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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Improved Public Middle Schools in New York (2026)

The most improved public middle schools in New York are Lafayette Academy, Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation and Junior High School 220 John J Pershing.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2021-26).
Improved Rank Range: 2,012 3,484 Avg. Improved Rank: 2,380

Most Improved Public Middle Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2021-26)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lafayette Academy
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3484
(from 4,268 to 784)
Grades: 6-8
154 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 222-2857
Rank: #22.
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3237
(from 3,953 to 716)
Grades: 6-8
500 19th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Rank: #33.
Junior High School 220 John J Pershing
(Math: 76% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +3105
(from 3,911 to 806)
Grades: 6-8
4812 9th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(718) 633-8200
Rank: #44.
Science And Technology Academy A Mott Hall School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +3089
(from 4,203 to 1,114)
Grades: 6-8
250 E 164th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 293-4017
Rank: #55.
Icahn Charter School 3
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +2855
(from 2,942 to 87)
Grades: K-8
1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Rank: #66.
Junior High School 223 Montauk
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2804
(from 3,978 to 1,174)
Grades: 6-8
4200 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 438-0155
Rank: #77.
Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Rank Change: +2778
(from 3,168 to 390)
Grades: 6-8
26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
(646) 826-8100
Rank: #88.
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2554
(from 3,783 to 1,229)
Grades: PK-8
223 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(914) 326-6609
Rank: #99.
Brooklyn Collaborative Studies
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2469
(from 3,734 to 1,265)
Grades: 6-12
610 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Rank: #1010.
Ps/is 217 Roosevelt Island
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2462
(from 3,124 to 662)
Grades: PK-8
645 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212) 980-0294
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
P.s. 95 Gravesend
(Math: 70% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2369
(from 3,456 to 1,087)
Grades: K-8
345 Van Sicklen St
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 449-5050
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow
(Math: 59% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2369
(from 3,636 to 1,267)
Grades: 6-8
6500 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 256-8218
Rank: #1313.
School Of Integrated Learning
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2345
(from 3,765 to 1,420)
Grades: 6-8
1224 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 774-0362
Rank: #1414.
I.s. 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2311
(from 3,367 to 1,056)
Grades: 6-8
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Rank: #1515.
Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2292
(from 4,118 to 1,826)
Grades: 6-8
31-51 21st St
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 274-8316
Rank: #1616.
I.s. 237
(Math: 70% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2281
(from 3,195 to 914)
Grades: 6-8
46-21 Colden St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-6464
Rank: #1717.
Dock Street School For Steam Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2277
(from 4,007 to 1,730)
Grades: 6-8
19 Dock St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 780-7660
Rank: #1818.
Junior High School 62 Ditmas
(Math: 54% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2228
(from 3,845 to 1,617)
Grades: 6-8
700 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 941-5450
Rank: #1919.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2213
(from 2,743 to 530)
Grades: 6-8
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rank: #2020.
Junior High School 50 John D Wells
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2205
(from 4,240 to 2,035)
Grades: 6-8
183 S 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 387-4184
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 171 Patrick Henry
(Math: 93% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Rank Change: +2204
(from 2,358 to 154)
Grades: PK-8
19 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-5801
Rank: #2222.
Greenburgh Eleven Middle School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2181
(from 4,324 to 2,143)
Grades: 7-8
1 Echo Hills - Bethune Bldg #3
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-8500
Rank: #2323.
George Junior Republic School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2178
(from 4,321 to 2,143)
Grades: 7-12
24 Mcdonald Rd
Freeville, NY 13068
(607) 844-6324
Rank: #2424.
Urban Institute Of Mathematics
(Math: 57% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2159
(from 3,495 to 1,336)
Grades: 6-8
650 Hollywood Ave
Bronx, NY 10465
(718) 823-6042
Rank: #2525.
Blythedale School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2143
(from 4,286 to 2,143)
Grades: K-12
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 347-1800
Rank: #2626.
South Bronx Classical Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Rank Change: +2119
(from 2,161 to 42)
Grades: K-8
977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-4340
Rank: #2727.
Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2117
(from 3,864 to 1,747)
Grades: 6-8
272 Macdonough St
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 574-2345
Rank: #2828.
I.s. 72 Rocco Laurie
(Math: 59% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2085
(from 3,336 to 1,251)
Grades: 6-8
33 Ferndale Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
(718) 698-5757
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Casimir Pulaski School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Rank Change: +2077
(from 3,341 to 1,264)
Grades: PK-8
150 Kings Cross
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 376-8575
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Edenwald School
Special Education School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Rank Change: +2077
(from 4,319 to 2,242)
Grades: 7-12
1075 Broadway
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0456
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2071
(from 3,771 to 1,700)
Grades: PK-8
4715 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 633-3061
Rank: #3232.
Ps/is 119 Glendale
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2060
(from 2,728 to 668)
Grades: K-8
74-01 78th Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 326-8261
Rank: #3333.
Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget
(Math: 47% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2046
(from 3,647 to 1,601)
Grades: 6-8
544 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-4482
Rank: #3434.
Morrisville Middle School High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Rank Change: +2042
(from 2,566 to 524)
Grades: 6-12
5061 Fearon Rd
Morrisville, NY 13408
(315) 684-9121
Rank: #3535.
Harriet Tubman Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Rank Change: +2012
(from 3,730 to 1,718)
Grades: K-8
3565 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 537-9912
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