Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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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
1301	Is 254	Public	6-8	2452 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-8700	406	41	9.9	98.5%	11 (2.7%)	60 (14.8%)	324 (79.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$38,362			$4,043			$34,318	20.5	17.2	1341	40		360008703794
1302	Mlk Junior High Technical & Computer Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	135 Locust Hill Ave	Yonkers	10701	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8470	507	27	18.6	80.1%	9 (1.8%)	189 (37.3%)	291 (57.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$27,564			$2,016			$25,548	20.5	14.9	1383	81		363192004248
1303	Leaders Of Tomorrow	Public	6-8	3710 Barnes Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 994-1028	374	34	10.8	91.2%	7 (1.9%)	158 (42.2%)	194 (51.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$37,697			$3,552			$34,145	20.5	23.2	1239	64		360008805969
1304	Juan Morel Campos Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7900	458	58	7.8	95.2%	14 (3.1%)	108 (23.6%)	330 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,420			$3,298			$40,122	20.4	45.7	795	509		360011902291
1305	Kappa	Public	6-8	3630 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 590-5455	143	22	6.6	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	68 (47.6%)	71 (49.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$49,482			$3,846			$45,636	20.3	40.1	915	390		360008605790
1306	Rocky Point Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Rocky Pt-Yaphank Rd	Rocky Point	11778	Suffolk County	Rocky Point Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 849-7301	613	54	11.4	34.9%	443 (72.3%)	13 (2.1%)	130 (21.2%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$37,759			$729			$37,030	20.1	23.1	1246	60		362484005420
1307	East Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Hilltop Dr	Brentwood	11717	Suffolk County	Brentwood Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(631) 434-2473	1,108	98	11.3	87.3%	20 (1.8%)	62 (5.6%)	1,006 (90.8%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$34,008			$2,271			$31,736	20.1	13	1405	98		360528000248
1308	Is 584	Public	6-8	600 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-2900	164	22	7.4	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	45 (27.4%)	112 (68.3%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$50,914			$4,258			$46,656	20	29.6	1110	198		360008406613
1309	Is 136 Charles O Dewey	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1950	474	44	10.6	91.8%	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	420 (88.6%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$34,198			$3,212			$30,986	20	18.6	1325	16		360009205513
1310	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	195 Martin Rd	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4411	419	51	8.2	79.5%	247 (58.9%)	16 (3.8%)	112 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.8%)	$22,113			$2,950			$19,163	19.9	35	1021	289		361563001351

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.