Top 10 Best Westchester County Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 95 public middle schools serving 49,838 students in Westchester County, NY.
The top ranked public middle schools in Westchester County, NY are Bronxville Elementary School, Rye Middle School and Irvington Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Westchester County, NY public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 66% (versus the 59% statewide average). Middle schools in Westchester County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of New York public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Best Westchester County Public Middle Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bronxville Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Grades: K-11
| 639 students
Rank: #22.
Rye Middle School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Parsons St
Rye, NY 10580
(914) 967-6100
Grades: 6-8
| 696 students
Rank: #33.
Irvington Middle School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
40 N Broadway
Irvington, NY 10533
(914) 591-9494
Grades: 6-8
| 422 students
Rank: #44.
Scarsdale Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
134 Mamaroneck Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 721-2600
Grades: 6-9
| 1,131 students
Rank: #55.
Edgemont Junior-senior High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
200 White Oak Ln
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 725-1500
Grades: 7-12
| 956 students
Rank: #66.
Bronxville Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
177 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-0500
Grades: 6-8
| 395 students
Rank: #77.
Seven Bridges Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
222 Seven Bridges Rd
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7203
Grades: 5-8
| 526 students
Rank: #88.
H C Crittenden Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
10 Macdonald Ave
Armonk, NY 10504
(914) 273-4250
Grades: 6-8
| 561 students
Rank: #99.
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: #1010.
Blind Brook-rye Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
840 King St
Port Chester, NY 10573
(914) 937-3600
Grades: 6-8
| 309 students
Rank: #1111.
Rye Neck Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
300 Hornidge Rd
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
(914) 777-4700
Grades: 6-8
| 343 students
Rank: #1212.
Pelham Middle School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
28 Franklin Pl
Pelham, NY 10803
(914) 738-8190
Grades: 6-8
| 618 students
Rank: #1313.
Anne Hutchinson School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
60 Mill Rd
Eastchester, NY 10709
(914) 793-6130
Grades: 2-8
| 428 students
Rank: #1414.
Robert E Bell School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
50 Senter St
Chappaqua, NY 10514
(914) 238-7202
Grades: 5-8
| 595 students
Rank: #1515.
Ardsley Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
700 Ashford Ave
Ardsley, NY 10502
(914) 295-5600
Grades: 5-8
| 725 students
Rank: #1616.
Farragut Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
27 Farragut Ave
Hastings On Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-6230
Grades: 5-8
| 515 students
Rank: #1717.
Briarcliff Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
444 Pleasantville Rd
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
(914) 488-8380
Grades: 6-8
| 268 students
Rank: #1818.
Pocantico Hills Central School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
599 Bedford Rd
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-2440
Grades: PK-8
| 300 students
Rank: #1919.
North Salem Middle School/high School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
230 June Rd
North Salem, NY 10560
(914) 669-5414
Grades: 6-12
| 574 students
Rank: #2020.
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: #2121.
Hommocks School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
10 Hommocks Rd
Larchmont, NY 10538
(914) 220-3300
Grades: 6-8
| 1,290 students
Rank: #2222.
Pleasantville Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
40 Romer Ave
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 741-1450
Grades: 5-8
| 489 students
Rank: #2323.
Dobbs Ferry Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
505 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 693-7640
Grades: 6-8
| 354 students
Rank: #2424.
John Jay Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
40 N Salem Rd
Katonah, NY 10536
(914) 763-7502
Grades: 6-8
| 683 students
Rank: #2525.
Patricia A Dichiaro School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
373 Bronxville Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 376-8566
Grades: PK-8
| 524 students
Rank: #2626.
Eastchester Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
550 White Plains Rd
Eastchester, NY 10709
(914) 793-6130
Grades: 6-11
| 773 students
Rank: #2727.
Mildred E Strang Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2701 Crompond Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 243-8000
Grades: 6-8
| 792 students
Rank: #2828.
Valhalla Middle School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
300 Columbus Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 683-5011
Grades: 6-8
| 311 students
Rank: #2929.
Pierre Van Cortlandt School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3 Glen Pl
Croton On Hudson, NY 10520
(914) 271-2191
Grades: 5-8
| 494 students
Rank: #3030.
Louis M Klein Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
50 Union Ave
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 630-3033
Grades: 6-8
| 808 students
Rank: #3131.
Peekskill Middle School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
212 Ringgold St
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-4542
Grades: 6-8
| 754 students
Rank: #3232.
Tuckahoe Middle School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
65 Siwanoy Blvd
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
(914) 337-5376
Grades: 6-8
| 250 students
Rank: #3333.
Blue Mountain Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
7 Furnace Woods Rd
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
(914) 257-5700
Grades: 6-8
| 515 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.
Westlake Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
825 Westlake Dr
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 769-8540
Grades: 6-8
| 431 students
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Westchester County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
350 Gramatan Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 665-5120
Grades: 7-9
| 474 students
Abbott School (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
100 N Broadway
Irvington, NY 10533
(914) 591-7151
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
98 South Goodwin Avenue
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 592-8440
Grades: 7-12
| 472 students
247 Harris Rd
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
(914) 241-3100
Grades: Inquire with school
| 24 students
N
Purdys, NY 10578
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
55 Dekalb Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
75 Riverdale Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 376-8330
Grades: PK-K
| 284 students
Rt 141 Broadway
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2051 Baldwin Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 243-8090
Grades: K-2
| n/a students
Group Home (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
53 Old Boston Post Rd
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Group Home (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
Rr 3 Francher Rd
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
40 Bradford St
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3407 Old Yorktown Rd
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 245-3382
Grades: 9-12
| 23 students
79 Bouton Rd
South Salem, NY 10590
(914) 763-7802
Grades: K-5
| 350 students
625 4th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-5077
Grades: PK
| 313 students
Mt Vernon Icf (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
165 Esplanade Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10553
(914) 665-5000
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
350 Gramatan Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 358-2720
Grades: 9-12
| 80 students
164 Brookdale Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
21 Bloomingdale Rd
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-5848
Grades: 9-12
| 18 students
185 Cedar Ln
Ossining, NY 10562
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
47 Croydon Road
Yonkers, NY 10710
(914) 376-8585
Grades: PK-6
| 462 students
1432 Park Street
Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-2088
Grades: 9-12
| 43 students
503 Albany Post Rd
Peekskill, NY 10566
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3151 Stoney St-box 458
Shrub Oak, NY 10588
(914) 962-2491
Grades: 9-12
| 146 students
250 Clearbrook Rd
Elmsford, NY 10523
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
919 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 968-1900
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
99 Wakefield Ave
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 376-8433
Grades: PK-6
| 300 students
354 Hunter St
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 941-0108
Grades: Inquire with school
| 10 students
75 Stratton St
Yonkers, NY 10701
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
83 Susan Dr
Peekskill, NY 10565
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
250 Harris Rd
Bedford Hills, NY 10507
(914) 241-3010
Grades: Inquire with school
| 9 students
50 Ichabod Ln
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-9252
Grades: PK-K
| n/a students
N
Purchase, NY 10577
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
46 Waterbury Pky
Peekskill, NY 10566
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
470 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 946-7676
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Westchester County, NY?
The top ranked public middle schools in Westchester County, NY include Bronxville Elementary School, Rye Middle School and Irvington Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Westchester County, NY?
95 public middle schools are located in Westchester County, NY.
What is the racial composition of students in Westchester County, NY?
Westchester County, NY public middle schools minority enrollment is 65% 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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