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
1111	Argyle Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5023 State Rt 40	Argyle	12809	Washington County	Argyle Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 638-8243	247	26	9.4	40.5%	237 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$30,230			$1,791			$28,439	30.6	47.5	759	352		360321000083
1112	Roxbury Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	53729 Nys Rt 30	Roxbury	12474	Delaware County	Roxbury Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 326-4151	224	29	7.7	42.0%	204 (91.1%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$50,261			$5,799			$44,463	30.4	59.5	548	564		362511003473
1113	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	24 Agassiz Circle	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 854-2490	899	78	11.6	96.0%	66 (7.3%)	451 (50.2%)	108 (12.0%)	239 (26.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	$18,700			$639			$18,061	30.4	45	814	299		360010505602
1114	Athena Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-8800	810	78	10.4	45.9%	432 (53.3%)	141 (17.4%)	139 (17.2%)	41 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.0%)	$28,210			$762			$27,447	30.4	33.4	1050	64		361263001033
1115	Ps/Is 384 Frances E Carter	Public	PK, KG-8	242 Cooper St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-4890	339	40	8.4	93.5%	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.1%)	289 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$41,939			$3,456			$38,483	30.2	18.9	1323	208		360009702830
1116	School For Inquiry And Social Justice (The)	Public	6-8	1025 Morrison Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4181	377	38	10	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	305 (80.9%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$33,268			$3,323			$29,945	30.2	40.6	902	214		360008505657
1117	Troy Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Burdett Ave	Troy	12180	Rensselaer County	Troy City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 328-5301	733	84	8.7	71.4%	248 (33.8%)	201 (27.4%)	158 (21.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	$33,665			$2,832			$30,834	30.2	36.4	990	127		362895003919
1118	Case Middle School	Public	7-8	1237 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3870	586	51	11.4	68.9%	391 (66.7%)	41 (7.0%)	76 (13.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	$23,396			$719			$22,678	30.1	28.5	1134	16		363012004047
1119	West Valley Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5359 School St	West Valley	14171	Cattaraugus County	West Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 942-3100	186	30	6.1	35.5%	179 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$47,601			$2,455			$45,146	30.1	27.9	1148	29		363090004153
1120	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	810	80	10.1	80.6%	17 (2.1%)	394 (48.6%)	275 (34.0%)	72 (8.9%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.8%)	$22,732			$682			$22,051	30	36.4	989	131		360115206577

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.