New York, NY middle schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Ms 255 Salk School Of ScienceNew York95%62%Greatly Exceeds Expectations364
#2A+Nyc Lab Ms For Collaborative StudiesNew York89%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations519
#3A+Jhs 54 Booker T WashingtonNew York88%56%Greatly Exceeds Expectations724
#4A+East Side Middle SchoolNew York86%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations421
#5A+Yorkville East Middle SchoolNew York84%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations256
#6AJhs 104 Simon BaruchNew York83%58%Greatly Exceeds Expectations891
#7AJhs 167 Robert F WagnerNew York83%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,019
#8AIs 289New York82%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations239
#9AMs 243 Center SchoolNew York81%59%Greatly Exceeds Expectations252
#10AMs 245 Computer School (the)New York80%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations352
#11ANew York City Charter School Of The Arts (Charter)New YorkNew York City Charter School of the Arts79%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations217
#12A-Lower Manhattan Community Middle SchoolNew York77%45%Greatly Exceeds Expectations328
#13A-Lafayette AcademyNew York75%36%Greatly Exceeds Expectations160
#14BMott Hall School (the)New York64%32%Greatly Exceeds Expectations245
#15C+School For Global LeadersNew York58%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations151
#16C+Ms 131New York55%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations236
#17C-Mott Hall IiNew York49%25%Greatly Exceeds Expectations359
#18C-Ms 324 Patria MirabalNew York49%21%Greatly Exceeds Expectations221
#19C-Tompkins Square Middle SchoolNew York48%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations323
#20C-Ms 224 Manhattan East School For Arts & Academics (Magnet)New York46%32%Exceeds Expectations185
#21D+Ms 297New York45%35%Meets Expectations422
#22D+Ms 247 Dual Language Middle SchoolNew York41%37%Doesn't Meet Expectations199
#23DHamilton Grange Middle SchoolNew York40%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations311
#24DMs 319 Marie TeresaNew York40%25%Exceeds Expectations236
#25DIs 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers SchoolNew York37%18%Greatly Exceeds Expectations249
#26DIsaac Newton Middle School For Math And ScienceNew York36%36%Doesn't Meet Expectations312
#27D-Community Action School-ms 258New York35%21%Exceeds Expectations122
#28D-St Hope Leadership Academy Charter School (Charter)New YorkSt. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School34%17%Greatly Exceeds Expectations227
#29D-Middle School 322New York33%15%Greatly Exceeds Expectations245
#30D-Renaissance School Of The ArtsNew York31%19%Exceeds Expectations151
#31FCommunity Math And Science PrepNew York31%16%Exceeds Expectations133
#32FWest Prep Academy (Magnet)New York31%37%Underperforms Expectations168
#33FJhs 143 Eleanor RooseveltNew York28%32%Underperforms Expectations193
#34FUniversity Neighborhood Middle SchoolNew York28%22%Meets Expectations160
#35FUrban Assembly Academy For Future LeadersNew York28%20%Meets Expectations73
#36FHarold O Levy SchoolNew York21%24%Underperforms Expectations143
#37FNew Design Middle SchoolNew York17%21%Underperforms Expectations73
#38FSeed HarlemNew York13%23%Underperforms Expectations127

How New York, NY's middle schools compare

A: 13B: 1C: 6D: 10F: 8

37% of the 38 ranked middle schools in New York, NY earn an A or B (13 A grades, 1 B, 6 C, 10 D, 8 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 31 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 70% nationally), and 28 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: New York City Charter School Of The Arts (79% against 26%, A), Nyc Lab Ms For Collaborative Studies (89% against 47%, A+), Lafayette Academy (75% against 36%, A-), School For Global Leaders (58% against 22%, C+), East Side Middle School (86% against 51%, A+).

The largest ranked middle schools: Jhs 167 Robert F Wagner (1,019 students, A, #7), Jhs 104 Simon Baruch (891 students, A, #6), Jhs 54 Booker T Washington (724 students, A+, #3).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Middle schools in New York, NY that are not ranked

2 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (2)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public middle schools in New York, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in New York, NY

What is the best middle school in New York, NY?

Ms 255 Salk School Of Science in New York ranks first among the 38 ranked middle schools in New York, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 95% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.

How are middle schools in New York, NY ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does New York, NY have?

SchoolGrade grades 40 public middle schools in New York, NY; 38 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.