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
1001	Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0123	698	65	10.7	58.6%	300 (43.0%)	69 (9.9%)	281 (40.3%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	$43,890			$3,159			$40,731	35.5	20.1	1303	302		361050004338
1002	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	416	40	10.4	68.0%	60 (14.4%)	208 (50.0%)	91 (21.9%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	$16,130			$412			$15,718	35.5	24.1	1230	228		360116306604
1003	Copiague Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 Great Neck Rd	Copiague	11726	Suffolk County	Copiague Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 842-4011	1,081	90	11.9	58.1%	100 (9.3%)	199 (18.4%)	743 (68.7%)	16 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (1.9%)	$33,517			$1,510			$32,008	35.5	23.6	1236	233		360831000610
1004	William Floyd Middle School	Public	6-8	630 Moriches-Mid Isl Rd	Moriches	11955	Suffolk County	William Floyd Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 874-5505	1,124	91	12.4	54.4%	296 (26.3%)	138 (12.3%)	606 (53.9%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (5.2%)	$28,433			$973			$27,460	35.4	35.2	1013	9		361869005579
1005	J Taylor Finley Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Greenlawn Rd	Huntington	11743	Suffolk County	Huntington Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 673-2020	579	70	8.2	54.1%	197 (34.0%)	39 (6.7%)	312 (53.9%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$42,296			$1,641			$40,655	35.4	38.9	941	64		361509001260
1006	Canajoharie Middle School	Public	6-8	25 School District Rd	Canajoharie	13317	Montgomery County	Canajoharie Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 673-6320	193	20	9.5	50.3%	177 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$27,185			$1,603			$25,583	35.3	13.9	1400	394		360630000410
1007	Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Woodbridge Ave	Chatham	12037	Columbia County	Chatham Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 392-1560	226	33	6.8	42.5%	200 (88.5%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$39,419			$3,151			$36,269	35.2	37.5	967	40		360711000503
1008	Is 211 John Wilson	Public	6-8	1001 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4411	188	19	10	84.0%	17 (9.0%)	138 (73.4%)	24 (12.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	$48,983			$4,627			$44,356	35.2	59	555	453		360009602707
1009	Bronx School Of Young Leaders (The)	Public	6-8	40 W Tremont St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-4146	342	37	9.3	92.4%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.3%)	270 (78.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$37,839			$3,502			$34,337	35.2	34.2	1035	26		360008705675
1010	Lindenhurst Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Wellwood Ave	Lindenhurst	11757	Suffolk County	Lindenhurst Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 867-3500	1,260	123	10.2	46.2%	690 (54.8%)	64 (5.1%)	432 (34.3%)	51 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	$22,612			$00			$22,612	35.1	29.2	1119	109		361738001547

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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.