2023 Best Public Middle Schools in New York

• New York City Geographic District No. 24, NY•

• K-8

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  Rating 3.7 out of 5  10 reviews

Parent: The teachers have performed beyond the call of duty over the period of pandemic. The school's administration has achieved the highest marks possible in giving online and in person students their chosen paths. The school has been great at meeting my child's educational needs.... Read 10 reviews

• grade A

• Students 1,266

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 3.95 out of 5  19 reviews

Alum: Definitely a great school, most teachers are very nice and very friendly, the rest are friendly too unless you didn't pay attention or follow their rules. Not much preparation for the SHSAT, but surely enough preparation for state tests to get in great high schools. If you want to get into specialized high schools, I recommend you take other tutors and courses outside of school. I went to a normal class and most students got in Fort Hamilton and New Utrecht, the rest got in better schools like Midwood, Goldstein etc.. For students, it really depends. Most of them are friendly but some of them have some mental problems. Depends if you are lucky or not to get into a class with great classmates. Otherwise, if some conflict happens, teachers will arrange either you or the person you had conflict with to another class. Still, the atmosphere is great there and most teachers are pretty chill.... Read 19 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,721

• Student-teacher ratio 18:1

• Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 4 out of 5  4 reviews

Parent: I really enjoyed the HFL school district. We have experienced a family tragedy and the school administrators, support staff, educators, etc. have all been incredibly supportive. The curriculum and instructor availability has been terrific. All personnel are easy to communicate with and are forthright and supportive in their communications with students and parents. Sports has been somewhat frustrating; as many parents push coaches/other personnel into decision-making that should be made without parental involvement. This is often at the expense of other children. I have experienced this on every level and its too bad that the athletic administration is weak in this regard and all sports are not treated equally,.... Read 4 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 489

• Student-teacher ratio 11:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 25, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 3.94 out of 5  16 reviews

Middle School Student: Neighborhood is great, but the school itself doesn’t really take advantage of it. Kids should be able to go outside more often.... Read 16 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,186

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1

• Bedford Central School District, NY•

• 6-8

• grade A minus

• Students 897

• Student-teacher ratio 11:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 31, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 3.91 out of 5  11 reviews

Alum: IS 75 is what you expect from a middle school. It’s not outstanding except in music and arts, but it’s not bad in any way.... Read 11 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,444

• Student-teacher ratio 13:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 28, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 4.78 out of 5  9 reviews

Parent: Great school! I didn't have high expectations at first but it's actually a great school. The learning methods are amazing and they prepare my kid for any test. The teachers are all kind and compassionate although sometimes they leave a bit too much homework but it's nothing you can't deal with, after all, it prepares my kid for a high school and college environment. Yes, it is stressful sometimes but get used to it. Now, my kid is in honors and the students he knows are all respectful.... Read 9 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,132

• Student-teacher ratio 17:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 3.57 out of 5  7 reviews

Middle School Student: I would rate it 3.5/5 if I could, the reviews on the site aren’t up to date which sucks. This school is completely a great and good school, but the excessive fights around the start of the school year put it at a rocky start, including fights being showed on national television. If this school were to become slightly more competitive than it is now, maybe grades will improve. I’m glad to be coming back to Morton for 8th grade and hopefully everybody has matured enough.... Read 7 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 816

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY•

• PK, K-8

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  Rating 4 out of 5  6 reviews

Freshman: The SEEALL Academy was my middle school. From K-12, you usually spent the least amount of years in middle school (3 years), but even though the time is not enough, the experience and relish are, for me that is. The teachers there are caring and they try their best to help you out when you ask for help. The school has an variety of enrichment courses that you can pick, of your favor of choice. In essence this school is wonderful to me.... Read 6 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,036

• Student-teacher ratio 13:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY•

• 6-12

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  Rating 3.78 out of 5  83 reviews

Senior: ICE’s small size means students build a strong sense of community, each year working with the same people and seeing the same faces. While this can be an issue in 9-10th grade when students begin to get tiered of each other, these problems are usually pushed aside during projects. The ICE classroom is incredibly engaging, while all schools have students raise there hands and answer questions, at ICE students are encouraged to respond on others, build ideas and strive to be critical thinkers. Ice cycle projects are an excellent example of ICE’s curriculum. Some memorable ones would be the SMATH Rollercoaster and catapult projects, Spanish movie creation project, Chemistry Fire Work experiment and Soap Project. I could go on but am running out of space. My only hesitation to give this school 5 starts is how the administration often fails to solve problems. Often students who bully other students are talked to but change never made, sometimes there actions are even justified.... Read 83 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 494

