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
1261	West Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	220 W 108th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 280-8502	158	22	7.1	85.4%	11 (7.0%)	52 (32.9%)	85 (53.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	$50,388			$3,243			$47,145	23.2	37.8	959	302		360007806135
1262	Lagrange Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Stringham Rd	Lagrangeville	12540	Dutchess County	Arlington Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 486-4880	817	84	9.7	46.3%	414 (50.7%)	112 (13.7%)	222 (27.2%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.3%)	$31,776			$780			$30,997	23.1	22	1266	4		360327003266
1263	International School For Liberal Arts	Public	6-12	2780 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 329-8570	491	42	11.5	99.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	489 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,378			$3,932			$30,446	23.1	22.9	1252	11		360008705938
1264	Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	278	29	9.6	54.0%	264 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$27,204			$2,838			$24,365	23	24.9	1213	51		362067002899
1265	Kakiat Elementary School	Public	4-8	465 Viola Rd	Spring Valley	10977	Rockland County	East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 577-6100	822	63	12.9	92.6%	26 (3.2%)	152 (18.5%)	623 (75.8%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	$30,914			$4,456			$26,458	23	30.1	1102	163		362781003773
1266	Dana L Lyon Middle School	Public	4-8	25 Ellas Ave	Bath	14810	Steuben County	Bath Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 776-4110	509	50	10.1	60.3%	481 (94.5%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$28,586			$1,865			$26,721	22.9	26.4	1182	84		360405005411
1267	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Corporate Commons-1 Telepor	Staten Island	10311	Richmond County	John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 855-2238	884			82.0%	55 (6.2%)	445 (50.3%)	326 (36.9%)	21 (2.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$24,178			$1,322			$22,856	22.9	19.2	1315	48		360099606147
1268	Roscoe Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6 Academy St	Roscoe	12776	Sullivan County	Roscoe Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 498-4126	193	22	8.7	43.5%	153 (79.3%)	4 (2.1%)	34 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$50,241			$3,670			$46,571	22.9	23.1	1241	27		362502003466
1269	Romulus Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5705 Rt 96	Romulus	14541	Seneca County	Romulus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 810-0345	427	42	10.1	39.6%	383 (89.7%)	8 (1.9%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$29,955			$1,857			$28,098	22.7	46.2	783	486		362493004369
1270	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	766 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 291-7700	266	32	8.3	97.0%	3 (1.1%)	45 (16.9%)	214 (80.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,831			$810			$25,022	22.7	23	1249	21		360113106555

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.