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
1141	Academy For Young Writers	Public	6-12	1065 Elton St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7230	398	44	9	89.2%	7 (1.8%)	252 (63.3%)	116 (29.1%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$33,735			$3,217			$30,517	29	31.4	1087	54		360012005884
1142	Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 387-3445	175	21	8.5	56.0%	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	$30,412			$1,820			$28,592	29	25.4	1203	61		362565004900
1143	School Of Performing Arts	Public	6-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4844	137	23	6	97.1%	2 (1.5%)	47 (34.3%)	86 (62.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$58,248			$4,969			$53,279	29	25.8	1193	50		360009005169
1144	Salamanca High School	Public	7-12	50 Iroquois Dr	Salamanca	14779	Cattaraugus County	Salamanca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 945-2404	493	58	8.5	69.4%	236 (47.9%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.1%)	4 (0.8%)	159 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	$51,592			$2,107			$49,486	28.9	14.8	1388	244		362544003519
1145	Hudson Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	131 Notre Dame St	Hudson Falls	12839	Washington County	Hudson Falls Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 747-2121	472	49	9.7	45.8%	432 (91.5%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$24,279			$1,444			$22,835	28.9	31.3	1088	57		361497001253
1146	Wilson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	374-80 Lake St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	487	59	8.2	40.0%	432 (88.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$33,832			$706			$33,127	28.8	22.8	1253	107		363156004223
1147	Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley	Public	PK, KG-8	107-25 Wren Pl	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4884	806	62	13	82.8%	6 (0.7%)	289 (35.9%)	335 (41.6%)	121 (15.0%)	31 (3.8%)	21 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	$31,160			$2,659			$28,501	28.8	30.2	1100	47		360010102432
1148	Graham School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 E 5th St	Mount Vernon	10553	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-2800	406	38	10.5	58.1%	22 (5.4%)	272 (67.0%)	101 (24.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$35,744			$2,591			$33,153	28.8	28.9	1128	20		362010001833
1149	Senator James H Donovan Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1701 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6541	749	62	12	83.4%	134 (17.9%)	194 (25.9%)	182 (24.3%)	180 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	$27,934			$3,634			$24,299	28.7	31.9	1083	66		362937003962
1150	King Center Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	156 Newburgh Ave	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	King Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-7912	419	39	10.7	91.4%	3 (0.7%)	350 (83.5%)	22 (5.3%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,178			$00			$16,178	28.7	16.3	1358	208		360003504336

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.