Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
511	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$38,986	$681	$38,304	62.4	45.3	803	292	360996000769
512	South Orangetown Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Van Wyck Rd	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1103	641	69	9.2	18.9%	389 (60.7%)	11 (1.7%)	145 (22.6%)	63 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.8%)	$38,747	$195	$38,552	62.4	50.7	700	188	362745003739
513	Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Ny Rt 351	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7100	608	51	11.9	28.9%	540 (88.8%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$25,483	$812	$24,671	62.4	68.4	399	114	360001600110
514	Saranac Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 891-4221	282	29	9.7	42.6%	276 (97.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$32,730	$2,288	$30,442	62.3	55.2	623	109	362574003534
515	Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,581	119	13.3	81.0%	162 (10.2%)	17 (1.1%)	915 (57.9%)	464 (29.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	$29,879	$2,114	$27,765	62.2	62.5	496	19	360009802300
516	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,169	92	12.7	92.4%	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.2%)	617 (52.8%)	392 (33.5%)	18 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	$30,754	$3,521	$27,232	62.2	62.6	493	23	360008805558
517	Northville High School	Public	6-12	131 S 3rd St	Northville	12134	Fulton County	Northville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 863-7000	239	26	9.1	45.6%	217 (90.8%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$29,382	$451	$28,931	62.2	49.7	714	197	362130003038
518	Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	711	49	14.5	83.3%	18 (2.5%)	200 (28.1%)	246 (34.6%)	162 (22.8%)	43 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$27,644	$2,191	$25,452	62	56.9	590	72	360010006005
519	Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,079	89	12	80.6%	194 (18.0%)	62 (5.7%)	659 (61.1%)	139 (12.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	$31,132	$3,173	$27,960	62	67.3	417	102	360008502293
520	Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	689	42	16.4	29.5%	217 (31.5%)	78 (11.3%)	118 (17.1%)	220 (31.9%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.6%)	34 (4.9%)	$24,921	$1,323	$23,598	61.9	75.9	292	228	360007704406

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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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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
511	East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	443 Ocean Ave	East Rockaway	11518	Nassau County	East Rockaway Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 887-8300	557	67	8.3	36.6%	286 (51.3%)	28 (5.0%)	185 (33.2%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$38,986			$681			$38,304	62.4	45.3	803	292		360996000769
512	South Orangetown Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Van Wyck Rd	Blauvelt	10913	Rockland County	South Orangetown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 680-1103	641	69	9.2	18.9%	389 (60.7%)	11 (1.7%)	145 (22.6%)	63 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.8%)	$38,747			$195			$38,552	62.4	50.7	700	188		362745003739
513	Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Ny Rt 351	Averill Park	12018	Rensselaer County	Averill Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 674-7100	608	51	11.9	28.9%	540 (88.8%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$25,483			$812			$24,671	62.4	68.4	399	114		360001600110
514	Saranac Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Canaras Ave	Saranac Lake	12983	Franklin County	Saranac Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 891-4221	282	29	9.7	42.6%	276 (97.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$32,730			$2,288			$30,442	62.3	55.2	623	109		362574003534
515	Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)	Public	6-8	70-02 54th Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 639-3817	1,581	119	13.3	81.0%	162 (10.2%)	17 (1.1%)	915 (57.9%)	464 (29.3%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	$29,879			$2,114			$27,765	62.2	62.5	496	19		360009802300
516	Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,169	92	12.7	92.4%	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.2%)	617 (52.8%)	392 (33.5%)	18 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	$30,754			$3,521			$27,232	62.2	62.6	493	23		360008805558
517	Northville High School	Public	6-12	131 S 3rd St	Northville	12134	Fulton County	Northville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 863-7000	239	26	9.1	45.6%	217 (90.8%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$29,382			$451			$28,931	62.2	49.7	714	197		362130003038
518	Queens Collegiate - A College Board School	Public	6-12	167-01 Gothic Dr	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 658-4016	711	49	14.5	83.3%	18 (2.5%)	200 (28.1%)	246 (34.6%)	162 (22.8%)	43 (6.0%)	14 (2.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$27,644			$2,191			$25,452	62	56.9	590	72		360010006005
519	Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,079	89	12	80.6%	194 (18.0%)	62 (5.7%)	659 (61.1%)	139 (12.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	$31,132			$3,173			$27,960	62	67.3	417	102		360008502293
520	Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	689	42	16.4	29.5%	217 (31.5%)	78 (11.3%)	118 (17.1%)	220 (31.9%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.6%)	34 (4.9%)	$24,921			$1,323			$23,598	61.9	75.9	292	228		360007704406