Best Middle Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)	ID
1	Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	347	23	15	66.3%	3 (0.9%)	196 (56.5%)	118 (34.0%)	23 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$20,574	$1,583	$18,990	99.2	99	5	4	360099506103
2	Special Music School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	129 W 67th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 501-3318	299	29	10.4	26.1%	122 (40.8%)	21 (7.0%)	51 (17.1%)	63 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.4%)	$27,191	$4,936	$22,254	99.1	99.3	1	1	360007806115
3	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Public, Charter	K-8	757 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	397			85.9%	5 (1.3%)	188 (47.4%)	189 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$20,923	$3,036	$17,887	99.1			(n/a)	360115606620
4	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	782			74.2%	14 (1.8%)	664 (84.9%)	77 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	$17,005	$00	$17,005	99.1	98	22	18	360109506413
5	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	294			88.8%	4 (1.4%)	152 (51.7%)	128 (43.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,845	$3,092	$19,753	99.1	98.4	14	9	360110506385
6	New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	111 Columbia St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 677-5190	1,613	97	16.6	26.0%	578 (35.8%)	74 (4.6%)	166 (10.3%)	611 (37.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	175 (10.8%)	$23,184	$2,911	$20,274	99	98.7	11	5	360007604873
7	Anderson School (The)	Public	K-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 595-7193	510	29	17.5	10.2%	221 (43.3%)	17 (3.3%)	46 (9.0%)	167 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	$24,723	$2,966	$21,757	99	99.1	3	4	360007805773
8	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	501			92.4%	5 (1.0%)	272 (54.3%)	203 (40.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,646	$3,972	$15,674	99	99.1	4	4	360113206570
9	Tag Young Scholars	Public, Magnet	K-8	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 860-6003	550	30	18.4	26.9%	101 (18.4%)	64 (11.6%)	84 (15.3%)	251 (45.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	$23,893	$2,780	$21,113	98.9	99.2	2	7	360007905631
10	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	714			74.1%	10 (1.4%)	521 (73.0%)	136 (19.0%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.8%)	$18,059	$00	$18,059	98.9	98.6	13	3	360115106581

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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 November 14, 2024, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 1504)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	347	23	15	66.3%	3 (0.9%)	196 (56.5%)	118 (34.0%)	23 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$20,574			$1,583			$18,990	99.2	99	5	4		360099506103
2	Special Music School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	129 W 67th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 501-3318	299	29	10.4	26.1%	122 (40.8%)	21 (7.0%)	51 (17.1%)	63 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.4%)	$27,191			$4,936			$22,254	99.1	99.3	1	1		360007806115
3	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Public, Charter	K-8	757 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	397			85.9%	5 (1.3%)	188 (47.4%)	189 (47.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$20,923			$3,036			$17,887	99.1			(n/a)		360115606620
4	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Crown St-5th Fl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2129	782			74.2%	14 (1.8%)	664 (84.9%)	77 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	$17,005			$00			$17,005	99.1	98	22	18		360109506413
5	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	294			88.8%	4 (1.4%)	152 (51.7%)	128 (43.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,845			$3,092			$19,753	99.1	98.4	14	9		360110506385
6	New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	111 Columbia St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 677-5190	1,613	97	16.6	26.0%	578 (35.8%)	74 (4.6%)	166 (10.3%)	611 (37.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	175 (10.8%)	$23,184			$2,911			$20,274	99	98.7	11	5		360007604873
7	Anderson School (The)	Public	K-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 595-7193	510	29	17.5	10.2%	221 (43.3%)	17 (3.3%)	46 (9.0%)	167 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	$24,723			$2,966			$21,757	99	99.1	3	4		360007805773
8	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	501			92.4%	5 (1.0%)	272 (54.3%)	203 (40.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$19,646			$3,972			$15,674	99	99.1	4	4		360113206570
9	Tag Young Scholars	Public, Magnet	K-8	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 860-6003	550	30	18.4	26.9%	101 (18.4%)	64 (11.6%)	84 (15.3%)	251 (45.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	$23,893			$2,780			$21,113	98.9	99.2	2	7		360007905631
10	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	714			74.1%	10 (1.4%)	521 (73.0%)	136 (19.0%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.8%)	$18,059			$00			$18,059	98.9	98.6	13	3		360115106581