Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
761	Circleville Middle School	Public	6-8	1951 Rt 302	Circleville	10919	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	466	45	10.4	52.1%	167 (35.8%)	97 (20.8%)	164 (35.2%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$30,105	$947	$29,158	47.9	39.7	926	165	362301003224
762	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	382	34	11	65.7%	28 (7.3%)	148 (38.7%)	200 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$36,492	$2,436	$34,056	47.9	41.7	883	121	362010001832
763	Ps 124 Osmond A Church	Public	K-8	129-15 150th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2580	1,008	68	14.8	84.5%	43 (4.3%)	162 (16.1%)	217 (21.5%)	404 (40.1%)	130 (12.9%)	29 (2.9%)	23 (2.3%)	$26,941	$2,247	$24,694	47.7	62.3	505	258	360012302460
764	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	747			89.4%	6 (0.8%)	258 (34.5%)	470 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,079	$1,676	$19,403	47.7	44.1	828	64	360115806600
765	Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Trafalgar Blvd	Island Park	11558	Nassau County	Island Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2630	264	40	6.6	36.0%	133 (50.4%)	13 (4.9%)	98 (37.1%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$52,347	$07	$52,340	47.6	32.6	1067	302	361548001317
766	Sleepy Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	210 N Broadway	North Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 332-6275	617	57	10.8	55.3%	159 (25.8%)	16 (2.6%)	393 (63.7%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$33,229	$441	$32,788	47.6	44.8	816	50	362865005886
767	Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School	Public	6-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-3152	394	41	9.5	90.9%	9 (2.3%)	91 (23.1%)	261 (66.2%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$36,671	$2,983	$33,688	47.6	38.4	950	183	360008505984
768	York Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2578 Genesee St	Retsof	14539	Livingston County	York Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-1730	343	45	7.5	42.0%	318 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$31,199	$1,527	$29,672	47.5	53.7	647	121	363195004279
769	Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165			80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$26,583	$1,059	$25,525	47.5	31.1	1091	322	360122406722
770	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	330	36	9.1	38.8%	305 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$30,842	$2,049	$28,793	47.5	43	856	86	360789000562

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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.

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
761	Circleville Middle School	Public	6-8	1951 Rt 302	Circleville	10919	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	466	45	10.4	52.1%	167 (35.8%)	97 (20.8%)	164 (35.2%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$30,105			$947			$29,158	47.9	39.7	926	165		362301003224
762	Mount Vernon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	455 N High St	Mount Vernon	10552	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2700	382	34	11	65.7%	28 (7.3%)	148 (38.7%)	200 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$36,492			$2,436			$34,056	47.9	41.7	883	121		362010001832
763	Ps 124 Osmond A Church	Public	K-8	129-15 150th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2580	1,008	68	14.8	84.5%	43 (4.3%)	162 (16.1%)	217 (21.5%)	404 (40.1%)	130 (12.9%)	29 (2.9%)	23 (2.3%)	$26,941			$2,247			$24,694	47.7	62.3	505	258		360012302460
764	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	747			89.4%	6 (0.8%)	258 (34.5%)	470 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,079			$1,676			$19,403	47.7	44.1	828	64		360115806600
765	Island Park Lincoln Orens Middle School	Public	5-8	150 Trafalgar Blvd	Island Park	11558	Nassau County	Island Park Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-2630	264	40	6.6	36.0%	133 (50.4%)	13 (4.9%)	98 (37.1%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$52,347			$07			$52,340	47.6	32.6	1067	302		361548001317
766	Sleepy Hollow Middle School	Public	6-8	210 N Broadway	North Tarrytown	10591	Westchester County	Union Free School District Of The Tarrytowns	No	No	No	No	(914) 332-6275	617	57	10.8	55.3%	159 (25.8%)	16 (2.6%)	393 (63.7%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$33,229			$441			$32,788	47.6	44.8	816	50		362865005886
767	Antonia Pantoja Preparatory Academy - A College Board School	Public	6-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-3152	394	41	9.5	90.9%	9 (2.3%)	91 (23.1%)	261 (66.2%)	26 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$36,671			$2,983			$33,688	47.6	38.4	950	183		360008505984
768	York Middle/High School	Public	6-12	2578 Genesee St	Retsof	14539	Livingston County	York Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 243-1730	343	45	7.5	42.0%	318 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$31,199			$1,527			$29,672	47.5	53.7	647	121		363195004279
769	Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165			80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$26,583			$1,059			$25,525	47.5	31.1	1091	322		360122406722
770	Clymer Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8672 E Main St	Clymer	14724	Chautauqua County	Clymer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 355-4444	330	36	9.1	38.8%	305 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$30,842			$2,049			$28,793	47.5	43	856	86		360789000562