Top 10 Best New York Magnet Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 90 magnet public middle schools serving 58,604 students in New York.
Learn more about how magnet schools work. The top ranked magnet public middle schools in New York are Is 98 Bay Academy, Columbia Secondary School and 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide). Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New York magnet public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Best New York Magnet Public Middle Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Is 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
Math: 96% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Grades: 6-8
| 1,549 students
Rank: #22.
Columbia Secondary School
Magnet School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
425 W 123rd St
New York, NY 10027
(212) 666-1278
Grades: 6-12
| 658 students
Rank: #33.
30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide)
Magnet School
Math: 92% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
28-37 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Grades: K-8
| 488 students
Rank: #44.
Special Music School
Magnet School
Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10023
(212) 501-3318
Grades: K-12
| 294 students
Rank: #55.
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School
Magnet School
Math: 96% | Reading: 91%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
111 Columbia St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-5190
Grades: K-12
| 1,639 students
Rank: #66.
Tag Young Scholars
Magnet School
Math: 91% | Reading: 98%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
240 E 109th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 860-6003
Grades: K-8
| 528 students
Rank: #77.
Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented
Magnet School
Math: 90% | Reading: 96%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2401 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Grades: 6-8
| 1,256 students
Rank: #88.
Young Women's Leadership School
Magnet School
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
105 E 106th St
New York, NY 10029
(212) 289-7593
Grades: 6-12
| 459 students
Rank: #99.
Ballet Tech/nyc Public School For Dance
Magnet School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
890 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-1803
Grades: 4-8
| 130 students
Rank: #1010.
Ps 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
Math: 80% | Reading: 85%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Grades: PK-8
| 1,156 students
Rank: #1111.
Pearls Hawthorne School
Magnet School
Math: 73% | Reading: 88%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
350 Hawthorne Ave
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914) 376-8250
Grades: PK-8
| 829 students
Rank: #1212.
Professional Performing Arts High School
Magnet School
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
328 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 247-8652
Grades: 6-12
| 548 students
Rank: #1313.
Jhs 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
Math: 77% | Reading: 81%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Grades: 6-8
| 1,399 students
Rank: #1414.
Humanities And Arts Magnet High School
Magnet School
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2135
Grades: 8-12
| 450 students
Rank: #1515.
Theatre Arts Production Company School
Magnet School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2225 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-0832
Grades: 6-12
| 564 students
Rank: #1616.
Ps 121 Nelson A Rockefeller
Magnet School
Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
5301 20th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 377-8845
Grades: K-8
| 314 students
Rank: #1717.
Is 141 Steinway
Magnet School
Math: 63% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
37-11 21st Ave
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 278-6403
Grades: 6-8
| 1,097 students
Rank: #1818.
Denzel Washington School-arts
Magnet School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 80-89%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
121 S 6th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 358-2740
Grades: 6-12
| 388 students
Rank: #1919.
Institute For Health Professions At Cambria Heights
Vocational School
Magnet School
Math: ≥50% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 723-7301
Grades: 8-12
| 456 students
Rank: #2020.
In-tech (Ms/hs 368)
Magnet School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2975 Tibbetts Ave
Bronx, NY 10463
(718) 432-4300
Grades: 6-12
| 963 students
Rank: #2121.
Merrick Avenue Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 64% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1870 Merrick Ave
Merrick, NY 11566
(516) 992-1200
Grades: 7-8
| 789 students
Rank: #2222.
East Side Community School
Magnet School
Math: 40-49% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
420 E 12th St
New York, NY 10009
(212) 460-8467
Grades: 6-12
| 703 students
Rank: #2323.
Jhs 234 Arthur W Cunningham
Magnet School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1875 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 645-1334
Grades: 6-8
| 1,301 students
Rank: #2424.
Jhs 185 Edward Bleeker
Magnet School
Math: 61% | Reading: 74%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
147-26 25th Dr
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Grades: 6-8
| 1,309 students
Rank: #2525.
Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos
Magnet School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
101 Walton St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 782-0589
Grades: 6-8
| 1,179 students
Rank: #2626.
Jhs 118 William W Niles
Magnet School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
577 E 179th St
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-2330
Grades: 6-8
| 762 students
Rank: #2727.
Jhs 223 Montauk
Magnet School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4200 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 438-0155
Grades: 6-8
| 785 students
Rank: #2828.
Is 228 David A Boody
Magnet School
Math: 56% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 375-7635
Grades: 6-8
| 1,559 students
Rank: #2929.
Is 227 Louis Armstrong
Magnet School
Math: 52% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
32-02 Junction Blvd
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
(718) 335-7500
Grades: 5-8
| 1,499 students
Rank: #3030.
Is 27 Anning S Prall
Magnet School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
11 Clove Lake Pl
Staten Island, NY 10310
(718) 981-8800
Grades: 6-8
| 994 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Albert Shanker School For Visual And Performing Arts
Magnet School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
31-51 21st St
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 274-8316
Grades: 6-8
| 473 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Ps/ms 200 Magnet School-global Studi
Magnet School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
70-10 164th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 969-7780
Grades: PK-8
| 514 students
Rank: #3333.
Dock Street School For Steam Studies
Magnet School
Math: 30-39% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
19 Dock St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 780-7660
Grades: 6-8
| 267 students
Rank: #3434.
Yonkers Montessori Academy
Magnet School
Math: 53% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
160 Woodlawn Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8540
Grades: PK-12
| 1,241 students
Rank: #3535.
Accompsett Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 48% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
660 Meadow Rd
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 382-2305
Grades: 6-8
| 536 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked magnet public middle schools in New York?
The top ranked magnet public middle schools in New York include Is 98 Bay Academy, Columbia Secondary School and 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide).
How many magnet public middle schools are located in New York?
90 magnet public middle schools are located in New York.
What is the racial composition of students in New York?
New York magnet public middle schools minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle schools average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).

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