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
881	Andover School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	239	30	7.9	35.1%	224 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$38,613			$2,548			$36,066	41.7	39.1	935	54		360303000077
882	Owego-Apalachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3 Sheldon Guile Blvd	Owego	13827	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-7302	457	35	13.1		440 (96.3%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$25,189			$1,189			$24,000	41.7	44.1	827	55		362217003139
883	Sewanhaka High School	Public	7-12	500 Tulip Ave	Floral Park	11001	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9600	1,572	137	11.4	47.2%	105 (6.7%)	425 (27.0%)	572 (36.4%)	424 (27.0%)	13 (0.8%)	10 (0.6%)	23 (1.5%)	$30,648			$781			$29,867	41.6	37.6	964	81		362652003630
884	Mechanicville Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	25 Kniskern Ave	Mechanicville	12118	Saratoga County	Mechanicville City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 664-9888	717	58	12.3	45.3%	630 (87.9%)	19 (2.6%)	27 (3.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	$20,703			$741			$19,962	41.5	33.4	1052	168		361890001714
885	Is 204 Oliver W Holmes	Public, Magnet	6-8	36-41 28th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 937-1463	384	41	9.3	94.0%	29 (7.6%)	37 (9.6%)	270 (70.3%)	42 (10.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$37,722			$2,636			$35,086	41.5	37.4	969	84		360010202688
886	Middle School 324 Patria Mirabal	Public	6-8	21 Jumel Pl	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 923-4057	185	24	7.6	93.0%	7 (3.8%)	5 (2.7%)	172 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$51,547			$3,710			$47,837	41.5	35	1019	133		360008305647
887	Beaver River Middle School	Public	6-8	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13305	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	196	11	18	44.4%	189 (96.4%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,755			$1,198			$19,558	41.5	45.8	790	97		360420005992
888	Tuckahoe School	Public	PK, KG-8	468 Magee St	Southampton	11968	Suffolk County	Tuckahoe Common School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 283-3550	249	33	7.5	47.0%	57 (22.9%)	6 (2.4%)	133 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	48 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$69,300			$707			$68,592	41.4	37.9	958	70		362907003925
889	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1571 State Rt 30	Wells	12190	Hamilton County	Wells Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 924-6000	128	23	5.6	43.0%	121 (94.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$54,087			$00			$54,087	41.4	49.9	712	177		363045004096
890	Pavilion Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	7014 Big Tree Rd	Pavilion	14525	Genesee County	Pavilion Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 584-3115	331	48	6.8	36.9%	312 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$34,080			$1,244			$32,836	41.1	58.4	564	326		362250003171

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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:

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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.