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY•

• PK, K-8

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  Rating 4 out of 5  1 review

• grade A minus

• Students 1,201

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• Ithaca City School District, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 3.5 out of 5  6 reviews

Niche User: An amazing school! I went there and it is so much better than any school I have ever been to. The community is amazing and the kids love to make clubs! People are amazing and kind!... Read 6 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 569

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 20, NY•

• K-8

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  Rating 4.17 out of 5  6 reviews

Parent: My daughter is studying in this schools since past 2 years (kindergarten to grade 1 currently). This school and their staffs is full of love and care. Even during Pandemic, we are completely confident of the safety of our child.... Read 6 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,198

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 24, NY•

• K-8

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  Rating 3.5 out of 5  4 reviews

Middle School Student: I have been to this school for my middle school years and have had a fun experience throughout it. Teachers can be strict but overall you are learning a lot throughout the year. The building is in a clean & nice condition. There is a bit of diversity but mostly in middle school. We are all well prepared for high school. The school's culture is not really represented only through sports games. But, overall a great place to learn & make new friends.... Read 4 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,144

• Student-teacher ratio 15:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY•

• PK, K-8

• grade A minus

• Students 345

• Student-teacher ratio 16:1

• Connetquot Central School District, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 5 out of 5  2 reviews

Middle School Student: So I live and go to Ronkonkoma Middle School and the teachers are very nice and in a clean environment and safety is never a complaint school is very safe. One complaint I have the food. Its not the Best. Overall the school is nice... Read 2 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 662

• Student-teacher ratio 9:1

• Brooklyn, NY•

• Public School•

• K-8

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  Rating 3.4 out of 5  5 reviews

Works Here: HCCS is one of the BEST SCHOOLS I personally have ever seen and worked in. It is a well oiled machine that keeps going and going! I am very fortunate to work at HCCS along side with the most knowledgeable, professional and fun group of people. The students love their school and so do the parents. It is very rich in the arts. Everywhere you go in the building you will see children's work. It is clean, safe, happy and inviting. I actually want to go to work everyday. Can't see myself working anywhere else.... Read 5 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 497

• Student-teacher ratio 14:1

• East Hampton Union Free School District, NY•

• 6-8

• grade A minus

• Students 311

• Student-teacher ratio 9:1

• Lakeland Central School District, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 4 out of 5  1 review

Middle School Student: Nice school, everyone’s friendly, excellent Teachers, safe schools with a good amount of clubs, I wish there was more diversity and that they would be included more, the food could be better but overall good.... Read 1 review

• grade A minus

• Students 1,325

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1

• Lansing Central School District, NY•

• 5-8

• grade A minus

• Students 386

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1

• East Moriches Union Free School District, NY•

• 5-8

• grade A minus

• Students 322

• Student-teacher ratio 11:1

• Averill Park Central School District, NY•

• 6-8

• grade A minus

• Students 635

• Student-teacher ratio 12:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 31, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 5 out of 5  4 reviews

Alum: I am a graduate of IS7 and I remember how involved the teachers and staff were. It really helped me to high school in terms of learning really good study strategies that I later carried on to high school and now my freshman year of college. Being such a small school, they provided a lot of individualized learning but also a lot of learning in groups. I think that the education overall was really good and really allowed me to push myself and what I could handle. You could tell the teachers really cared about the students and would devote a lot of their time to making sure the students always had something to do. Overall, 10/10 and would recommend.... Read 4 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 1,192

• Student-teacher ratio 15:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 2, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 4 out of 5  8 reviews

Freshman: When I went there I didnt know anybody because I went to school in Brooklyn. But then in my first year everyone was kinda warm but as I got to know them we because close friends and after these three years (currently a highschooler) I am still very good and close friends with them. Yea i may have lost contact with a few but still I have over 10 from 131 that i am friends with. Also I didnt feel threaten, scared or lonely at this school. All teachers help us with our work and emotional feeling. We always had a friend or staff member to talk too. Plus since this school is serious with their teaching I find high school very easy thanks to all my teachers!... Read 8 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 253

• Student-teacher ratio 8:1

• New York City Geographic District No. 3, NY•

• 6-8

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  Rating 5 out of 5  3 reviews

• grade A minus

• Students 178

• Student-teacher ratio 10:1