Best Middle Schools in New York
The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New York, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 44%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci | Corona, NY | 2,079 | 32% |
| 2 | Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (the) | Maspeth, NY | 1,799 | 50% |
| 3 | MS 137 America's School of Heroes | Ozone Park, NY | 1,670 | 34% |
| 4 | Berner Middle School | Massapequa, NY | 1,596 | 71% |
| 5 | Jhs 259 William Mckinley | Brooklyn, NY | 1,591 | 29% |
| 6 | Monroe-Woodbury Middle School | Central Valley, NY | 1,584 | 61% |
| 7 | Ps 83 Donald Hertz | Bronx, NY | 1,562 | 35% |
| 8 | Madeleine Brennan School (the) | Brooklyn, NY | 1,554 | 38% |
| 9 | Is 228 David A Boody | Brooklyn, NY | 1,551 | 46% |
| 10 | Is 227 Louis Armstrong | East Elmhurst, NY | 1,528 | 40% |
| 11 | White Plains Middle School | White Plains, NY | 1,517 | 50% |
| 12 | Is 145 Joseph Pulitzer | Jackson Heights, NY | 1,513 | 28% |
| 13 | Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb | Brooklyn, NY | 1,512 | 34% |
| 14 | Is 98 Bay Academy | Brooklyn, NY | 1,488 | 51% |
| 15 | Jhs 216 George J Ryan | Flushing, NY | 1,476 | 39% |
| 16 | Is 125 Thomas J Mccann Woodside | Woodside, NY | 1,473 | 29% |
| 17 | Jhs 210 Elizabeth Blackwell | Ozone Park, NY | 1,472 | 36% |
| 18 | Is 75 Frank D Paulo | Staten Island, NY | 1,452 | 52% |
| 19 | Is 72 Rocco Laurie | Staten Island, NY | 1,449 | 44% |
| 20 | Shaker Middle School | Latham, NY | 1,423 | 69% |
| 21 | Is 5 Walter Crowley Intermediate School (the) | Elmhurst, NY | 1,395 | 32% |
| 22 | Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker | Flushing, NY | 1,392 | 32% |
| 23 | Maple Avenue Middle School | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1,392 | 63% |
| 24 | Longwood Junior High School | Middle Island, NY | 1,388 | 51% |
| 25 | Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow | Brooklyn, NY | 1,367 | 26% |
| 26 | Jhs 217 Robert A Van Wyck | Jamaica, NY | 1,348 | 39% |
| 27 | Jhs 234 Arthur W Cunningham | Brooklyn, NY | 1,342 | 31% |
| 28 | Commack Middle School | Commack, NY | 1,322 | 66% |
| 29 | Bay Shore Middle School | Bay Shore, NY | 1,298 | 39% |
| 30 | William Street School | Lancaster, NY | 1,293 | 53% |
| 31 | Longwood Middle School | Middle Island, NY | 1,290 | 53% |
| 32 | Lindenhurst Middle School | Lindenhurst, NY | 1,284 | 55% |
| 33 | Ps 86 Kingsbridge Heights | Bronx, NY | 1,269 | 33% |
| 34 | Is 24 Myra S Barnes | Staten Island, NY | 1,262 | 49% |
| 35 | Hommocks School | Larchmont, NY | 1,258 | 64% |
| 36 | Fieldstone Middle School | Thiells, NY | 1,247 | 44% |
| 37 | Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School | Yorktown Heights, NY | 1,247 | 54% |
| 38 | Jhs 220 John J Pershing | Brooklyn, NY | 1,229 | 31% |
| 39 | Ps/Is 119 Glendale (the) | Glendale, NY | 1,221 | 39% |
| 40 | Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School | Port Washington, NY | 1,216 | 45% |
| 41 | PS 89 | Bronx, NY | 1,211 | 43% |
| 42 | Mark Twain Is 239 for the Gifted and Talented | Brooklyn, NY | 1,207 | 58% |
| 43 | Is 51 Edwin Markham | Staten Island, NY | 1,205 | 42% |
| 44 | Howitt School | Farmingdale, NY | 1,199 | 54% |
| 45 | Is 7 Elias Bernstein | Staten Island, NY | 1,193 | 45% |
| 46 | Hicksville Middle School | Hicksville, NY | 1,185 | 44% |
| 47 | IS 237 | Flushing, NY | 1,182 | 30% |
| 48 | Ps 71 Rose E Scala | Bronx, NY | 1,179 | 41% |
| 49 | Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole | Middle Village, NY | 1,172 | 42% |
| 50 | Ps 102 Bayview | Elmhurst, NY | 1,169 | 47% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best middle school in New York?
The largest middle school in New York is Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci in Corona with 2,079 students and a 32% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many middle schools are in New York?
This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in New York by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.