Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
161	Is 289	Public	6-8	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-9268	253	20	12.5	51.0%	66 (26.1%)	22 (8.7%)	44 (17.4%)	107 (42.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$29,417	$1,419	$27,997	87.1	92.6	106	55	360007703331
162	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-7	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	452	20	22.6	81.6%	1 (0.2%)	353 (78.1%)	81 (17.9%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,727	$1,583	$15,144	87			(n/a)	360118006636
163	Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	1,003	53	18.9	78.1%	6 (0.6%)	874 (87.1%)	62 (6.2%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (2.9%)	$22,170	$906	$21,264	86.8	81.3	219	56	360103506226
164	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$32,328	$2,252	$30,075	86.8	80.1	236	72	360107706308
165	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	322	38	8.4	18.0%	125 (38.8%)	22 (6.8%)	100 (31.1%)	48 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$69,514	$1,053	$68,462	86.7	82.6	207	42	362334003267
166	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	13	4.3		43 (76.8%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	$69,953	$232	$69,721	86.6	76.1	287	121	361110000884
167	Carle Place Middle Senior High School	Public	7-12	168 Cherry Ln	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 622-6433	617	71	8.6	24.3%	378 (61.3%)	17 (2.8%)	153 (24.8%)	64 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$42,789	$671	$42,118	86.4	86.9	163	4	360654000435
168	Eastchester Middle School	Public	6-8	550 White Plains Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	695	74	9.3	3.0%	427 (61.4%)	15 (2.2%)	114 (16.4%)	111 (16.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$33,385	$352	$33,033	86.2	85.9	172	4	361008000784
169	Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology	Public	6-8	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2318	142	17	8.4	88.0%	2 (1.4%)	89 (62.7%)	43 (30.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$43,922	$2,982	$40,940	86.2	83.5	197	28	360009404053
170	Patricia A Dichiaro School	Public	PK, KG-8	373 Bronxville Rd	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8565	536	23	22.9	31.7%	229 (42.7%)	37 (6.9%)	212 (39.6%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$28,032	$1,677	$26,355	86.2	90.5	130	40	363192004254

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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
161	Is 289	Public	6-8	201 Warren St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 571-9268	253	20	12.5	51.0%	66 (26.1%)	22 (8.7%)	44 (17.4%)	107 (42.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$29,417			$1,419			$27,997	87.1	92.6	106	55		360007703331
162	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-7	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	452	20	22.6	81.6%	1 (0.2%)	353 (78.1%)	81 (17.9%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,727			$1,583			$15,144	87			(n/a)		360118006636
163	Riverton Street Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	118-34 Riverton St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	Riverton Street Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 481-8200	1,003	53	18.9	78.1%	6 (0.6%)	874 (87.1%)	62 (6.2%)	21 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (2.9%)	$22,170			$906			$21,264	86.8	81.3	219	56		360103506226
164	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$32,328			$2,252			$30,075	86.8	80.1	236	72		360107706308
165	Pocantico Hills Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	599 Bedford Rd	Sleepy Hollow	10591	Westchester County	Pocantico Hills Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 631-2440	322	38	8.4	18.0%	125 (38.8%)	22 (6.8%)	100 (31.1%)	48 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$69,514			$1,053			$68,462	86.7	82.6	207	42		362334003267
166	Fishers Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	78 Greenwood Rd #600	Fishers Island	06390	Suffolk County	Fishers Island Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 788-7444	56	13	4.3		43 (76.8%)	2 (3.6%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)	$69,953			$232			$69,721	86.6	76.1	287	121		361110000884
167	Carle Place Middle Senior High School	Public	7-12	168 Cherry Ln	Carle Place	11514	Nassau County	Carle Place Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 622-6433	617	71	8.6	24.3%	378 (61.3%)	17 (2.8%)	153 (24.8%)	64 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$42,789			$671			$42,118	86.4	86.9	163	4		360654000435
168	Eastchester Middle School	Public	6-8	550 White Plains Rd	Eastchester	10709	Westchester County	Eastchester Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 793-6130	695	74	9.3	3.0%	427 (61.4%)	15 (2.2%)	114 (16.4%)	111 (16.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$33,385			$352			$33,033	86.2	85.9	172	4		361008000784
169	Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology	Public	6-8	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2318	142	17	8.4	88.0%	2 (1.4%)	89 (62.7%)	43 (30.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$43,922			$2,982			$40,940	86.2	83.5	197	28		360009404053
170	Patricia A Dichiaro School	Public	PK, KG-8	373 Bronxville Rd	Yonkers	10708	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 376-8565	536	23	22.9	31.7%	229 (42.7%)	37 (6.9%)	212 (39.6%)	27 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$28,032			$1,677			$26,355	86.2	90.5	130	40		363192004254