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
1391	West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	771	63	12.2	95.1%	86 (11.2%)	348 (45.1%)	157 (20.4%)	150 (19.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$28,720			$3,551			$25,169	13.1	17.5	1336	55		360585000382
1392	North Albany Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	570 N Pearl St	Albany	12204	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6800	588	66	8.9	71.3%	79 (13.4%)	232 (39.5%)	144 (24.5%)	91 (15.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.0%)	$31,292			$2,246			$29,046	13.1	11.6	1417	25		360246006700
1393	South Bronx Academy For Applied Media	Public	6-8	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-0059	169	26	6.4	97.0%	1 (0.6%)	63 (37.3%)	103 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$53,847			$5,089			$48,757	13	22.4	1258	135		360008405785
1394	Is 318 Math Science & Technology Through Arts	Public	6-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8504	278	33	8.4	97.8%	2 (0.7%)	74 (26.6%)	199 (71.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$39,827			$4,307			$35,520	13	21.7	1270	124		360009004878
1395	Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	817	74	11	57.3%	621 (76.0%)	78 (9.5%)	72 (8.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$23,543			$679			$22,864	13	14.9	1382	13		362490003446
1396	Otto L Shortell Middle School	Public	6-8	Markell Dr	Wampsville	13163	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-1050	355	38	9.4	41.4%	299 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$31,702			$2,038			$29,664	12.9	18.9	1322	74		360001301176
1397	Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Lawn Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4040	518	47	11	93.4%	70 (13.5%)	228 (44.0%)	125 (24.1%)	63 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$32,338			$4,749			$27,589	12.8	6.5	1473	76		360585003481
1398	Is 117 Joseph H Wade	Public	6-8	1865 Morris Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7750	320	36	8.8	98.4%	4 (1.3%)	61 (19.1%)	250 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,844			$4,326			$37,518	12.8	13.7	1402	4		360008605192
1399	Wilbur H Lynch Literacy Academy	Public	6-8	55 Brandt Pl	Amsterdam	12010	Montgomery County	Amsterdam City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 843-3716	772	65	11.9	75.1%	271 (35.1%)	38 (4.9%)	403 (52.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.2%)	$24,526			$1,863			$22,662	12.8	9.9	1433	34		360297000071
1400	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	356	26	13.7	84.3%	45 (12.6%)	222 (62.4%)	79 (22.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,938			$2,005			$13,933	12.6	12.4	1410	10		360108006316

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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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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.