Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
201	Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	$25,552	$739	$24,814	84	82.7	205	4	362088004488
202	Martha Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	665 Ayrault Rd	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2065	640	65	9.8	24.5%	533 (83.3%)	27 (4.2%)	42 (6.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$29,356	$577	$28,779	84	77.4	268	66	361089000863
203	East Aurora Middle School	Public	5-9	430 Main St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2453	504	50	10.1	13.3%	461 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$26,507	$710	$25,797	83.9	86.8	164	39	360954000725
204	Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	706	73	9.7	27.8%	287 (40.7%)	95 (13.5%)	113 (16.0%)	169 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	$53,112	$00	$53,112	83.9	78.4	253	49	361329001081
205	Locust Valley Middle School	Public	6-9	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5200	427	50	8.5	20.8%	300 (70.3%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (22.2%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$52,677	$632	$52,045	83.9	92.7	103	102	361770001664
206	Ps 48 William G Wilcox	Public	PK, KG-8	1050 Targee St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 447-8323	964	79	12.2	52.2%	437 (45.3%)	54 (5.6%)	163 (16.9%)	293 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	$31,243	$1,870	$29,373	83.8	84.1	190	16	360010302214
207	Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	208	22	9.5	4.8%	160 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$46,539	$1,947	$44,592	83.6	68.2	403	196	361186000948
208	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	97-29 64th Rd	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 854-8414	447			81.7%	23 (5.1%)	22 (4.9%)	381 (85.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$19,558	$1,867	$17,692	83.5	84.4	186	22	360121206684
209	Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	446	36	12.3	20.9%	254 (57.0%)	16 (3.6%)	143 (32.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	$33,579	$556	$33,023	83.5	88	152	57	362400003315
210	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,259	97	12.9	45.9%	447 (35.5%)	267 (21.2%)	399 (31.7%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.9%)	$30,236	$453	$29,782	83.3	92.7	104	106	360120606670

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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
201	Iroquois Middle School	Public	5-8	2495 Rosendale Rd	Schenectady	12309	Schenectady County	Niskayuna Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-2233	614	53	11.4	18.9%	382 (62.2%)	31 (5.0%)	35 (5.7%)	121 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	$25,552			$739			$24,814	84	82.7	205	4		362088004488
202	Martha Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	665 Ayrault Rd	Fairport	14450	Monroe County	Fairport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 421-2065	640	65	9.8	24.5%	533 (83.3%)	27 (4.2%)	42 (6.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$29,356			$577			$28,779	84	77.4	268	66		361089000863
203	East Aurora Middle School	Public	5-9	430 Main St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2453	504	50	10.1	13.3%	461 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$26,507			$710			$25,797	83.9	86.8	164	39		360954000725
204	Candlewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Carlls Straight Path	Dix Hills	11746	Suffolk County	Half Hollow Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 592-3300	706	73	9.7	27.8%	287 (40.7%)	95 (13.5%)	113 (16.0%)	169 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	$53,112			$00			$53,112	83.9	78.4	253	49		361329001081
205	Locust Valley Middle School	Public	6-9	99 Horse Hollow Rd	Locust Valley	11560	Nassau County	Locust Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 277-5200	427	50	8.5	20.8%	300 (70.3%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (22.2%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$52,677			$632			$52,045	83.9	92.7	103	102		361770001664
206	Ps 48 William G Wilcox	Public	PK, KG-8	1050 Targee St	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 447-8323	964	79	12.2	52.2%	437 (45.3%)	54 (5.6%)	163 (16.9%)	293 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.8%)	$31,243			$1,870			$29,373	83.8	84.1	190	16		360010302214
207	Garrison School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Rt 9d	Garrison	10524	Putnam County	Garrison Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 424-3689	208	22	9.5	4.8%	160 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$46,539			$1,947			$44,592	83.6	68.2	403	196		361186000948
208	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	97-29 64th Rd	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	Valence College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 854-8414	447			81.7%	23 (5.1%)	22 (4.9%)	381 (85.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$19,558			$1,867			$17,692	83.5	84.4	186	22		360121206684
209	Putnam Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	142 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 528-8101	446	36	12.3	20.9%	254 (57.0%)	16 (3.6%)	143 (32.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.6%)	$33,579			$556			$33,023	83.5	88	152	57		362400003315
210	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,259	97	12.9	45.9%	447 (35.5%)	267 (21.2%)	399 (31.7%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.9%)	$30,236			$453			$29,782	83.3	92.7	104	106		360120606670