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
911	Batavia Middle School	Public	5-8	96 Ross St	Batavia	14020	Genesee County	Batavia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 343-2480	605	69	8.8	61.5%	397 (65.6%)	71 (11.7%)	80 (13.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	$25,387			$1,396			$23,991	40	43.8	833	78		360399000157
912	Norwood-Norfolk Middle School	Public	5-8	7852 State Hwy 56	Norwood	13668	St. Lawrence County	Norwood-Norfolk Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 353-6631	276	31	9	57.2%	267 (96.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,145			$1,483			$26,662	39.9	33	1057	145		362136005581
913	Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	Summit Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1403	290	20	14.4	90.7%	4 (1.4%)	77 (26.6%)	203 (70.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,897			$1,014			$20,883	39.9	37.1	977	64		360099806114
914	Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	264	31	8.4	52.7%	250 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$37,131			$2,089			$35,042	39.9	43.7	834	80		362658003631
915	Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,052	105	10	40.7%	735 (69.9%)	89 (8.5%)	117 (11.1%)	43 (4.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	$29,055			$1,506			$27,550	39.9	34.7	1024	109		361623001410
916	McGraw Secondary School	Public	7-12	10 W Academy St	Mc Graw	13101	Cortland County	McGraw Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 836-3600	234	31	7.5	47.9%	217 (92.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$27,869			$908			$26,960	39.8	74.1	313	603		361884001711
917	Elijah Stroud Middle School	Public	6-8	443 Saint Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3067	119	15	8	98.3%	3 (2.5%)	76 (63.9%)	35 (29.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$42,143			$3,721			$38,422	39.8	35.6	1005	88		360009505819
918	Lancaster Middle School	Public	7-8	148 Aurora St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3220	876	70	12.5	26.0%	778 (88.8%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.7%)	25 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	$20,288			$382			$19,906	39.6	43.2	850	68		361668001482
919	Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	369	49	7.5	58.3%	345 (93.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$34,140			$2,145			$31,995	39.5	34	1039	120		360363000117
920	Arkport Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	35 East Ave	Arkport	14807	Steuben County	Arkport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 295-7471	435	48	9	37.2%	392 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$28,451			$1,047			$27,404	39.5	37.5	968	48		360324000085

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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.