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
251	Ps/Is 295	Public	PK, KG-8	222-14 Jamaica Ave	Queens Village	11428	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 464-1433	562	46	12	74.9%	13 (2.3%)	121 (21.5%)	200 (35.6%)	176 (31.3%)	31 (5.5%)	13 (2.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$29,647			$2,102			$27,546	80.7	72.2	342	91		360010105925
252	Heim Middle School	Public	5-8	175 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8600	648	59	10.9	26.2%	473 (73.0%)	25 (3.9%)	26 (4.0%)	83 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	$24,723			$687			$24,036	80.4	85.7	174	78		363147004213
253	Ps 229 Dyker	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-5447	1,115	79	14	79.2%	204 (18.3%)	18 (1.6%)	211 (18.9%)	666 (59.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$27,782			$2,307			$25,475	80.3	84	193	60		360015102738
254	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	554	43	12.8	94.6%	13 (2.3%)	212 (38.3%)	307 (55.4%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$47,630			$47,630			$00	80.2	80.5	227	27		360096406038
255	Tuckahoe Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Siwanoy Blvd	Eastchester	10707	Westchester County	Tuckahoe Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 337-5376	278	32	8.7	24.1%	181 (65.1%)	18 (6.5%)	49 (17.6%)	18 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$35,855			$809			$35,046	80.1	74.1	310	55		362904002757
256	Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	175	19	9.2	92.0%	1 (0.6%)	150 (85.7%)	22 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$45,619			$7,221			$38,399	79.9	78.5	252	4		360009402163
257	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	245 W 129th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 556-6275	1,176	68	17.3	92.0%	9 (0.8%)	926 (78.7%)	213 (18.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.3%)	$22,524			$1,330			$21,194	79.9	85.3	179	78		360010805640
258	Felix Festa Determination Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Parrott Rd	West Nyack	10994	Rockland County	Clarkstown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 624-3972	679	57	11.9	22.7%	334 (49.2%)	33 (4.9%)	182 (26.8%)	111 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$14,577			$373			$14,204	79.9	74.9	300	42		362034005897
259	Somers Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Rt 202	Somers	10589	Westchester County	Somers Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 277-3399	553	61	9	14.1%	417 (75.4%)	6 (1.1%)	92 (16.6%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$41,277			$237			$41,041	79.8	80.1	235	24		362718003702
260	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	625 Bolton Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Grand Concourse Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 684-6505	698	46	15.1	76.9%	12 (1.7%)	184 (26.4%)	453 (64.9%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$20,324			$1,537			$18,787	79.8	85.9	171	89		360011205672

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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.