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
1471	Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	560	51	11	95.9%	36 (6.4%)	388 (69.3%)	43 (7.7%)	67 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	$30,517			$4,172			$26,345	5	3.4	1496	25		360585000302
1472	Highgate Heights	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Highgate Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4050	407	35	11.5	92.9%	11 (2.7%)	266 (65.4%)	20 (4.9%)	96 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$30,305			$4,571			$25,734	4.9	8.9	1448	24		360585000368
1473	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1613 James St	Syracuse	13203	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4450	476	50	9.4	87.8%	91 (19.1%)	231 (48.5%)	57 (12.0%)	47 (9.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	$29,279			$3,461			$25,818	4.7	6.8	1470	3		362859003868
1474	Salmon River Middle School	Public	6-8	637 County Rt 1	Fort Covington	12937	Franklin County	Salmon River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 358-6650	304	40	7.5	62.5%	87 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.5%)	$37,079			$4,057			$33,022	4.6	5.5	1482	8		362550006264
1475	Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$33,358			$4,530			$28,828	4.5	6.8	1469	6		360585000346
1476	Frank A Sedita School #30	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Lowell Pl	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3220	614	61	10.1	93.0%	32 (5.2%)	94 (15.3%)	435 (70.8%)	42 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$30,672			$4,034			$26,638	4.4	5.6	1480	4		360585005858
1477	Loretta Johnson Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 463-4100	416	48	8.6	89.9%	30 (7.2%)	293 (70.4%)	63 (15.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	$40,653			$3,300			$37,352	4.2			(n/a)		362475006782
1478	Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	550	49	11.3	97.8%	19 (3.5%)	241 (43.8%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$28,980			$3,772			$25,208	4	6.3	1474	4		360585000332
1479	Frazer K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	741 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4555	774	75	10.3	86.3%	122 (15.8%)	383 (49.5%)	138 (17.8%)	45 (5.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.6%)	$29,970			$4,310			$25,660	4	5	1488	9		362859003860
1480	Roberts K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4635	641	60	10.7	78.9%	121 (18.9%)	357 (55.7%)	74 (11.5%)	28 (4.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	$31,362			$4,731			$26,631	3.8	5	1490	10		362859003875

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.