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
1121	Is 68 Isaac Bildersee	Public	6-8	956 E 82nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-4800	237	24	9.7	89.0%	32 (13.5%)	154 (65.0%)	30 (12.7%)	12 (5.1%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$41,030			$4,200			$36,830	29.9	21.6	1274	153		360009602283
1122	South Bronx International Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Teller Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 588-0341	142	19	7.3	97.9%	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.2%)	127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,764			$4,277			$38,486	29.8	17.6	1332	210		360008606629
1123	Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	197	24	8.3	93.9%	6 (3.0%)	147 (74.6%)	37 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$49,856			$4,505			$45,351	29.7	17.6	1333	210		360009402812
1124	Expeditionary Learning Middle School	Public	6-8	4942 S Salina St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-6416	172	24	7	69.2%	55 (32.0%)	60 (34.9%)	31 (18.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	$36,905			$3,111			$33,794	29.7	26.9	1170	46		362859006134
1125	Emerson J Dillon Middle School	Public	5-8	116 Volney St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1521	509	53	9.6	52.7%	482 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$29,023			$1,451			$27,572	29.7	38.1	954	171		362292003221
1126	Schalmont Middle School	Public	5-8	2 Sabre Dr	Schenectady	12306	Schenectady County	Schalmont Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 355-6110	537	57	9.4	31.5%	417 (77.7%)	18 (3.4%)	46 (8.6%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	$28,797			$728			$28,069	29.7	43.2	847	279		362598003570
1127	Mexico Middle School	Public	5-8	16 Fravor Rd	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	628	62	10	48.6%	579 (92.2%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$29,150			$1,437			$27,713	29.7	23.6	1234	107		361917001730
1128	Newark Valley Senior High School	Public	8-12	68 Wilson Creek Rd	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-8351	378	41	9.2	47.4%	361 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$28,277			$1,401			$26,876	29.6	43.9	830	298		362067002900
1129	Arcadia Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Island Cottage Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3300	673	70	9.6	50.2%	352 (52.3%)	112 (16.6%)	121 (18.0%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.0%)	$28,994			$1,684			$27,310	29.6	20.6	1294	165		361263000475
1130	Herkimer High School	Public	6-12	801 W German St	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 866-2230	537	49	11	51.2%	473 (88.1%)	31 (5.8%)	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	$24,418			$2,056			$22,362	29.6	24.4	1222	92		361422001168

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.