,102			$2,308			$32,795	23.7	16.9	1350	102		360528000258
1249	Andries Hudde	Public, Magnet	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 253-3700	389	39	10	92.5%	35 (9.0%)	193 (49.6%)	96 (24.7%)	51 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$36,002			$3,667			$32,335	23.7	17.1	1344	95		360015302755
1250	Prattsburgh Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Academy St	Prattsburgh	14873	Steuben County	Prattsburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 522-3795	351	35	10	52.4%	327 (93.2%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$31,496			$2,398			$29,099	23.6	26.8	1171	79		362379003310

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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.