Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
221	Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 Walton St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-0589	1,028	74	13.8	62.3%	303 (29.5%)	180 (17.5%)	434 (42.2%)	59 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.4%)	$28,673	$2,550	$26,123	82.6	68.6	392	171	360011902816
222	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	299	42	7.1	23.4%	278 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$43,683	$1,235	$42,447	82.2	78.1	257	35	361647001458
223	Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,486	122	12.1	28.1%	775 (52.2%)	120 (8.1%)	113 (7.6%)	374 (25.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.3%)	$22,642	$900	$21,742	82.1	76	290	67	362100002986
224	Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	515 Maple Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 587-4551	1,426	110	13	28.8%	1,224 (85.8%)	32 (2.2%)	76 (5.3%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.2%)	$21,618	$841	$20,777	82.1	79.7	241	17	362577000269
225	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	613	45	13.6	59.4%	231 (37.7%)	26 (4.2%)	242 (39.5%)	93 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$28,957	$1,616	$27,341	82	83.2	200	25	360012205869
226	Greenwood Lake Middle School	Public	4-8	1247 Lakes Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 782-8678	226	32	6.9	33.6%	144 (63.7%)	7 (3.1%)	61 (27.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$59,689	$1,198	$58,491	82	74.1	315	89	361296001060
227	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Public	6-8	750 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 982-4700	1,314	99	13.2	54.9%	757 (57.6%)	13 (1.0%)	229 (17.4%)	272 (20.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	33 (2.5%)	$34,982	$1,752	$33,230	81.9	82	212	15	360010302120
228	Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	163	21	7.7	18.4%	131 (80.4%)	3 (1.8%)	22 (13.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$39,187	$554	$38,633	81.8	89.3	141	87	361323006653
229	Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	793	83	9.5	15.0%	564 (71.1%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$35,312	$400	$34,911	81.8	86.3	167	62	363198004282
230	Oyster Bay Middle School	Public	7-8	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6535	205	26	7.9	25.9%	135 (65.9%)	3 (1.5%)	59 (28.8%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$43,847	$1,232	$42,615	81.8	73.7	322	92	362229006734

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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
221	Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 Walton St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-0589	1,028	74	13.8	62.3%	303 (29.5%)	180 (17.5%)	434 (42.2%)	59 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.4%)	$28,673			$2,550			$26,123	82.6	68.6	392	171		360011902816
222	Lake George Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	381 Canada St	Lake George	12845	Warren County	Lake George Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 668-5452	299	42	7.1	23.4%	278 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$43,683			$1,235			$42,447	82.2	78.1	257	35		361647001458
223	Shaker Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Watervliet-Shaker Rd	Latham	12110	Albany County	North Colonie Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 785-1341	1,486	122	12.1	28.1%	775 (52.2%)	120 (8.1%)	113 (7.6%)	374 (25.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (6.3%)	$22,642			$900			$21,742	82.1	76	290	67		362100002986
224	Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	515 Maple Ave	Saratoga Springs	12866	Saratoga County	Saratoga Springs City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 587-4551	1,426	110	13	28.8%	1,224 (85.8%)	32 (2.2%)	76 (5.3%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.2%)	$21,618			$841			$20,777	82.1	79.7	241	17		362577000269
225	World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School	Public	6-12	34-65 192nd St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 461-2219	613	45	13.6	59.4%	231 (37.7%)	26 (4.2%)	242 (39.5%)	93 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$28,957			$1,616			$27,341	82	83.2	200	25		360012205869
226	Greenwood Lake Middle School	Public	4-8	1247 Lakes Rd	Monroe	10950	Orange County	Greenwood Lake Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 782-8678	226	32	6.9	33.6%	144 (63.7%)	7 (3.1%)	61 (27.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$59,689			$1,198			$58,491	82	74.1	315	89		361296001060
227	Is 24 Myra S Barnes	Public	6-8	750 Durant Ave	Staten Island	10308	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	No	(718) 982-4700	1,314	99	13.2	54.9%	757 (57.6%)	13 (1.0%)	229 (17.4%)	272 (20.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	33 (2.5%)	$34,982			$1,752			$33,230	81.9	82	212	15		360010302120
228	Haldane Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Craigside Dr	Cold Spring	10516	Putnam County	Haldane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 265-9254	163	21	7.7	18.4%	131 (80.4%)	3 (1.8%)	22 (13.5%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$39,187			$554			$38,633	81.8	89.3	141	87		361323006653
229	Mildred E Strang Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	793	83	9.5	15.0%	564 (71.1%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.6%)	58 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$35,312			$400			$34,911	81.8	86.3	167	62		363198004282
230	Oyster Bay Middle School	Public	7-8	150 E Main St	Oyster Bay	11771	Nassau County	Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 624-6535	205	26	7.9	25.9%	135 (65.9%)	3 (1.5%)	59 (28.8%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$43,847			$1,232			$42,615	81.8	73.7	322	92		362229006734