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
751	Beach Street Middle School	Public	6-8	17 Beach St	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 930-1600	380	42	8.9	11.3%	318 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$37,513			$1,030			$36,483	48.2	43.2	852	101		363069004126
752	Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School	Public	6-8	213-10 92nd Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 465-0651	894	71	12.6	78.2%	23 (2.6%)	249 (27.9%)	219 (24.5%)	296 (33.1%)	80 (8.9%)	15 (1.7%)	12 (1.3%)	$28,890			$2,159			$26,731	48.1	47.3	762	10		360010102409
753	Little Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1 High School Rd	Little Falls	13365	Herkimer County	Little Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 823-4300	233	27	8.6	54.1%	212 (91.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$28,460			$1,769			$26,691	48.1	45.8	789	36		361746001594
754	Academy Of The City Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	31-29 60th St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	Academy Of The City Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 487-9857	695	37	18.7	73.8%	84 (12.1%)	43 (6.2%)	398 (57.3%)	152 (21.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$20,112			$393			$19,719	48.1	53.2	656	98		360105306289
755	North Rose-Wolcott Middle School	Public	5-8	5957 New Hartford St	Wolcott	14590	Wayne County	North Rose-Wolcott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 594-3130	309	32	9.5	52.1%	258 (83.5%)	3 (1.0%)	29 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$33,995			$818			$33,177	48	32.8	1061	306		361698001514
756	Iroquois Middle School	Public	6-8	2111 Girdle Rd	Elma	14059	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	478	46	10.5	19.7%	454 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$24,926			$657			$24,269	48	52.4	673	83		361536001293
757	White Plains Middle School	Public	6-8	128 Grandview Ave	White Plains	10605	Westchester County	White Plains City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 422-2092	1,537	153	10	51.1%	307 (20.0%)	166 (10.8%)	930 (60.5%)	51 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.3%)	$39,466			$1,160			$38,306	48	45	812	55		363126004177
758	Deruyter High School	Public	5-12	711 Railroad St	De Ruyter	13052	Madison County	Deruyter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 852-3400	187	29	6.4	45.5%	171 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$38,596			$2,240			$36,356	48	43.4	838	80		360885000670
759	Minisink Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2320 Rt 6	Middletown	10940	Orange County	Minisink Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 355-5202	806	76	10.5	26.7%	538 (66.7%)	56 (6.9%)	189 (23.4%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$28,787			$1,097			$27,690	48	52	676	83		361956001785
760	Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley	Public	6-8	108-35 167th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 739-6883	354	29	12.4	85.6%	4 (1.1%)	118 (33.3%)	104 (29.4%)	86 (24.3%)	34 (9.6%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	$36,529			$2,483			$34,046	47.9	46.5	778	18		360010003176

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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.