Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
701	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Oakmount Ave	Bloomfield	14469	Ontario County	East Bloomfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 657-6121	182	22	8.2	37.4%	166 (91.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$29,644	$1,218	$28,427	51	64.7	461	240	360492005737
702	Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	189	23	8.2	48.1%	175 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$31,544	$00	$31,544	51	53.5	653	49	362457006560
703	Holland Middle School	Public	5-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	218	26	8.3	31.2%	211 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$31,744	$1,633	$30,111	50.9	62.5	499	204	361455006651
704	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	355	30	11.8	66.2%	20 (5.6%)	173 (48.7%)	154 (43.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$33,592	$2,269	$31,323	50.9	50.6	703	1	362010006729
705	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,235	119	10.3	46.0%	801 (64.9%)	130 (10.5%)	138 (11.2%)	73 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.1%)	$26,998	$1,379	$25,620	50.9	43.6	835	130	361623001412
706	Crispell Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Maple Ave	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	614	58	10.6	45.8%	399 (65.0%)	49 (8.0%)	133 (21.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$31,299	$1,317	$29,982	50.9	33.6	1046	340	362301003225
707	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	310	23	13.5	35.2%	303 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,552	$412	$30,139	50.7	50.8	697	10	360861000661
708	Queens School Of Inquiry (The)	Public	6-12	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-6929	593	47	12.7	65.9%	101 (17.0%)	82 (13.8%)	194 (32.7%)	194 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$32,155	$2,028	$30,126	50.6	51.9	677	31	360012205830
709	Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	171	16	10.5	82.5%	14 (8.2%)	45 (26.3%)	97 (56.7%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$42,018	$3,094	$38,924	50.5	52.5	668	41	360007904412
710	Mott Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Mott Hall Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-9139	170	11	15.9	91.8%	1 (0.6%)	61 (35.9%)	105 (61.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,027	$553	$26,474	50.4	20.9	1286	576	360107106328

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.

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
701	Bloomfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Oakmount Ave	Bloomfield	14469	Ontario County	East Bloomfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 657-6121	182	22	8.2	37.4%	166 (91.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$29,644			$1,218			$28,427	51	64.7	461	240		360492005737
702	Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	189	23	8.2	48.1%	175 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$31,544			$00			$31,544	51	53.5	653	49		362457006560
703	Holland Middle School	Public	5-8	11720 Partridge Rd	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8277	218	26	8.3	31.2%	211 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$31,744			$1,633			$30,111	50.9	62.5	499	204		361455006651
704	Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Gramatan Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 358-2720	355	30	11.8	66.2%	20 (5.6%)	173 (48.7%)	154 (43.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$33,592			$2,269			$31,323	50.9	50.6	703	1		362010006729
705	Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,235	119	10.3	46.0%	801 (64.9%)	130 (10.5%)	138 (11.2%)	73 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.1%)	$26,998			$1,379			$25,620	50.9	43.6	835	130		361623001412
706	Crispell Middle School	Public	6-8	77 Maple Ave	Pine Bush	12566	Orange County	Pine Bush Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 744-2031	614	58	10.6	45.8%	399 (65.0%)	49 (8.0%)	133 (21.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	$31,299			$1,317			$29,982	50.9	33.6	1046	340		362301003225
707	Crown Point Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2758 Main St	Crown Point	12928	Essex County	Crown Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 597-3285	310	23	13.5	35.2%	303 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,552			$412			$30,139	50.7	50.8	697	10		360861000661
708	Queens School Of Inquiry (The)	Public	6-12	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-6929	593	47	12.7	65.9%	101 (17.0%)	82 (13.8%)	194 (32.7%)	194 (32.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$32,155			$2,028			$30,126	50.6	51.9	677	31		360012205830
709	Middle School 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 860-6047	171	16	10.5	82.5%	14 (8.2%)	45 (26.3%)	97 (56.7%)	7 (4.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$42,018			$3,094			$38,924	50.5	52.5	668	41		360007904412
710	Mott Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Mott Hall Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-9139	170	11	15.9	91.8%	1 (0.6%)	61 (35.9%)	105 (61.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,027			$553			$26,474	50.4	20.9	1286	576		360107106328