Best Middle Schools in New York for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in New York!

Every year, the NY State Education Department shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish New York test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the NY State Education Department any day now!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)	Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
360007905631	1	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	528	33	15.9	29.4%	95 (18.0%)	57 (10.8%)	67 (12.7%)	256 (48.5%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.6%)	$12,324	$1,324	$11,000	99.9%	99.8%	0.06%
360108306374	2	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	1,002			54.1%	221 (22.1%)	136 (13.6%)	252 (25.1%)	333 (33.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.2%)	$14,403	$3,777	$10,626	99.7%	99.7%	0.01%
360099506103	3	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	302	19	15.8	43.7%	5 (1.7%)	186 (61.6%)	91 (30.1%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,424	$3,113	$19,311	99.6%	99.4%	0.18%
360113206570	4	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	455	7	65	85.7%	3 (0.7%)	247 (54.3%)	185 (40.7%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$16,694	$2,719	$13,976	99.4%		(n/a)%
360111806486	5	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	923			71.0%	0 (0.0%)	827 (89.6%)	44 (4.8%)	17 (1.8%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	$15,501	$4,318	$11,183	99.3%	99.3%	0.04%
360096206037	6	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	1,181			82.0%	26 (2.2%)	602 (51.0%)	432 (36.6%)	26 (2.2%)	68 (5.8%)	9 (0.8%)	18 (1.5%)	$11,473	$3,704	$7,769	99.2%	99.2%	0.04%
360109606390	7	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1000 Teller Ave-3rd Fl	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,270			90.2%	13 (1.0%)	691 (54.4%)	521 (41.0%)	15 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	$15,874	$6,603	$9,271	99.0%	99.1%	0.11%
360105406295	8	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter	5-9	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	731			81.0%	18 (2.5%)	450 (61.6%)	212 (29.0%)	15 (2.1%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.7%)	$16,784	$5,629	$11,155	98.9%	98.9%	0.05%
360100106154	9	Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	596	12	48.5		12 (2.0%)	256 (43.0%)	312 (52.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$7,341	$2,436	$4,906	98.7%	90.0%	8.73%
360101206219	10	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	1,165			88.3%	16 (1.4%)	667 (57.3%)	429 (36.8%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	29 (2.5%)	$12,634	$4,734	$7,900	98.6%	98.3%	0.27%

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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 October 24, 2022, 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:

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

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 Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2022)
ID	Rank (of 706)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
360007905631	1	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	528	33	15.9	29.4%	95 (18.0%)	57 (10.8%)	67 (12.7%)	256 (48.5%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	40 (7.6%)	$12,324			$1,324			$11,000	99.9%	99.8%	0.06%
360108306374	2	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	1,002			54.1%	221 (22.1%)	136 (13.6%)	252 (25.1%)	333 (33.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.2%)	$14,403			$3,777			$10,626	99.7%	99.7%	0.01%
360099506103	3	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	302	19	15.8	43.7%	5 (1.7%)	186 (61.6%)	91 (30.1%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,424			$3,113			$19,311	99.6%	99.4%	0.18%
360113206570	4	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	455	7	65	85.7%	3 (0.7%)	247 (54.3%)	185 (40.7%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$16,694			$2,719			$13,976	99.4%		(n/a)%
360111806486	5	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl	Springfield Gardens	11413	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 602-4335	923			71.0%	0 (0.0%)	827 (89.6%)	44 (4.8%)	17 (1.8%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	$15,501			$4,318			$11,183	99.3%	99.3%	0.04%
360096206037	6	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	1,181			82.0%	26 (2.2%)	602 (51.0%)	432 (36.6%)	26 (2.2%)	68 (5.8%)	9 (0.8%)	18 (1.5%)	$11,473			$3,704			$7,769	99.2%	99.2%	0.04%
360109606390	7	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1000 Teller Ave-3rd Fl	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,270			90.2%	13 (1.0%)	691 (54.4%)	521 (41.0%)	15 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.6%)	$15,874			$6,603			$9,271	99.0%	99.1%	0.11%
360105406295	8	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter	5-9	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	731			81.0%	18 (2.5%)	450 (61.6%)	212 (29.0%)	15 (2.1%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.7%)	$16,784			$5,629			$11,155	98.9%	98.9%	0.05%
360100106154	9	Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	596	12	48.5		12 (2.0%)	256 (43.0%)	312 (52.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$7,341			$2,436			$4,906	98.7%	90.0%	8.73%
360101206219	10	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	1,165			88.3%	16 (1.4%)	667 (57.3%)	429 (36.8%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	29 (2.5%)	$12,634			$4,734			$7,900	98.6%	98.3%	0.27%