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
321	Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Westlake Dr	Thornwood	10594	Westchester County	Mount Pleasant Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 769-8540	477	53	9	10.9%	363 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	74 (15.5%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$34,736			$555			$34,181	74.6	78.2	256	65		362016001850
322	Wayne Central Middle School	Public	5-8	6076 Ontario Ctr Rd	Ontario Center	14520	Wayne County	Wayne Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 524-1080	628	59	10.6	32.5%	566 (90.1%)	8 (1.3%)	25 (4.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$26,802			$1,158			$25,643	74.6	67.6	407	85		363033004076
323	Edmeston Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11 North St	Edmeston	13335	Otsego County	Edmeston Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 965-8931	389	36	10.8	41.6%	363 (93.3%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$26,536			$826			$25,710	74.5	79.7	239	84		361026000797
324	Mott Hall School (The)	Public	6-8	401 W 164th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-5028	316	28	11.2	65.8%	51 (16.1%)	22 (7.0%)	215 (68.0%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$28,945			$2,147			$26,798	74.5	83	202	122		360008304517
325	Cambridge Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	24 S Park St	Cambridge	12816	Washington County	Cambridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 677-8527	345	41	8.4	44.1%	299 (86.7%)	12 (3.5%)	23 (6.7%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,431			$825			$32,607	74.3	64.4	470	145		360621000401
326	Woodmere Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Peninsula Blvd	Hewlett	11557	Nassau County	Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 792-4300	644	74	8.7	25.5%	375 (58.2%)	54 (8.4%)	119 (18.5%)	76 (11.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$45,830			$314			$45,516	74.3	69.1	384	58		363171004230
327	Onondaga Senior High School	Public	7-12	4479 S Onondaga Rd	Nedrow	13120	Onondaga County	Onondaga Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 552-5020	323	38	8.6	42.7%	229 (70.9%)	38 (11.8%)	19 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	$29,052			$775			$28,277	74.2	60.4	535	208		362181003098
328	Is 141 Steinway (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	37-11 21st Ave	Long Island City	11105	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 278-6403	1,005	75	13.4	69.0%	392 (39.0%)	36 (3.6%)	387 (38.5%)	147 (14.6%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	32 (3.2%)	$27,833			$2,116			$25,717	74.2	71.6	350	22		360010202514
329	Sauquoit Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2648 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 839-6371	276	26	10.4	34.4%	251 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$24,415			$86			$24,328	74	81.6	214	115		360000204761
330	Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy	Public	6-8	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-3790	399	38	10.5	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	340 (85.2%)	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$33,548			$2,410			$31,138	74	74.1	311	19		360009606455

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.