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
401	Middle School 839	Public	6-8	713 Caton Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 686-2730	310	32	9.5	45.5%	132 (42.6%)	21 (6.8%)	99 (31.9%)	37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$31,958			$1,278			$30,680	68.6	68.8	388	13		360009206567
402	New Paltz Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Main St	New Paltz	12561	Ulster County	New Paltz Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 256-4200	381	47	8	26.2%	270 (70.9%)	19 (5.0%)	49 (12.9%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	$40,551			$939			$39,612	68.5	51.8	681	279		362046001890
403	Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	396	36	11	47.0%	355 (89.6%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$30,934			$2,650			$28,284	68.5	52.8	663	260		361302001068
404	Marsh Avenue School For Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-8	100 Essex Dr	Staten Island	10314	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 370-6850	406	37	11	65.3%	148 (36.5%)	42 (10.3%)	125 (30.8%)	75 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$36,935			$1,586			$35,349	68.4	80.1	234	170		360010306006
405	Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	928	79	11.7	61.4%	267 (28.8%)	263 (28.3%)	123 (13.3%)	227 (24.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)	$24,696			$2,333			$22,363	68.4	60.5	534	129		360585000348
406	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	2751 Amsdell Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1730	1,067	95	11.2	37.8%	937 (87.8%)	27 (2.5%)	64 (6.0%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.2%)	$22,907			$1,138			$21,769	68.4	49.6	721	315		361167000920
407	Ps 121 Nelson A Rockefeller	Public, Magnet	K-8	5301 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-8845	295	42	7	80.3%	93 (31.5%)	12 (4.1%)	104 (35.3%)	73 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$51,493			$4,141			$47,352	68.3	68.5	397	10		360015202447
408	Elwood Middle School	Public	6-8	478 Elwood Rd	Elwood	11731	Suffolk County	Elwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 266-5420	425	45	9.4	25.9%	231 (54.4%)	27 (6.4%)	103 (24.2%)	54 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$39,790			$1,226			$38,564	68.3	62.3	506	98		361068000841
409	Lowville Middle School	Public	6-8	7668 N State St	Lowville	13367	Lewis County	Lowville Academy & Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 376-9010	263	25	10.5	45.6%	239 (90.9%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$22,204			$959			$21,245	68.3	65	455	46		361782004350
410	Mineola Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Emory Rd	Mineola	11501	Nassau County	Mineola Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 237-2500	653	62	10.4	28.8%	283 (43.3%)	9 (1.4%)	236 (36.1%)	100 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)	$36,518			$1,107			$35,411	68.3	64.1	476	66		361950001781

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.