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
591	Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	259 Parkville Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 859-8400	489	40	12.2	77.9%	27 (5.5%)	292 (59.7%)	101 (20.7%)	53 (10.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	$26,380			$2,332			$24,048	58.3	51	694	103		360101506206
592	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,218	86	14.2	86.5%	20 (1.6%)	838 (68.8%)	311 (25.5%)	9 (0.7%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)	$19,507			$936			$18,571	58.2	62.4	504	88		360101806192
593	Richard T Stank Middle School	Public	6-8	1040 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0303	315	27	11.7	45.4%	283 (89.8%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$27,487			$2,176			$25,312	58.1	61.9	516	77		362838003824
594	Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3980 Dutch Hollow Rd	Bemus Point	14712	Chautauqua County	Bemus Point Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 386-2855	275	36	7.6	29.1%	263 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$31,622			$1,706			$29,916	58	51.5	689	95		360453000201
595	J William Leary Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 School St	Massena	13662	St. Lawrence County	Massena Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 764-3720	388	36	10.7	49.0%	308 (79.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	63 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$27,575			$2,206			$25,369	58	56.9	591	4		361866001694
596	Lehman Alternative Community School	Public	6-12	111 Chestnut St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2183	265	29	9.1	37.4%	196 (74.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	$34,225			$576			$33,649	58	66.3	436	160		361557001328
597	Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	434	34	12.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	92 (21.2%)	292 (67.3%)	20 (4.6%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$33,693			$3,321			$30,372	57.7	54.8	633	36		360012006418
598	Tully Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 696-6235	367	39	9.4	33.2%	346 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$29,858			$394			$29,465	57.6	46.9	771	173		362913003927
599	Global Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2350 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Global Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 360-2363	477	32	14.9	88.5%	5 (1.0%)	204 (42.8%)	234 (49.1%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	$28,690			$1,581			$27,110	57.6	66.5	429	170		360107606315
600	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2700	630	29	21.7	92.7%	9 (1.4%)	449 (71.3%)	124 (19.7%)	8 (1.3%)	29 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	$23,344			$1,571			$21,773	57.6	36.3	991	391		360111206517

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.