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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public Middle Schools in New York (2026)

The top-ranked public middle schools in New York are Anderson School, 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide) and Tag Young Scholars. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public middle schools are Chappaqua, Glen Head and Briarcliff Manor.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in New York is 53%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 49%.

Top-Ranked Public Middle Schools in New York (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Anderson School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
100 W 77th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 595-7193
Rank: #22.
30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide)
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
28-37 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Rank: #33.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-8
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Rank: #44.
Special Music School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Rank: #55.
I.s. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 93% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Rank: #66.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 94% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Rank: #77.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iii
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
3458 Third Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(929) 285-3025
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Baccalaureate School For Global Education
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-12
34-12 36th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Iv
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
757 Concourse Village West
Bronx, NY 10451
(929) 285-3025
Rank: #1010.
Icahn Charter School 4
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
1500 Pelham Pkwy South
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Christa Mcauliffe School /is 187
(Math: 93% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1171 65th St
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
South Bronx Classical Charter School
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
977 Fox St
Bronx, NY 10459
(718) 860-4340
Rank: #1313.
South Bronx Classical Charter School Ii
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
333 E 135th St
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 292-9526
Rank: #1414.
Success Academy Charter School-upper West
Charter School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
145 W 84th St-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10024
(646) 274-1580
Rank: #1515.
Success Academy Charter School-union Square
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl
New York, NY 10003
(646) 790-2161
Rank: #1616.
East Side Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
331 E 91st St
New York, NY 10128
(212) 360-0114
Rank: #1717.
Nyc Lab Middle School For Collaborative Studies
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
333 W 17th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-6119
Rank: #1818.
Jericho Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
99 Cedar Swamp Rd
Jericho, NY 11753
(516) 203-3620
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Middle School 255 Salk School Of Science
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
320 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 614-8785
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Success Academy Charter School-harlem 3
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
410 E 100th St-4th Fl
New York, NY 10029
(646) 790-2184
Rank: #2121.
Bronxville Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-7
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Rank: #2222.
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry
(Math: 90% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-5730
Rank: #2323.
Icahn Charter School 3
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 828-0034
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
H C Crittenden Middle School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
10 Macdonald Ave
Armonk, NY 10504
(914) 273-4250
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Icahn Charter School 2
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 828-6107
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 183 Robert L Stevenson
(Math: 88% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-12
419 E 66th St
New York, NY 10065
(212) 734-7719
Rank: #2727.
Manhasset Middle School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 92% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
200 Memorial Pl
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516) 267-7500
Rank: #2828.
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens
Charter School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 82% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(347) 602-4335
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Great Neck South Middle School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
349 Lakeville Rd
Great Neck, NY 11020
(516) 441-4600
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
North Shore Middle School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
505 Glen Cove Ave
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 277-7301
Rank: #3131.
Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 10%)
Reading: 91% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
2401 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Rank: #3232.
Scarsdale Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
134 Mamaroneck Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2600
Rank: #3333.
Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
61-15 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 631-6800
Rank: #3434.
Rye Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 87% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
Parsons St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-6100
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Bronxville Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 86% (Top 10%)
Reading: 89% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
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