Best Long Island City Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 3,068 students in Long Island City, NY.

The top-ranked public middle schools in Long Island City, NY are Ps/is 78, Robert F Wagner Jr Secondary School For Arts And Technology and Hunters Point Community Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Long Island City, NY public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 49% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 51% statewide average). Middle schools in Long Island City have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New York public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).